Permanent lip liner removal

Ritu Saini, MD answers: Can permanent lip liner be removed?

Can permanent lip liner be removed? I'm desperate to remove it but I'm not sure of how to go about it.


Ritu Saini, MD
2 months ago

Permanent  tattoo can be effectively reduced  with laser therapy. The Q-switched alexandrite, Nd:YAG, and ruby lasers are effective in removing tattoos. It is important to understand that this may require several treatments to see significant lightening of the pigment. The treatment is often performing after applying a topical anesthetic or numbing cream as it is quite painful. There is however, a risk of paradoxical darkening after tattoo removal with these lasers which may necessitate further treatment with lasers should this unfortunate complication occur.

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