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Tattoo Removal Not Working. How Do I Find Best Provider for Excision or Dermabrasion?

asked 1 year ago by LisaHowe94 in Los Angeles
Latest answer by Nelson L. Novick, MD
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Tags: arms, doctor referral

I have had 18-20 treatments over the past 3-4 years for a 4" blue/turquiose/white star. At this point i go for free, but it's not working and hasn't been for at least the last 10 treatments. It's still very "there". I want to consider excision or dermabrasion. I don't mind a scar although I do hope that over time i can mimimize it. I'm patient. Anytime i try & research doctors, I get laser doctors. How do I find the person who will do the best job?

2 answers to Tattoo Removal Not Working. How Do I Find Best Provider for Excision or Dermabrasion?

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Blue tattoo

There might be other wavelengths that could be more effective than the one you have had. It might be worthwhile seeking different lasers to see if they might lighten the color some more.  Staged excisions or using a chronic skin expander and then performing one large excision, will certainly leave a large scar that may spread, and can disfigure the surrounding skin with lumps as the skin comes together.  Dermabrasion sometimes has to be done more than once, but each time... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Infrared Coagulator Works For All Kinds of Tattoos

Unfortunately, while it may be fairly easy to get a tattoo applied, it’s safe to say, it’s much harder to get one removed, and, for that matter, much more expensive. Prior to the introduction of light-based therapies, a variety of procedures were used for getting rid of them. 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,... more
Nelson L. Novick, MD

New York Dermatologic Surgeon

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