Best way to remove a colorful ankle tattoo?

Removing tattoos on the skin is becoming increasingly more effective based on the laser wavelengths available for treatment.  Each laser wavelenghth works on one or two colors and the technology has improved considerably over the last two years. One option would be to decrease the easier black areas first... more

Greetings Desiree, Unfortunately your tattoo is going to be quite a complicated one to remove. There are several methods of tattoo removal but lasers are probably your best bet. Unfortunately it will take several lasers and several treatments with each laser to get rid of the tattoo. Lasers work well but they... more

This tattoo is going to require multiple lasers. For the black ink, I would use a q-switched alexandrite laser. The red will require a q-switched 532nm laser. Because of the bright green and yellow pigment, I like to use the Fraxel repair--this laser will vaporize the ink and facilitate the removal of the... more

Tattoo removal can be accomplished in a number of different ways including excision of the tattoo, dermabrasion (essentially sanding out the tattoo pigments) or laser. By far the most common way to removal tattoos is by using laser. Lasers treat tattoos by using laser energy to destroy tattoo pigments. The... more