Is It Easier to Remove a New Tattoo or a Old One?

Usually old tattoos are slightly easier to treat, but it all depends on your skin type, depth of tattoo ink, and the colors of the tattoo. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian 

usually the newer tattoo because of an acute inflammatory response around the pigment granules in the dermis below the epidermis, are more sheltered from the immune cells that engulf them and require more treatments than the more mature tattoos I see. There are of course, exceptions.

Hello, Older ink is generally easier to remove as tattoo removal has so much to do with how thick a tattoo is. Usually the newer it is the more ink the tattoo has and the more treatments it requires to take off. Older tattoos have had time to fade leaving less ink for tattoo removal. Now, with all that being said, if the tattoo is scarred by the tattoo artist then it can be thicker (even if older) and require more treatments to remove it. Whether thick or thin I have seen wonderful success with the PicoWay laser to hit all types of tattoos (thick or thin, new or old).

There are many factors that affect how readily and completely a Tattoo can beremoved in any individual.  These include type of ink, depth of ink placement inthe skin, location of the Tattoo, color of the ink to mention a few.  Newer Tattoosare not necessarily easier or more difficult to remove.

Thank you for your question! The tattoo needs to be fully healed before undergoing Laser tattoo removal. This takes 4-6 weeks. I use the Picosure laser which has a short pulse duration that exceeds photothermal action and results in an intense photomechanical impact. This adds up to faster results and fewer treatments when compared to other tattoo removal methods. It works best on darker inks such as black and blue. The number of sessions required to remove a tattoo can range from 6-10 sessions. The amount of sessions depends on the size, color and placement of the tattoo. The further the tattoo is from the heart the more time it will take to remove. I hope this information helps.