Dallas Laser Tattoo Removal
The laser treatment of tattoos represents the most efficient method of lightening and hopefully, removing unwanted tattoos. The many different colors of ink and the quality of tattoos varies tremendously with different depths and types of pigments. Each of these differences makes the laser treatment of tattoos somewhat variable from one individual to the next. A laser’s energy passes through tissues without tattoo pigment and is absorbed by the areas of pigmentation, releasing energy which disrupts the particles of pigment and allows them to be carried away by normal cellular activities. Different settings on the laser react with different pigment colors to cause their disruption and some colors are more susceptible than others to treatment with laser.
While the results are variable, the best treatment results appear to be obtained with tattoos which are darkest in color. With each treatment of the laser, pigment particles are shattered into sizes small enough to be carried away by tiny cells and the tattoo lightens to a variable degree. It would be most unusual for a tattoo to be completely eliminated with one treatment. As a rule each subsequent treatment removes more and more of the tattoo’s pigment, making the tattoo less and less visible as treatments progress. Generally, to get the most optimal results, a period of 4-6 weeks should be allowed between laser treatment of tattoos to allow the maximum cellular removal of pigment following each treatment.
The Versa Pulse laser is probably the most effective for treatment of tattoos. It offers 3 separate laser wavelengths for the treatment of all tattoo colors. For reasons which we do not completely understand some patients respond better than others, however the majority of individuals will show either a greatly decreased visibility of the tattoo or near complete elimination of the areas of treatment. It is not uncommon to see some residual irregularity in color, either a slight residual pigment color or a lightening of the skin in the area of the tattoo.
