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Is laser peel effective for removing tattoos? i have a tattoo that is not meaningful to me anymore. i am thinking about removing it. it is located on my back and is about 10 inches in diameter. i have had it for 10 years and it is slightly faded. how safe

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We : We use a q-switched nd:yag laser for our tattoo removals, and although it takes numerous sessions, we have found it to be effective and safe on our patients.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Glenn Messina answered

Specializes in Aesthetic Medicine

Q switched laser: The laser peel is not what you want you need to shatter that ink with the minimal amount of heat transfer as possible. Q switched lasers are the gold standard. If your tattoo is black that is best if you have green or blues you will need to go to a doctor with multiple lasers to remove your colors. At 10 years there may be areas of ink remaining In general laser tattoo removal takes time but works

Answered 6/21/2014

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