Long Beach Tattoo Removal doctors

Hi D.  Absolutely you can remove your old tattoo.  We do this very commonly for Orange County patients looking to get rid of their tattoos or to cover over them with another.

The color of your tattoo, type of ink, depth of placement, laser used and quality of the practitioner will all have an effect on how many treatments the tattoo takes to remove and how much it will ultimately cost.  

Finally, make sure to choose an experienced practitioner, as we have seen several patients recently that have been scarred from tattoo removal.  If you follow the link below, you will be able to learn about our tattoo removal program and schedule a free consultation.  

I am sorry to hear that you formed a keloid after your tattoo removal. It sounds like you are on the right track.  Steroid injections into the scars are an excellent way to flatten them. In our practice, we typically do these injections four weeks apart.  It is difficult to tell from your photos, but if you have some redness to your scars, a pulsed dye laser is ideal to help fade this.   Unfortunately, given the size and location, you would not be  a candidate for surgical revision.  Just remember that the goal is improvement , not complete eradication.

This is an ideal situation for tattoo removal.  The tatto is dark ink and relatively new.  Both these factors are working in your favor. In our practice, we see an excellent response with Q-switched Yag lasers.  As mentioned above, tattoo removal is a process, meaning that multiple sessions will be needed.