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Does salicylic acid remove tattoos?

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No: Laser or surgical excision are the only safe ways to remove tattoos.

Dr Fiala agreed

Answered 8/30/2013

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Tatto removal: No, saliylic acid does not remove tattoos. The lasers do by fractioning the ink particles into smaller pieces that can be removed by the bodies. The sa treatments do not penetrate deep enough and do not affect the ink at all.

Dr Agullo and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/4/2019

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