Hi there. I have a very small (approx 1cm square) tattoo on my inner wrist I want excised. It's affecting my health giving me massive anxiety and I'm not worried about the scars. I do not want to go through laser therapy as it would be long, drawn out and expensive. Please can you advise if excision could be performed in this area?
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Picosure can be used to clear the dark ink. Picosure has been shown to clear blue green ink.Picosure does does not clear red ink.PicoWay is a picosecond laser that targets red ink. 532 nm Q switched Nd YAG lasers target red inks. We use the Alex TriVantage laser that has 755 nm,...
Salabrasion is a crude variation of the medical procedure, dermabrasion. Salt is used to abrade the skin. The depth of injury cannot be easily controlled and a scar is the expected outcome. The scar tissue will likely obscure to an extent the underlying tattoo. Most...
This is an excellent question. Our office specializes in laser tattoo removal. We use the Alex Trivantage laser which is an excellent option for your black, orange and red tattoo. The black ink can be removed precisely with the Q Switched 755nm...