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

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

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