Tattoo Removal: Q&A
Ask a QuestionLow-cost Options for Removing Small Tattoo?
If your tattoo is very small in you just got it in you dont have the cost for the surgery what is some possible other choice?
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5153anon
in o-town
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Low cost tattoo removal options
I agree that the most effective method of tattoo removal is laser treatment, specifically a Q switched laser. It can be expensive but many clinics are willing to work with a patient's budget. Try to find a clinic in your area that offers different payment plans. You might consider treating the tattoo like you would your cable bill. Pay off a small portion at the beginning of each month. Laser treatment can take some time so if you're in a hurry...
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Seattle Dermatologist
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Low Cost Tattoo Removal For Small Tattoos
It may be fairly easy to get a tattoo applied, but 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, surgical excision and light-based therapies.
Dermabrasion involved the use of a motor-driven wire brush to abrade the skin surface; salabrasion...
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Tattoo removal is best done by laser not surgery
If you don't have the financial ability to remove a tattoo with laser or surgery (the latter may create a bad scar sometimes) it is worth waiting for the future when your financial situation changes than rushing in to a cheaper treatment that can scar you badly. Cosmetic results of salabrasion (salt rubbing) and dermabrasion (diamond wheel sanding) are not very good, whereas laser removal of monotone dark tattoos can be excellent. Surgical scars can be longer than the tattoo diameter...
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Small tattoo removal options
Small tattoo's meaning dime or nickel sized are still best removed with a Q switched laser, as this leaves virtually no scarring. Another option is surgical removal. This is a one time step, but it does leave a well healed scar as a trade. Dermabrasion or chemical peeling will leave more skin change than good, so I would not recommend those. Best of luck.
Dr D.
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