Which Laser is the Best for a Black Tattoo Removal?

Black tattoos tend to be the easiest of tattoos to treat. Virtually any of the q-switched lasers will work. I would treat the tattoo once a month rotating the treatments between a q-switched ruby, q-switched Alexandrite and q-switc hed 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser. Newer techniques may aloow for complete removal in as few as three treatments. But complete removal varies based on the amount of tattoo pigment as well as its type and depth.

laser tattoo removal can make some tattoos vanish and others look barely noticalbe. It may take 10 more monthly treatments. Although there is a risk fo scarring, this is xtraoridnarily rare. Hyperpigmentation is a risk, though as is hypopigmentation,but this is not common, either.
 

Black ink is the most common, and fortunately the most responsive, of all tattoo pigments.  I prefer the Q-switched Nd:Yag laser (1064nm), but the Q-switched Alexandrite (755nm) or Q-switched Ruby (694nm) are equally effective.

Most important, is to see a Board Certified (see the American Board of Medical Specialties website) Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon with an expertise in laser surgery.  The American Society of Dermatologic Surgery or the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery are also good sites to research those physicians with interest in cosmetic or laser procedures.

With some recently developed protocols, we are seeing tattoos fade much more quickly than before-- but their may be some increased risk of discoloration or mild scar with these more aggresive treatments.