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A member asked:
If tattoo ink is water insoluble, is the body able to safely excrete the pigment nanoparticles following laser removal treatment?
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Tattoo removal: The goal of tattoo removal with a laser to to hit the ink fast and hard enough that the ink particles break up and your body gets rid of it. So to answer your question. Yes
Answered 3/3/2015
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