Recommendations for removal of tattoo? 14 year old black tattoo on lower back of 32 year old female patient. (photos)

The color and location of your tattoo would make it an amenable to laser tattoo lightening or laser tattoo removal. A solid option would be the Q switch Alex Trivantage laser. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles

There are various options and your budget may dictate how you proceed ahead.There are newer lasers such as Picosure that treat tattoos 'faster' with less sessions but will cost you substantially more. They have no more advantages than the nanosecond lasers for black ink. This laser may be advantageous in blue green inks but yours is black ink ...More traditional lasers will also clear this tattoo and the # of sessions depends on how your tattoo responds to 1064 nm and 532 nm technology. The Alex TriVantage has 3 wavelengths and will take care of this tattoo very nicely - 755 nm, 1064 nm and 532 nm. 

The Nd:yag laser is the gold standard for non-scarring tattoo removal. There are newer machines, called Picosecond Nd:yag lasers or PicoSure®, as well as new protocols using the standard Nd:yag laser to reduce the number of treatments required by up to 60%, saving you both time and money. Consuit a board-certified Aesthetic Dermatologist to best discuss theses new advanced laser tattoo removal protocols with you.

The Picosure laser can remove your tattoo in 6 to 8 treatments with less pain than any other laser. It a newly developed machine that breaks down the ink into smaller particles allowing for a more efficient treatment. Some patients have found that they have amazing results in fewer than 6 treatments but we always recommend 6 to 8.