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Yashka Steiner, tattooist member of theEuropean Society on Tattoo and Pigment Research, an organization created by dermatologists, chemists and tattoo industry professionals to learn about and inform about pigments, gives its opinion about laser tattoo removal.
Do the people you tattoo ask for information on laser tattoo removal?
"Yes, in general they want to use it to make a possible cover. This is something that is commonly done, but not just any way, you have to wait a few months before retorting a laser-etched skin. "
"After all, it is perhaps easier to live with an old tattoo on the shoulder than with a kind of ghostly shadow that will always remain a little visible. "
What are the good questions to ask before starting the laser de-tattooing?
"The first question to ask oneself would be on the very reason of the erasure! Is it a total erasure or rather the attenuation of an area in order to recover? The second question is the budget because whatever the chosen technique it will be in most cases much more expensive than the price of tattooing. Then you have to evaluate your own ability to cash pain because going under a laser does much worse than tattoo sessions. Someone who has suffered the martyrdom for his tattoo might have to give it up. It is also important to address the psychological aspect and to put the person in charge of his responsibilities because we must not forget that people who have a tattoo removed may not be very clear with themselves and this they want in life. So without robbing the work of psychiatrists, it is quite beneficial to identify the real problem so as not to increase the bad decision-making. After all, it may be easier to live with an old tattoo on the shoulder than with a kind of ghostly shadow that will always remain a little visible. "
What are the good questions to ask your dermatologist if you are considering tattoo removal?
"What type of laser is going to be used and how many sessions he feels the work can be done. We also need to find out if he has already removed colorful tattoos, do not hesitate to ask him for a portfolio to see the results after tattoo removal. "
Different lasers
For a laser session, what explains the big differences in price?
"Simply the type of laser used. PICOSURE is the newest laser and is very powerful for black pigments, but it is also more expensive, it is the least invasive laser that attacks the skin the least. He has the best results while halving the sessions. But it is not the most effective for treating colors. YAG lasers are older and remain the best alternative for color, they are also cheaper. To be truly effective, it is necessary to use several heads with a different wavelength to make a work adapted to the color that one wants to erase. "
There is a laser model to avoid?
"Yes, the ruby laser or Alexandrite, they are older and too invasive. "
What are the characteristics that make a tattoo more difficult to remove than another?
"The location may be a constraint because the laser should not come in contact with the eyes, so some areas of the face will be problematic. Also some more sensitive body parts will more easily develop keloids or burns. Depth and overall quality play a role. Color and orange, in particular, are difficult to remove. "
If a tatoo tattooist, can he thaw?
" No. Tattoo artists tattoo and dermatologists tattoo. And the beauty salons that offer tattoo removal play on a legal limbo. "
