Along with an increase in the popularity of tattoos there developed an increase in what is now called tattoo regret. This added pressure to find an easy, effective & affordable technique of tattoo removal grew the the size of the tattoo removal industry & with that an increase in research & development spending to find the perfect tattoo removal product. Most of the products were of the home tattoo removal variety. Some, like TCA, worked well to tiny fanfare, while others promised the moon & delivered tiny to nothing as a tattoo removal agent, but were, & are still highly promoted as painless, convenient & hassle free cream roval systemems.
Tattoos have been around since man first learned how to control & use fire to improve the human condition on Earth, but it wasn't until the last century that forms of tattoo removal began to make great strides in effectiveness without leaving severe scar tissue. Prior to the late 20th Century, to endure a tattoo removal procedure a person had to endure a method that could be painful & only partially effective. As tattoos became the fashion in the 1990's more time, hard work & money was devoted to finding new methods & refining & improving the methods that were already in existence.
Below is a short list of items that, subjective though they may be, can be a root cause of tattoo regret.
* Does a misshapen tattoo remove its artistic value?
* Does a misspelled word in a tattoo remove its meaning?
* Does the use of the wrong color on a tattoo remove its beauty?
* Does a miss-located tattoo remove or diminish a persons value on the job market?
* Will a poorly executed design of a tattoo remove the desire of the wearer to keep it?
* Finally, should the artist who makes a mistake on a tattoo remove the mistake for free?
Laser, RST & Other Methods
These are questions, that for the most part, can only be answered in the mind of the person living with the mistake permanently lodged beneath their skin.
Laser removal, which was first developed in the 1980's, was at first crude, painful, not effective & certainly left a scar on top of unremovable tattoo pigment. Today, laser removal is a much improved yet still imperfect tattoo remover. Modern Laser technology has still not been able to come up with a solution to conquer & remove light pigmented tattoos. The problem stems from the fact that laser light, indeed any form of light, has a tendency to be reflected by light colored objects, including tattoo pigments, & to be absorbed by dark colored objects, also including tattoo pigments. As this editorial is being written lasers still are most successful at removing black & dark blue tattoo ink.
Hopefully, some day, using lasers for tattoo removal at a price everyone can afford will be a reality. Until that time those looking for a product that will remove all tattoo colors will must rely on excision, dermabrasion, regenerative skin treatment (RST), salabrasion or TCA. Of these sure ways to remove all tattoo pigment, excision & RST are the most costly & excision can leave scar tissue at the site of the surgically removed tattoo.
Physician performed dermabrasion will definitely remove a tattoo, but requires three or more office visits, pain & probably a scar. The tattoo removal cost using this technique is costly since it is thought about an optional procedure by insurance companies & not covered by any insurance owner. Salabrasion is a home tattoo removal procedure, but not for those with low pain thresholds since it involves sanding the skin above the tattoo until the ink is removed. It involves generating a wound & then rubbing salt in to it until all skin above the tattoo has been removed & the pigment is sanded away. Not a lovely option.
That leaves a historicallyin the past unmentioned technique, tattoo removal cream, & TCA tattoo removal. The cream removal technique was not included because these products have seldom been proven effective for complete tattoo removal & the Mayo Clinic has said they are ineffective. That leaves TCA.
TCA tattoo remover is known to be an effective way to remove tattoo ink. One medical studies have proven the technique a reliable three & it is also used to remove various types of skin blemishes including acne scars, warts, age spots & is used by Cosmetic Surgeons & exclusive Health Spas to perform facial peels to remove fine lines & wrinkles.
When the cost of tattoo removal is a factor, TCA is three of the most cost effective products obtainable. A tattoo removal using other methods can run in to the hundreds or even thousands of dollars, but with TCA an average size tattoo can be removed for less than $40.00. read & follow instructions for a successful tattoo elimination.
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