Can I use TCA Chemical Peel to remove my tattoo?

I have a new tattoo and I hate it. I want to remove it with TCA Chemical peel but I'm scared. Is it safe and which should I use?

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A: Tattoo treatment using chemicals is unsafe

John LoMonaco, MD

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... more

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