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Thank you for your question in regards to laser tattoo removal. Yes, swelling, redness and tenderness are common post treatment reactions.To be sure what is best for you, see two or more board-certified providers in your area for a complete evaluation to make sure you are a good candidate and that it is safe for you to have treatment. I hope this helps.
There can be redness, tenderness and swelling after laser tattoo removal treatment. I recommend following up with your practitioner for after care. Lasting redness can be improved with a combination of lasers (ProYellow, Excel V, Pulsed Dye). See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer
Yes it is totally normal to have pain and swelling 2-3 days after laser tattoo removal. You can have blisters too. Good luck! DSR
Two days is not a long time to have some residual swelling or redness. Everyone heals differently and as you go through treatments the technician is like changing the laser setting to give you a better result.if it persists more than a week i would go back and see the doctor and have it evaluated. If there are no breaks in the skin you can use some over the counter cortisone products that may reduce redness and swelling. Keep area clean and dry.Good luck
Hi,Great Question and sometimes it can take a week for swelling and tenderness to resolve.Recommend give your treatment provider a call,too, just to discuss concern. We always encourage our patients to call us with any concerns at any time. We don't want our patients to wait and worry and I don't think your provider would want that either.Take care and hope this is helpful,Dr. Amy
I would not recommend surgery for such a large tattoo – especially since it would respond very well to the PicoWay laser. It takes multiple laser treatments to remove a tattoo. Yours looks like it has begun to fade, so I am assuming you have already had several sessions. Unfortunately, older t...
You will likely need a combination of 1064 and 532 to remove the brown/ reddish color. I would speak to an experienced physician regarding your treatment goal.
To the best of my knowledge there has been no respected report or study showing that the act of tattooing can cause a cancer. There have been some thoughts that contaminants, chemicals, toxins in some unregulated inks (mostly out of the US) may have the potential to cause a cancer just as they...