Hi, I received my first treatment today and it was very painful. I wanted to consult your opinion if its safe to place ice pack immediately after numbing cream is applied? The clinic I go to uses 10% numbing cream but it's not strong enough to ease the sensation. They also don't offer ice packs, I plan to buy one myself to use. Thanks
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Thank you for your question in regards to tattoo removal. No scarring is ever guaranteed with tattoo removal. Everyone can respond different to the lasers used. Aside from seeing an experienced technician, the type of ink, the amount of ink and depth, along with proper post care are all imp...
Redness after laser removal is common. Tattoos should be removed with q switched or pico lasers, we will often combine with fractional lasers to help speed the process. No matter the device it will take several treatments to see the outcome depending on your response and the technology. ...
Microneedling could stimulate repigmentation safely of light areas.If the picosure was standard it is 755 wavelength only which does not always work on red or black ink completely. The picosure is also available with the 532 for red and after September the 1064 wavelength wil be available....