By: Celibre Medical Corporation | Laser Tattoo Removal
Torrance, CA
Scarring is possible after tattoo removal treatments. While this does
not happen very often, there are things you can do to avoid it.
1. Going to an experienced practitioner that is not going to "carve" the tattoo out with the laser is one of the most important issues regarding laser tattoo removal. Some practitioners (and patients) try to limit the cost and number of treatments by being very aggressive on the laser settings for each treatment. While this way of treating the
tattoo may lead to quicker results and lower costs, it also increases the chance of scarring, especially for darker skin types.
2. Take care to help the tattoo heal correctly after treatment. Use a recovery cream or gel and STAY OUT OF THE SUN after treatments. Sun exposure when your skin is healing after a tattoo removal treatment can cause a change in the underlying pigment, which means when your treatments are done, you may have a change in color.
3. Understand that if you are Hispanic, Asian, African American or another dark skin tone that removing colors like red, green and orange are more likely to lead to changes in the color of your skin. Removing these colors take a different type of laser light than darker colors and the incidence of scarring (changes in skin color) is higher).
4. If you are prone to keloids (bumpy raise scars), your chances of scarring during tattoo removal are higher. This is important when it comes to item #1 from above. If you are prone to keloids, your practitioner needs to be very careful about using really high setting
and inflicting tissue damage during treatment, otherwise the chance of keloids will increase greatly.
