Say Goodbye to Your Tattoo

The craze for tattoo is evident everywhere. However, it is a craze that vanishes soon too. Tattoo removal can be as painful as getting a tattoo and have many side effects too. Q-Switched lasers now provide a safer and less painful technology for effectively removing tattoos.

Dr Krupa Shankar, one of the top dermatologists in Bangalore, shares some facts about tattoo removing Q-Switched laser technology:

Three types of lasers are currently used for tattoo removal. Q-switched ruby laser, Q-switched Nd:YAG laser and Q-switched alexandrite laser. The Q-switched ruby and alexandrite lasers are useful for removing black, blue and green inks. The Q-switched Nd:YAG laser can be used to remove black and dark blue inks. The frequency doubled Q-Switched Nd:YAG laser is used to remove red and orange tattoos.

There are five types of tattoos: professional, amateur, medicinal, traumatic, resulting from accidents, cosmetic, such as eye or lip liner. Q-Switched laser systems can remove all types of tattoos with no or little scarring.

In treatment, laser light is applied to the tattooed area which on absorption breaks ink into small particles, leaving the surrounding skin unharmed. Over a series of treatments, more ink shatters causing the tattoo to fade and then vanish.

The number of treatments is based on various factors such as type of tattoo, age, skin type, medical history. Q-Switched lasers can be painful, therefore anesthesia is used.

LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Lasers emit monochromatic, that is of single color and/or wavelength, light through stimulated emission.

Tattoo removal lasers produce specific wavelengths of light that are absorbed by certain colors of tattoo ink while avoiding damage to surrounding skin. Each wavelength corresponds to a certain range of tattoo ink colors, which why different types of tattoo removal lasers are available. Many wavelengths are needed to treat multicolored tattoos.

Tattoo removal techniques such as surgical excision, salabrasion, dermabrasion, cryosurgery, and chemical peels have been abandoned due to the failure in yielding desirable results and adverse effects including hypopigmentation and scarring.

Also have some useful information about laser treatment

Laser Skin Resurfacing

The laser skin resurfacing includes laser peel, laser vaporization, and labrasion. These treatments are performed by professionals called as dermatologists that also diagnose for facial wrinkles, scars, blemishes, and many more. Sometimes, plastic surgeons used to perform laser technologies that enforce control over the laser surface and permit extreme precision for delicate areas.

Technology behind the laser skin resurfacing:

A laser treatment uses the beam of light under a specialized environment and resources. The dermatologist or a surgeon uses the laser or concentrated pulsating beams of light to impose on the infected area. This way, the unwanted and damaged skin is removed precisely and slowly to treat your irregular skin and other skin related ailments.

The laser targets the skin hypo-pigmentation and results in clearing them by either lightening or tightening them. This technique is highly used to remove acne, scars, and moles from the skin. The laser beam used in this technology will remove the outer layer of the skin called epidermis. The laser actually burns the underlying skin called dermis. This helps to stimulate the growth of new collagen fibers. As a result, the infected areas are healed and the new skin that forms comes out to be smoother and firmer than before.

The laser skin resurfacing help to improve minor facial flaws, such as:

• Scars from acne or chickenpox
•  Fine lines or wrinkles around or under your eyes, forehead, and mouth
• Aged or sun damaged skin
• Non responsive skin after a face lift
• Warts or moles
• Improve complexion in case of yellowish or grayish skin tones
•  Enlarged oil glands on the nose
• Birthmarks

Dr. Krupa Shankar is a specialized dermatologist that helps to provide a genuine assistance in case of laser skin resurfacing. She is proficient and deserving in providing best class aids for medical and beauty related issues. As laser resurfacing comes with limitations, which is needed to be conveyed, such as risks, possibilities and probable results. This help the customers to decide if laser resurfacing is right for them or not. Several other complications, such as allergies and infections, are necessary to be monitored before going for a laser treatment.