Tattoo removal require laser or dermabrasion

Elizabeth F. Rostan, MD answers: Best tattoo removal cream?

I WANT to remove my 2 and half inch long tattoo from my chest! However I dont have financial abilities to do the laser treatment, if you can tell me what is the best tattoo removing CREME out in market.I am so desparate to get it off (its a name) and I wont be able to do laser anytime soon!, A big Thank you


Elizabeth F. Rostan, MD
24 days ago
By Elizabeth F. Rostan, MD - Charlotte Dermatologist

There are no tattoo removal creams that are effective. Treatment with a q-switched laser will break up the pigment into microparticles that are then removed by your body. Dermabrasion or CO2 laser can also remove tattoo but by a different method - destruction of the tattoo - and typically these treatment leave scarring whereas the q-switched laser treatment is typically scar free.

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