Pinpoint Bleeding/scabbing Laser Tattoo Removal?

Hi T5.  Blistering can sometimes occur in the beginning stages of tattoo removal when the patient has dense, dark ink in the tattoo.  While we try to avoid this response, in some cases it happens regardless.  

Pinpoint bleeding is a different issue.  We do avoid pinpoint bleeding at all cost because it can lead to a higher chance of scarring.  Pinpoint bleeding is often related to a "hot spot" at the center of the laser beam and this issue may not be so much related to user error but to the type of machine.  Some tattoo removal lasers are less likely than others to cause this problem and generally newer ones have something called a "flat top" beam profile with no hot spot in the center.  

Good luck.

If the correct settings and laser are used there should not be any scaring.You would be a great candidate for the Alex Trivantage laser. This laser is the only one on the market that can target colors.  The multiple wave lengths can target all the colors in the tattoo with 4-6 sessions.  You should should contact a board certified dermatologist to be evaluated.

As noted with some of the other docs answering this question, we strongly recommend you have these kinds of procedures done in a board certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon’s office where they keep up with technology and what is right and what is wrong with certain procedures, and how to deal with complications when, and if, they occur. Blistering following a laser tattoo removal can occur, and we should be able to handle that without muchdifficulty and you should not be too concerned with this. Pinpoint bleeding – no and no – we do not want this and we know from experience that if pinpoint bleeding occurs, we are increasing the risk of scarring to the area of the tattoo. Find the right doctor and have it done correctly.