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Ronald Shelton, MD answers: What is next when laser tattoo removal does not work?

My  eyebrow Tattoo's were applied much too high and I am so upset. Over the last 8 years having to live with this mistake has been hell. I am embarrassed and sad and I have to apply makeup several times a day. What else can I do to remove this tattoo?


Ronald Shelton, MD
13 months ago
Surgical excision can be done, but there is always a scar if you look closely enough. Depending on the width of the color that was tattooed, the surgical excision could create too much of a defect once the skin is removed and then the suturing might bring the eyebrow up too high. Make sure that you have consulted with an expert laser surgeon who has multiple lasers available, before you say that laser won’t be your answer.
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