I've had 7 laser treatments. She was supposed to be pale and the artist made her orange. I need to get her skin as light as possible so my new artist can fix it. It's turned a greenish/gray though. My first 6 treatments were with a Revlite and my 7th was an Enlighten with 1064 and 532 wavelengths in the same treatment. It's been 3 months. Should I do one more treatment with the 532 which is good for yellow and orange? Is it oxidizing because he used some white? Any advice is appreciated.
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Answer: Laser Tattoo Removal Facts--takes a series of treatments
It’s perfectly normal for a light-colored, white-based tattoo ink — such as pink — to darken before fading. The laser energy oxidizes the white pigment, turning it a brownish color. The laser then targets the brown and removes that, too. This double-step process is why removing l...
PFD stands for perfluorodecalin which is infused into a silicone patch. The use of the patch allows for tattoos to be removed using the R0 technique - repeated passes at a single session, making that session more effective than typically possible. Best Dr. Anil Shah
Hello and thank you for asking your question about this. I absolutely concur with my colleague that this is a potentially very dangerous way to attempt tattoo removal and will not yield any positive results, for the scientific and clinical reasons that she gave. Please do not attempt...