Laser Treatment - An Easy Way For Tattoo Removal

Body art or Tattoo design is a big business in New York City & even all over the world. Since a 36-year ban against tattooing was lifted in 1997, the city issues hundreds of two-year tattoo licenses each year to the artists. In 2011, there were a total of 2,127 tattoo licenses issued; according to the statistical reports given by the Department of Mental Health and Hygiene.

A research shows that as many as 22% of U.S. college students have at least one tattoo, and about half of people who get tattoos later try to have them removed.

According to researchers older tattoos are not easy to remove. Some say removal is not only painful, but is also expensive, but thanks to the technological advancements it has become really easy to get your tattoo removed at a cost effective price.

Is Laser Treatment The Safest Way For The Removal Of Tattoos?

Yes, Laser tattoo removal is the safest method as there are no side effects of this treatment. It is considered as an effective treatment because it makes tattoos of all sizes and colours to simply fade away. Most of the doctors and tattoo professionalism prefer to use laser treatment to avoid pain and all sorts of side effects.

The light from the laser targets pigments in colour of tattoo. Over time the ink is removed through the body's lymphatic system. This way the tattoos get removed without any spin-off.

How Tattoo Removal Works?

To know how a tattoo removal works, a person must know the actual process of the formation of a tattoo on to the body.

Tattoos are made by using a motorized needle. This needle perforates holes in the upper skin of a body which is visible by naked eye as upper skin is known as epidermal layer, and at the same time this needle injects or inserts the ink into these holes. After the ink is injected, it is then made to connect together with the skin molecules and as a result a permanent tattoo is formed.

The tattoo removal works, in an effective way to remove tattoos. Researchers have determined the wavelengths of light that must be used as well as procedures for best removal of a tattoo ink. (In case you're wondering whether the laser treatment may remove normal skin spots, then you don't have to worry as this does not happen at all.