How Many Treatments Will It Take to Get Rid of a New Tattoo on my Neck and It is All Black

asked 1 year ago by Stuart2604 in England
Latest answer by Sanusi Umar, MD
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Tags: neck, black ink, frequency, treatment

I have got a new tattoo on my neck and I would like to know if anyone has had a new tattoo removed by laser and how many treatments might it take as read lots of different things like black is the easiest colour to remove and also as tattoo is size of a bank card would that matter and the place on my body. Does the neck respond well to treatment as well. Thank you.

5 answers to How Many Treatments Will It Take to Get Rid of a New Tattoo on my Neck and It is All Black

Number of Laser Tattoo Removal Treatments Needed

The number of laser tattoo removal treatments depends on several parameters. One of these includes Fitzpatrick skin type. Some people think of this categorization system as labeling how dark someone's skin is. But it also describes how easily a person's skin tans. This depends on the level of melanin. The darker your skin tone is, the longer it will take to remove your tattoo. The reason for this is for safety. The risk of a laser burn in the darker skinned patient is... more

Sanusi Umar, MD
Redondo Beach Dermatologic Surgeon

www.finetouchdermatology.com

Tattoo Treatment Process?

Thank you for the question. Based on your description of the tattoo you probably will require 8 to 12 treatments of the black neck tattoo (depending on the depth of the tattoo ink) is. Generally the neck does tend to respond relatively well to laser tattoo treatment. Best wishes.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Laser tattoo removal

I tell all my patients that even the homogenous black tattoos, which is the best color to respond to laser clearing, can take more than 10 monthly treatments to fade it maximally. Sometimes it fades almost to being imperceptible and other times tattoos don't budge much after several treatments.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Tattoo removal on neck

Complete removal can never be guaranteed but black tends to be the most responsive color to laser removal so I'd be optimistic. Professional tattoos take longer to remove than amateur tattoos. Some people are content with significant lightening and will need less treatments than those going for maximal lightening or complete removal if possible. If going for maximal lightening, 5-10 treatments roughly 4-6 weeks apart would be a standard range but there is variation in... more

Daniel Berg, MD
Seattle Dermatologic Surgeon

Fresh professional tattoos usually require many treatments

Tattoos on the neck respond well to treatment. Black is usually a good color to treat, but it depends on which ink or mixture of inks was used [some inks respond better to laser than others], and it depends on the density of ink [if there is so much ink that you can feel the thickness of the tattoo when you run your finger over it, you will need more treatments than a thinner tattoo.] The number of treatments you need will depend on how long you wait between treatments -- the longer... more

Kevin C. Smith, MD
Niagara Falls Dermatologic Surgeon

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