7 Things To Know About Removing A Tattoo

November

7 Things To Know About Removing A Tattoo

If you haven’t had success removing your tattoo with Wrecking Balm, here are seven things that the experts think you should know.

7 Tattoo Removal Tips

1. Modern day laser technology can get rid of most tattoos without scarring.

2. It will take 6 to 12 laser treatments to completely remove a tattoo.

3. The toughest body parts to remove tattoos include the ankles, hands and fingers.

4. Older tattoos with less colors are easier to remove.

5. Lasers, surgical excision, and dermabrasion can all be used to remove tattoos.

6. Laser removal of tattoos can actually be a bit painful.

7. Nearly 20% of people who get tattoos eventually get them removed.

I don’t know about you but I’m holding off on getting a tattoo until the erasable microcapsule tattoo ink is available.

Do you have a tattoo that you want to have removed? Leave a comment and tell the rest of the Beauty Brains community

-Mid Brain

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15 Responses to “7 Things To Know About Removing A Tattoo”

Brigit Says:

One of my crazy dreams is to use the tattoo needles to transfect the skin cells with different protein tags like GFP (green fluorecent protein). Then I’ll have a tattoo that only shows its colors when exposed to specific wavelengths of light =D
I’ll have the most awesome-est tattoo!
1MizLiz Says:

One of the easiest ways to remove a tattoo is to use the alpha-hydroxy lotions available at the drug store. The price or brand is not important - the cheapest ones will do the job as long as they have glycolic and/or saliscylic acids in them. When women have “permanent makeup” done, they are cautioned not to use these products because they will quickly fade the eybrows or lips.

To purposely get rid of a tattoo, you just apply the product 3 times per day. It may be slower than lasers but it certainly is a lot less expensive.
Judy Says:

1MizLiz….

Does the alpha hydroxy lotions really work on dark tattoos on the ankle??

Thanks!
1MizLiz Says:

Judy,

Alpha-hydroxy lotions will work or dark tattoos. They may take a little longer than a lighter one, but it will eventually get rid of it. In the meantime you can disguise it, when needed, with a stick makeup such as Max Factor Pan-Stik. It provides good coverage, and dusted with a little translucent powder, has good staying power. Of course, you can always do what a friend of mine does, and cover it with a flesh colored band-aid. She actually loves hers but does not always want to display it, depending on who she is with, so she finds that the band-aid works very well.
Judy Says:

Thanks for the quick response!! Really…because I was thinking of going to a laser surgeon to get it done. What do you think?? It’s on my ankle and I can’t look professional or wear nice dresses for work..it’s ridiculous..what a mistake! I googled alpha hydroxy creams, but there are so many and it confuses me. Can you please suggest a brand? Thanks!!!
1MizLiz Says:

I used a product from RiteAid called Alpha Hydroxy Face Lotion. It has 8% Alpha Hydroxy acid (glycolic acid). It was not very expensive compared to some of the name brand products.

You should find that the alpha hydroxy acid (glycolic acid) is among the first couple of ingredients listed on the product to ensure that the concentration is great enough. The ingredients are listed in order of greatest to least amount. The first is usually water. It may also contain salycilic acid, stearic acid, sorbic acid, or other acids in addition to the glycolic acid.
Judy Says:

Great Thanks!!! So you had a tattoo before and you tried this and it worked, I assume!
MeMe Says:

Thanx for the info. Im going to go buy some tomarrow & try it out. Im going to keep my fingers crossed. Hopefully it will work. Im curious to find out how the Alpha Hydroxy lotion work on your tattoos? Did it just fade it? Or is it barely noticable practically gone? or gone? I cant wait to try it. Thanx !
MeMe Says:

1MizLiz & Judy I would really like to find out if your results were good. I havent gotten to the store yet & was planning on getting some tomarrow. Please let me know. Thanx
Natasha Says:

I have had two treatments to have my tattoo removed. I got it when I was 16 and now that I’m in the nursing business, I don’t want my patients to see them. I have had two treatments and you can barely tell that it has done anything. I hope that the end result is better than what I’ve seen so far.
KayDee Says:

I just honestly don’t understand why people would want to get their tattoos removed! Tattoos are awesome and beautiful! Bet it hurts less getting one than removing it…BUT ANYWAY…I think everyone should be SMART about choosing THE RIGHT tattoo(s). Something you think you’ll never remove. Think future. So if everyone would do that…there would be less “tattoo removal” worries.
Pris Says:

It’s nice to find others with an interest in any alternative means in removing tattoos. I’ve been searching for ways to purposely fade my permanent eyebrow makeup, and found this page:

http://www.wakeupwithmakeup.com/photos6.htm

A lady used Retin-A on a new eyeliner tattoo and was successful. The report suggests that any tattoo clinic can do a “dry run” over your tattoo to perforate the skin, and then you apply a prescribed Retin-A ointment (for acne or wrinkles) religiously for a number of days. I haven’t tried this yet, but I’m going to the drug store now.
Bell, Says:

I am also curious to find out if the AmLACTIN brand of the alpha hydroxy lotion will work to fade my tattoo,i just bought it yesterday upon seeinq this site . i qot six sayinqs on my wrist and only one of them came out neat and leqible,therefore i am lookinq to eliminate 5 of them,how lonq do you think this will take?,

any help is GREATLY appreciated(:
divvyajyoti Says:

i just want to get rid of permanent tatoo which i have on my arm please suggest how can i do that.i tried so many things but nothing worked.
jack Says:

I plan to try the Alpha Hyroxy Face Lotion on a tattoo. Will keep posted to see if it works…