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Lasting Redness After Laser Tattoo Removal

asked 1 year ago by josephk81 in Long Island, NY
Latest answer by Yoash R. Enzer, MD
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Tags: arms, redness, burn, complication

I fear that I have become severly burned by laser Tattoo removal. Where there was a giant blister there is now a lot of redness. When I press on it, it turns white but will become red again moments later. If I place my arm straight up a lot of the redness subsides. I'm assuming less blood is being circulated. I had my first laser tattoo removal session on may 13th with a medlite laser. It is now june 23rd. And there is still redness around the eye of the tattoo. I'm afraid that there is permament damage to the skin tissue.

2 answers to Lasting Redness After Laser Tattoo Removal

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Redness after laser tattoo removal

Like anything else in medicine, experience and expertise are important with laser tattoo removal.  All too often I see these procedures performed by non-physicians.  In our area they even passed laws that ANYONE, and I mean anyone, can do these procedures. You have a great deal of dark pigment in that area, and for your first and second treatments the laser spots can not be close together, otherwise blistering and skin damage occurs.  Silicone gel sheeting may help... more
Yoash R. Enzer, MD

Providence Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Blistering after laser tattoo removal

Blistering can occur after laser tattoo removal. The redness is temporary usually, although some people are born with a tendency to overheal and produce more collagen in the dermis as a response to healing. If that occurs, a hypertrophic raised tender scar can develop. If your physician says that the skin has healed without any opening now, you can ask them if they think a scar dressing that can be purchased from the drug store without a prescription (a silastic sheet) can be used. This... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist

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