A tattoo is supposed to be permanent. Unfortunately, what a
person may desire today may not be what he or she wants two or twenty years
from now. Both the procedure of and price of getting a tattoo are relatively
minor compared to having it removed in the future. It may be advisable to take
into cosideration the facts before visiting a nearby tattoo artist with design
and cash in hand.
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tattoo removal
Two of the most very popular techniques for removing an
unwanted tattoo are also two of the most unsatisfactory. The first method
involves removing a piece of skin coming from a less-noticeable part of your
body, and grafting it on top of the tattoo. This odd kind of "plastic
surgery" covers up the tattoo, but generally leaves tissue scarring, as
the skin is not in its normal state. Another popular way is just to make an
appointment with tattoo artist and have another design tattooed on top of the
unwanted one. By way of this method, the black outline from the original tattoo
will be noticeable through the new one; having a much larger the first, and the
greater amount of black ink it has, the more difficult it will be to cover it.
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tattoo removal
A surgical method which is equally if not more
unsatisfactory is called dermabrasion. In layman's terms, you can consider it
as going at your skin with sandpaper. Even when the epilfree solution is
performed by a licensed physician, you'll probably decide that the resulting
scar is worse than the original tattoo. The rationale when it comes to the
scarring is that removing a tattoo by this method means getting through the
tattoo and the underlying skin. The scarring left by this method will leave
that small portion your epidermis a much lighter color and a different texture
than the surrounding skin. Of all tattoo removal methods currently in practice,
dermabrasion is the method which will leave the most noticeable scarring.
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Excision rarely presents a satisfactory alternative, either.
As its name implies, the excision method of tattoo removal consists of having
the tattoo surgically cut out of the skin, and the surrounding skin then sewed
back together. The scar may not be as noticeable as one from the dermabrasion
method, but the rather gruesome excision procedure itself more than makes up
the difference in terms of a procedure which you will probably not like going
through.
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tattoo removal
A large selection of creams are sold for tattoo removal.
Tattoo artists claim that they are a waste of money and time, as they fail to
work. Whatever new concoction is sold under the guise of being a sure method of
eliminating a tattoo, a potential customer ought to keep in mind that since the
tattoo is not simply on the top of the skin but deep into its layers,
over-the-counter creams sold for this purpose will do little if any good. The
chemical substance peel method which uses trichloroacetic acid produces some
extent of results, as it actually removes the layers of the skin.
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tattoo removal
Currently, the use of lasers is one of the most common
methods of tattoo removal. It is not as simple as it may sound, however. First,
depending on size and details of the artwork, removal by laser can take up to
ten sessions in order to achieve a degree of results. One source states that
each session can cost between $250-$850 per session. It has been said that the
laser removal method can be quite painful.
The latest tattoo removal method is Intense Pulsated Light
Therapy. Although it is said to be to be less painful, and produces better
results than removal by laser, it is also much more expensive.
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