Tattoo removal results with the PicoWay, does it remove tattoos faster?

The PicoWay is a fantastic advancement in technology for the removal of
tattoos. It uses 2 wavelengths with the greatest power and shortest
picosecond pulse duration available to breakup the tattoo into minute
particles so that the body can naturally clear the ink. This
advancement has reduced the number of sessions by nearly half.

PicoWay is an excellent laser that we use in our NYC practice for tattoo removal. In my opinion, it can treat tattoos with less follow up visits in comparison to other lasers. What separates PicoWay from other methods of tattoo removal is that this laser uses photo acoustic energy as opposed to thermal energy. Therefore, this laser shatters the tattoo particles into much smaller fragments. Depending on the tattoo, it is required to have a series of treatments (4-5 sessions) in order to see optimal results, with 1 month space between each session. When considering tattoo removal, it is important to seek consultation from a skilled, board certified dermatologist. Thank you for your question, best of luck!

With tattoo removal, patience is a virtue.  It takes a while for the tattoo to go away. The Picoway laser is an amazing laser and has three wavelengths to treat tattoos.  It treats all tattoo colors and the pico technology has much faster pulses that shatters the ink so that your body clean clear the ink faster.  It removes the tattoos faster with less pain and less sessions than other lasers. The new wavelength is good for blue ink colors.  In my experience it is much faster than other lasers for tattoo removal. 

Hi,I have seen clearances of between 40 - 60% with a single session for black tattoos. On an average around 2-4 sessions for black tattoos would be reasonable. Coloured tattoos may take longer depending on the pigments, but still should be lesser than the other lasers available in the market.

PicoWay is the latest in tattoo removal technology, and has two wavelengths in order to treat a wider variety of colors. It does remove tattoos faster than other lasers, with patients seeing visible results in about half the sessions. 

In my experience (with at least 5 other tattoo lasers) the Picoway has been removing tattoos in ½ the time.I find this laser to be honest exciting and makes me enjoy tattoo removal again.

The PicoWay is a brand name product, a picosecond class of laser tattoo removal device.PicoSure is great for green and blue inks - it is also a picosecond type of laser.PicoWay is used for the red inks.EnLighten is another type of picosecond laser. 

The PicoWay delivers the laser energy in a trillionth of a second (picosecond) allowing for more effective tattoo removal.  PicoWay's advantage over other picosecond lasers is the multiple wavelengths it utilizes allowing for treatment of tattoos with different colors including the difficult to treat - reds, yellows, flesh colored. - Dr. Keaney

The Picosure laser permanently removes your
tattoo in fewer treatments than ordinary lasers. This revolutionary new laser
will not harm any surrounding tissue during the treatment. Consult with your
doctor to decide if this is the best laser for your tattoo.

PicoWay is a picosecond laser, that has just been released.  Picosure was the first of the picosecond lasers and was released in 2013.  Enlighten is another picosecond laser just about to be released.At this stage actual experience on tattoo patients in the real world comes from the Picosure laser which has proven remarkable in the treatment of green ink and is moderately faster in the clearance of black ink.Picoway and Enlighten operate at a different wavelength to the Picosure allowing us to predict that they will not be effective on green ink but will be able to treat red and black hues.  It is likely that they will be faster than non-picosecond lasers but similar to Picosure for black.   It will however take a few years before we can make a direct comparison between the different picosecond lasers.  At this stage the best advice would be to seek picosecond treatment for faster tattoo removal and in particular Picosure if there is a significant amount of green ink  in a tattoo.  For red pigment Picoway or Enlighten are best and for black any of the Picosecond lasers would be ok.