Quick and Easy Tattoo Removal

asked 2 years ago by number1soldr in denver, colorado
Latest answer by Victoria W. Serralta, MD
Question viewed 3,285 times
Tags: ears, excision, removal, tattoo

I am looking for a a quick and easy way to remove my tattoos. I have two quarter sized tattoos behind my ears. I have gone over all options and as I cannot find a place that does dermabrasion in Denver I have decided on excision. Does anyone have any further information on the process?

4 answers to Quick and Easy Tattoo Removal

Quick And Easy Tattoo Removal

Prior to the introduction of light-based therapies, a variety of procedures were used for getting rid of tattoos. These included dermabrasion, salabrasion, cryotherapy, chemical peeling. and surgical excision. Dermabrasion involved the use of a motor-driven wire brush to abrade the skin surface; salabrasion, the use of coarse salt crystals; cryotherapy, freezing with liquid nitrogen; and medium-depth chemical peels, tha application of caustic materials. Each of these techniques... more

Nelson L. Novick, MD
New York Dermatologic Surgeon

Surgery still works

While surgical excision is less popular these days, it is still an effective method for removal. If the tattoos are too big to be removed at once, they can be done in stages to minimize scarring.

Victoria W. Serralta, MD
Arlington Dermatologic Surgeon

Tattoo removal without laser can result in scarring

Excision of tattoos surgically can result in scarring especially if it is in an area that is under some tension like behind your ears. If they were smaller like penny or dime sized you could probably get away with removal surgically since the defect would be smaller but with tattoos that large I would recommend laser removal with a q-switched laser. Dermabrasion at best would only lighten them and the risk of scarring would be great in that area. I hope this information helps.... more

Scott Trimas, MD
Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon

Tattoo removal

Although I don't have a referral for you, I can tell you some details about tattoo removal. The area behind the ear could heal with an overhealing scar, a hypertrophic scar or keloid. This can happen if the area does undergo dermabrasion, or excision with stitches to close the wound. If the area removed creates too tight a defect to close, then sometimes it is excised as a staged excision, removing some of the tattoo and with each subsequent excision, more if not all of the rest, is removed... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

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