2007-02-23 01:57:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
You generally don't. You can try laser - rarely works completely...so then you need a new cover piece. You can try crazy "balms" that cost a fortune and do nothing more than fade out the piece for another cover up....OR...you can have it excised.
2007-02-23 02:02:02 · answer #1 · answered by tatt_bratt 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Methods of Tattoo Removal
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.
Dermabrasion
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.
Laser
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
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.
What Results Can Be Expected?
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.
2007-02-23 02:04:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
I don't think God really cares about tattoos. He's got enough to worry about. And who cares how they look at 80. The hardest part of having sex after fifty is seeing each other naked. I have enough problems with physical features at 54. I had a girl friend once who had little bouquets tattooed on her boobs. Now they look like hanging baskets. So plan ahead.
2016-03-15 23:56:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rid tattoos
2016-02-01 00:15:43 · answer #4 · answered by Sula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to get it removed the only way is to get it lasered off but it won't come off right then and there you will have to go for return trips til it's gone completely but i hear it cost alot.
2007-02-23 02:06:19 · answer #5 · answered by Demetra P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.) You could run an electric sander over the tattoo.
2.) You could cut that piece of flesh off with a sharp knife.
3.) You could cover it with a piece of duck tape
4.) You could pour battery acid on the tattoo.
5.) You could burn it off.
6.) (My favorite) You could go to a special tattoo parlor and have it removed fairly painlessly.
2007-02-23 02:06:10 · answer #6 · answered by drmplaya4 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Amputation??? If thats a little too drastic try the good ol' cheese grater... Hehehe, ok I'm joking people!!
Laser Removal would be the correct answer.
2007-02-23 02:07:49 · answer #7 · answered by psycho_faerie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut out the Tattoo and burn the skin. Or you can just go straight to searing your skin.
2007-02-23 02:01:20 · answer #8 · answered by the_7ru7h_1939 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably don't get them in the first place, but I understand that laser treatment is effective but very expensive. Good luck with removing them
2007-02-23 02:03:07 · answer #9 · answered by toshkid 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry hon.....but you generally DON'T get rid of tattoos...you just exchange them for scars...
I hope this helped
2007-02-23 02:33:25 · answer #10 · answered by Rider (12NI) 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋