Hi I desperately want to get a fairly large black tattoo that I recently got on my forearm lasered. My worry,after researching it a lot is that many black inks are found to contain the potent carginogen benzo pyrene.Im aware that the ink can collect in the lymph nodes and stay in the body but is this amount of benzo pyrene generally found in the inks so small it probably isn't worth worrying about.I certainly don't want to swap a cosmetic problem for an even bigger health problem. Thanks.
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Cost of tattoo removal
Typical cost will range from $50 to $500. The cost of tattoo removal in our practice varies on the size, location, and type of tattoo. The cost also depends on what type of technique is utilized (R0, R20). We don’t charge for anesthetics/ nitrous (great for sensitive pat...
It is possible that with some lasers the treatment for tattoo removal will damage the follicles and the hair will grow more slowly and become less dense. However, it is likely that the hair will start to grow again following the tattoo treatments. Eventually, without the regular...
It is absolutely okay to wait longer between sessions of laser tattoo removal. But very often, people are in a hurry to get the ink removed or re inked. The minimum interval is my practice is 6-8 weeks. Waiting longer, in my experience, actually gives better results with lesser sessions. You ...