Does tattoo removal hurt? Understand the entire process

Tattoos are perhaps one of the most popular things among people, big or small, most people have at least one. There are several reasons that lead people to tattoo their skin, some as tributes, others with no apparent meaning just because they like the design, there are styles for all tastes and budgets.

With the popularization of tattoos, the increase in regrets has also progressed, and considering that it is a permanent pigment, there are not many procedures to resort to that are as effective and less harmful as the laser to remove it.

Several ways to try to remove the tattoo have already been tested, including scraping the skin, cauterizing (burning) the region, surgery, but all of them have the potential to damage the tissue very significantly and with this the possibility of scars, stains and keloids were almost certain, replacing one dissatisfaction with another.

With the evolution of technology, the Q-Switched type ND-Yag laser emerged, which through high-energy light beams with nanoseconds progressively break down tattoo pigment. This type of laser is highly specific for pigments, that is, the Its affinity is with the ink, just as, for example, the hair removal laser has an affinity with the pigment in the hair, greatly reducing the likelihood of complications and injuries to the skin.

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The procedure is generally quick, micropigmentation removal takes no more than 15 minutes to perform, large tattoos on average 40 minutes and rarely 1 hour. First, asepsis of the entire region is carried out, glasses to protect the eyes from the light beams and then the laser moisturizing ointment to help the tissue recover.

The pain is very relative, some people are more sensitive, others are less sensitive, in general it is not a painless procedure, but very bearable, the sensation is similar to twinges or small shocks on the skin, which happen while the laser is breaking down the pigment, when it ends There is only slight sensitivity in the area, usually only on the first day.

Bearing in mind that to remove the pigment a small lesion is created in the area, we need to treat it as an injured area, so avoid sun exposure, heat sources, hydrate and protect the region, and always respect the intervals between sessions of 4 to 6 weeks for the tissue to fully recover, avoiding the possibility of stains, burns and even keloids.

This varies a lot, it should not and there is no way to specify the number of sessions, theoretically the older the pigment is, the deeper it was applied, and the worse the quality of the paint, the longer the lightening will take, and there is no way to just the naked eye needs all this information, only as the sessions go by will we understand the progress.