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Understanding Tattoo Removal
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How Tattoo removal works
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Using lasers lights or a high intensity beam which will enter directly into a
person skin. Afterwards the skin that has the ink will selectively absorb the
light in the layer underneath the skin. The laser will then break down the ink
into smaller pieces in the skin. The pieces of ink that are broken down will
then be absorbed by the immune system. This mimics the process of the
skin fading over time due to exposure to the sun or certain rays of light. The
number of tattoo treatments depends on the skin pigmentation of the
person and the sheer amount of tattoos on the person's body.
Tattoo Removal and skin color
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Ironically the darker the skin color the harder it is to remove a tattoo from
the body. This is because melanin is a natural compound that absorbs light.
This means that even if the laser is placed at its highest and penetrated into
the layer under the skin it will be much harder to break the tattoo up than it
would be for someone with a lighter hue. Laser tattoo removal is possible
on darker skin as long as the laser is placed at the proper settings before the
procedure. Q-switching which is known as a method for generating intense
short pulses of light with a laser.