Can I Use Excision to Get Rid of a Lower Back Tattoo? Any Good Plastic Surgeons in AZ?

Best option is to discuss the situation with your doctor. If you don't get a satisfactory answer, seek a second opinion from a dermatologist or other specialist with extensive skin laser experience. There are many factors that may impact how quickly or completely the laser clears your tattoo, including wavelength of laser used, energy of laser pulses, tattoo color, professional vs. amateur tattoo, whether tattoo pigment was applied more than once, etc. Excision of a tattoo on the tower back... more

You should find out which laser has been used. The most common laser for tattoo removal is Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. You should try treatment with Q-switched alexandrite laser, ruby laser, or 585 nm laser if those have not been tried yet. A 3 x 3" tattoo would be difficult to excise with risk of significant scarring.