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2006-06-22 11:07:24 · 10 answers · asked by clayton693 1 in Society & Culture Cultures & Groups Other - Cultures & Groups

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Laser surgery. I hope you weren't looking for a soap and water recipe.

2006-06-22 11:10:21 · answer #1 · answered by Ian M 5 · 0 0

There are several excellent methods of tattoo removal available today. The method that the physician chooses will depend upon the size of the tattoo and its location as well as the length of time it has been on the skin. How the patient heals may also be a factor in the decision.

Excision

Another popular method of tattoo removal especially when the dyed area is small is by excision. The advantage of this method is that the entire tattoo can be removed. With larger tattoos, however, it may be necessary to excise in stages, removing the center of it initially and the sides at a later date.

Excision involves an injection of a local anesthetic to numb the area after which the tattoo is removed surgically. The edges are then brought together and sutured. With this procedure, there is minimal bleeding which is easily controlled with electrocautery. In some cases involving large tattoos, a skin graft taken from another part of the body may be necessary.

Another method of tattoo removal is called dermabrasion in which a small portion of the tattoo is sprayed with a solution that freezes the area. The tattoo is then "sanded" with a rotary abrasive instrument causing the skin to peel. Because some bleeding is likely to occur, a dressing is immediately applied to the area.

In recent times, many physicians consider laser surgery one of the best methods of tattoo removal . Today, the Q-switched Nd:Yag, Q-switched Alexandrite and the Q-switched Ruby are among the most frequently used lasers today for the removal of unwanted tattoos. They are all employed in a similar manner. If necessary, a cream to numb the skin can be applied prior to the treatment. Pulses of light from the laser are directed onto the tattoo breaking up the tattoo pigment. Over the next several weeks the body's scavenger cells remove the treated pigmented areas. More then one treatment is usually necessary to remove all of the tattoo.

Salabrasion, a procedure which is centuries old, is a method still sometimes used today to remove tattoos. As with the other methods, a local anesthetic is used on and around the tattooed area after which a solution of ordinary tap water dipped in table salt is applied. An abrading apparatus such as the one used with dermabrasion, or an even simpler device such as a wooden block wrapped in gauze, is used to vigorously abrade the area. When the area becomes deep red in color, a dressing is applied.

Regardless of which method of tattoo removal is used, some scarring or color variations are likely to remain. Healing time varies depending upon the size and depth of the tattoo, the proce-dure used and the patient's healing process. It is important for the patient to discuss with the physician the various procedures, how they are performed, and the probable results. Care of the treated area must also be discussed.

2006-06-22 11:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by answer gal 4 · 0 0

There's no safe home remedy. If you managed something that got down deep enough to remove the ink, you'll most likely get infected and quite possibly die from it. Laser surgery is way to go.

2006-06-22 11:11:46 · answer #3 · answered by staubfinger 4 · 0 0

Call the hospital and ask if there any programs in your community that offer laser surgery in exchange for community service, i got 4 tatoos removed that way.

2006-06-22 11:11:27 · answer #4 · answered by Me 2 · 0 0

Cut off the part of the body where the tattoo is.

2006-06-29 02:47:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

well I have heard that lemon juice applied daily will "lighten" them but not completely.

laser surgery will remove them but then you have lighter colored skin where the tattoo was.

2006-06-22 11:15:02 · answer #6 · answered by hot stuff 5 · 0 0

tattoo cover up called covermark tatoo cover kit 25.00
Laser will scar you

2006-06-22 11:14:35 · answer #7 · answered by jondulea 2 · 0 0

sandpaper-or get a tattoo parlor to sandpaper it off like pros

2006-06-22 11:12:03 · answer #8 · answered by jilllemur 2 · 0 0

laser surgery

2006-06-22 11:10:26 · answer #9 · answered by Stacy R 6 · 0 0

sand paper

2006-06-22 11:10:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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