Okay, so you were a wild child teenager. You loved to live on the edge and truly express who you were. Naturally, you got a tattoo to forever seal your cool factor and free spirited personality. Unfortunately, you were incredibly young and didn’t think of how a Smurf riding a rainbow unicorn would look when you were in your 60’s…or hell, even your 30’s. Who’s going to take a 30 something hungry lawyer seriously with that tattoo coming down your arm. Forget wearing anything without sleeves or not constantly wearing a 3 piece suit. Luckily for you, there’s now a little something called laser tattoo removal.

This month, we’ll feature a new series taking a look deeper into tattoos, what they are, how you get rid of them, and the whole process that’s involved. So without further interruption, I give you our next feature.

Part 2

Can all tattoos be removed?

Most dermatologic surgeons will warn you that complete tattoo removal is not possible. Tattoos are meant to be permanent, so removing them is difficult. A few surgeons guarantee complete removal. With that said, there are several methods of tattoo removal which have been proven effective. The degree of remaining color variations or blemishes in your skin depends upon several factors: size, location, your ability to heal, how the tattoo was applied and how long it has been in place.

*For your consideration, a tattoo applied by a more experienced artist may be easier to remove since the pigment was evenly injected in the same level of the skin. New tattoos may also be more difficult to remove than old ones.

Doctors say they can’t predict the exact degree of removal because they generally don’t know which of the 100 tattoo inks available today were used. (The U.S. Food and Drug Administration currently lists tattoo pigments as “color additives,” which are intended only for application to the top layer of the skin.) Consult with Dr. Khan today and call our offices to make an appointment!