How Long Before New Tattoo Can Be Removed?

Timing for this depends on your skin healing after the tattoo placement. I usually have patients wait roughly 2 weeks after getting a fresh tattoo before beginning laser removal treatments. As far as your colors are concerned, you will require a q switched 1064nm Yag for the black portion and ideally a Q switched 532nm green laser for the yellow and red flames. Hope this helps.

You should wait until the skin completely heals from the tattoo process before treating the tattoo.  Generally this takes at least 6 weeks.  Then seek out a professional with a pico-second laser like a Picosure.  Best of luck!

Laser tattoo removal can be performed on fresh tattoos if the skin has epithelialized and well healed. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian 

Hello, Your skin needs to fully heal prior to getting started on laser tattoo removal (6-8 weeks is usually sufficient). Newer tattoos are usually thicker ink as they have not had time to fade like a 3-5 year old tattoo would. So, expect to have to do more treatments to get it going. Also, waiting longer in between treatments can be beneficial when using a PicoWay laser as it will break up more ink and need more time for a good clearing. An experience tattoo removal medical professional will be able to estimate how many treatments you might need and give you advice on wait time.

I usually recommend to wait between 1.5 - 2 months before removing the tattoo. The Tattooed area has to0 be completely healed before doing anything to it.

Best of lucks!