Picosure, PicoWay, Piqo4, Enlighten, Spectra, what is best for tattoo removal for tribal mark and how do these differ?

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How should I monitor the settings my provider uses? What wavelengths should they use? What power settings should they use? What should it feel like and look like during, one hour after 4-8 hours after the next day and two days after? Nobody in my state or the states around me have much experience so I must watch over them. Please answer each question individually. (When you say just use picosecond) that doesn't answer my question on specific lasers. I've called every office in Oregon+.

Monika Soni, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question! All three of the lasers you are asking about utilize pico technology. Pico lasers fire a high energy, short duration pulse (pico second). Older lasers can not do this. Pico lasers are very good at removing tattoos and are generally safe on darker skin because of the pico second pulse. The three lasers you are asking about are not all created equal. The Picosure has the lowest energy capability and some of the older models just can't remove black ink. The Picoway has three wavelengths and can generally remove all colors of tattoo. The Enlighten also can remove all colors of ink and has the most power of the three lasers. If I had dark skin with black ink, I would go for the Picoway or Enlighten. Best of luck!

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