Can I Use TCA Chemical Peel to Remove my Tattoo?

Superficial or deep chemical peels will not work for complete removal of a tattoo. It is not a recommended treatment as it will probably scar and not be completely removed. For the best results laser therapy is the appropriate treatment to more fully get rid of your tattoo. Depending on the tattoo colors and where it is located, a trained physician will choose an appropriate laser & treatment setting for the therapy.

With class IV medical lasers comes technology that is very effective in treating tattoos.  If it requires high powered lasers to fragment (very selectively) ink particles, one can imagine that a TCA peel would not be able to perform anything comparable to what a laser can do.  Lasers will offer a more consistent, predictable result versus peels. See our below link for an article on this very subject.

You will risk scarring and incomplete removal of the tattoo if you opt to "burn" it off. A TCA peel will only remove the superficial layer of the skin, and tattoos penetrate deep into the dermis...that's why they are permanent. Any treatment such as IPL (photofacial) or a peel would have to penetrate very deeply into the skin, and the risk of an unsightly scar would be very high. Lasers are by far the safest way to remove your tattoo...they use a laser light, often specifically tuned more