What is the Best Treatment for Removal of Facial Tribal Marks

Black ink is the easiest color to remove using lasers. In my practice, we use the PicoWay Laser, which uses photo acoustic energy as opposed to thermal energy. Therefore this laser shatters the tattoo particles into much smaller fragments with much less treatments. We recommend 6 treatments with...

If the areola does not lighten on its own over several months to one year after being done, then you could try laser to lighten the coloration which may be more effective than trying to retattoo with a lighter pigment on top of the untreated darker pigment.  If the laser tattoo removal...

Laser tattoo removal is most effective when the color is one, and specifically, black.  If there is red and white it will be more difficult. There is a risk of pigmentation concerns and scarring, but this is not frequent.  Test spots can be done.

The redness may not be postinflammatory hyperpigmentation but over healing and you want to make sure your doctor doesn't think you're developing a hypertrophic scar or keloid. Don't use alpha hydroxy acids as these may sting and irrtiate the skin which can increase the risk of post...

Laser tattoo removal is still the only really effective tattoo removal technique. Dermabrasion can help, but is not recommended for large areas. I have found the MedLite® C6 laser is the best laser for targeting tattoo dyes. Treatment with this laser offers good, if not excellent results,...

Hi London7700, thanks for your question. There are many different types of lasers that do tattoo removal. Different lasers will have different protocols. I prefer the Cutera Enlighten Laser because it allows me to quickly switch between picosecond and nanosecond technology. It breaks up the ...