What are my options if picosure does not work? (photo)

My suggestion is to try the Enlighten laser, or even try the Revlite-we use both of these in my office and have seen great success with black inks.  The wavelength of the Picosure, 755nm, does not specifically target black and you will likely benefit more from trying a laser that is 1064nm.Good Luck!Dr. Shah

We use the RevLite SI to treat unwanted tattoo ink- it is a 1064nm Q switched Nd:Yag laser that fires in the nanosecond range.  I love our machine, but it will take a number of treatments for the ink to go away, whether it's a Picosure, Picoway, Nanosecond laser or other therapy.  A lot of factors come in to play, including the location of the tattoo, the amount of ink present and the color of the ink.  I have some patients who have had 2 years of treatments.  If the tattoo does not go away, options include a CO2 laser, dermapen and other microneedling techniques.  Have patience, your tattoo looks to me to be healing perfectly.