Possible to Lighten a New Tattoo?

I recommend 3-4 laser treatments to lighten.  That's approximately 24 weeks until the last treatment is complete.  That will also give you some time to consider weather the last treatment is nescessary. 

Once the skin has completely epithelialized, then tattoo removal lasers can work to help lighten the tattoo pigment underneath the skin. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles

Often, new tattoos respond very well to laser treatment. Typically laser treatment consists of many, ten or more treatments done at least once per month. Newer tattoos might not need as many treatments as mature tattoos because the older tattoo has pigment that has been surrounded by the host's collagen in the dermis of the skin. The new tattoo's pigment exists freely within the dermis and may be more susceptible to fragmentation by the laser and the host's immune system can engulf the particles of pigment and carry them away from the dermis. I have had some patients though, whose new tattoos were stubborn. There never is a guarantee of results with tattoo removal.