Liquid nitrogen is applied to your skin.  Your skin then freezes.  Then the outer layer of your skin peels off.  This is minimally invasive and should be performed by a qualified medical professional.

Option #2:  Tattoo Removal Cream

(Disclaimer:  This one is the least painful – actually doesn’t hurt at all).  You just put the topical tattoo removal cream on your skin and it pulls the ink to the surface.  You use an exfoliating pad to fade the ink away.  This can take anywhere from 3-6 months depending on how much ink is in your skin.  Using a topical cream is definitely much less expensive than any type of surgical options.

Option 3:  Intense Pulsed Light Therapy (IPL)

A highly concentrated light beam is focused on the tattoo and it breaks up ink particles.  Some irritation can occur (ok – little disclaimer here – this can hurt like crazy!).  This kind of treatment usually takes multiple sessions and can cost thousands!  You must consult with a physician before going this route.

Option 4:  Laser Tattoo Removal

This option utilizes a laser to break up and remove tattoo pigments that have gone deep within the skin.  Some (ALOT!) of irritation can occur.  This hurts.  Just watch some of the videos on youtube.  This method usually requires multiple sessions and you must consult a physician.

Option 5:  Sal-abrasion Tattoo Removal

This one sounds like it would definitely hurt a little!  You basically sand down the skin until the outer layer of your skin is removed.  Usually, you would use granules of table salt.  This is a very aggressive way to remove a tattoo and can be very hurtful.  This is the old way of removing tattoos.  I don’t really suggest this method!

Option 6:  Surgical Tattoo Removal

A surgeon cuts out the part / layer of your skin where the tattoo ink is.  This route might be recommended for people with ’small’ tattoos.  This method usually results in scarring.  There are many factors that would come into play here.  These factors include the skill of the surgeon, the size, and the location of the tattoo.

Like I said, some of these methods I wouldn’t recommend.  But I wanted to share the most common tattoo removal options available!

Have a great day!

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I found a cool article online today about tattoo removal cost.  I wanted to share it with you.  Getting your tattoo removed can be a scary thing, but I believe that if you do your research and get all of the information, it can be less scary.  Laser tattoo removal is probably the fastest and most powerful way.  However it is also the most dangerous.  I actually prefer using tattoo removal cream.   This is slower, but there is no potential for scarring or injury…plus it doesn’t hurt

Here’s the article:

If you are researching tattoo removal cost then it’s a pretty safe bet that you have made a mistake at some point and you would like to correct it. Maybe you broke up with a boyfriend or girlfriend after having his or her name etched into your skin. Maybe you had a little too much to drink one night and one thing led to another. Or maybe you got a tattoo 10 years ago that seemed cool at the time but now seems more embarrassing than cool. Whatever the reason, tattoo removal cost will probably be quite a bit more than the cost to get your body art in the first place.

There are a number of factors that will determine exactly how much it will cost to remove a tattoo. The color, size, and complexity of the tattoo must be taken into consideration. The price also varies from one doctor to another so it may be a good idea to shop around and get some estimates.

The most effective method for removing an unwanted tattoo is laser treatment. For a smaller tattoo it might cost anywhere from $150 to $250 per session. For a larger tattoo removal cost may be $600 or more per session and of course it will usually take multiple sessions to get it removed completely. On average it will take somewhere between 5 and 10 visits to see substantial results and it is not unheard of to have as many as two dozen visits for complete removal. You don’t need a calculator to figure out that getting rid of unwanted body art is going to be pretty expensive.

Laser treatment is not the only option but other options will not be as effective at completely removing the tattoo and methods that use caustic chemicals can also cause changes to your skin pigmentation and can also cause scarring. The least expensive option may just be to find a talented tattoo artist that can alter your existing tattoo and turn it into something you can live with.

Tattoos were intended to be permanent so it makes sense that removing them is not going to be easy or inexpensive. If it can’t be altered or hidden with makeup or clothing then laser treatment really is your only option. Checking with different doctors and doing some comparison shopping is the way to find the most affordable price and some doctors will even offer a financing plan so that you can pay small monthly payments to make your tattoo removal costs more manageable.

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Does laser tattoo removal leave scars?  With the proper laser and the hands of a proper technicial, there should be no scars.  You need to look for a few things though.  Look for a laser that is less than 5 years old.  Make sure the laser is made specifically for tattoo removal.   Watch the full video to find out all the things you need to look for.  Obviously there are some simple common sense type stuff you will want to look for in regards to a technician.  If you still want to avoid the potential of having scars from laser removal, check out your tattoo removal cream options!

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As soon as I turned 18 I raced out to get my first tattoo never thinking that I would want to get it removed. I ‘knew’ exactly who I was at that age, and the tattoo I got proved it! (boy was I stupid)…

So needless to say you’re wanting to get a tattoo removed, and I’m going to take you on a journey revealing how I did it fast…

Removing tattoos has def come a long way since the day my father chugged whiskey, and pulled out the wood burner set. (no i’m not kidding)

It can even be done from the safety and privacy of your own home with some of the more popular tattoo removal creams… (or you can do the modern day equivalent of whiskey and a wood burner kit by choosing laser removal options… Ouch!)

Let’s take a closer look at some of the tat removal options you can choose from, and then the cost associated with each…

Tattoo Removal Creams -  (i.e. Wrecking Balm)

Sure beats the heck out of the surgical options you used to have to choose. Skin grafts? Dermabrasions? Screw that! Not only are they dreadfully expensive and painful, they’re unnecessary. The best part about using tattoo removal creams is that they simply work, they don’t require a prescription, and they are the cheapest of all tattoo removal options.

These topical creams use skin bleaching and/or peeling agents, which over time will force the deepest injected inks of the tattoo to be erased. Don’t be fooled! Lasers aren’t any quicker. You still have to get up to 12 treatments on a tat that’s only about 5 years old.

One of the most powerful tattoo removal creams on the market to date is Wrecking Balm, and that’s the one I use too. It breaks down the ‘ink injected skin cells’, and then utilizes your body’s natural ability to heal and regenerate itself with healthy, new, ink-free skin cells. Safely, naturally, and pain free!

I would highly recommend checking out Wrecking Balm. It’s awesome!

How Does Laser Tattoo Removal Work?

This is kinda cool when you stop and think about how tattoos are removed by lasers. First, the lasers produce short pulses of light that are supposed to pass harmlessly through the top layers of skin, and be absorbed by the tattoo pigment itself. In result the pigment of the tattoo is supposed to fragment into smaller particles awaiting the removal by the body’s immune system.

There has supposedly been a lot of research that went into determining which wavelengths of light to use, and the best way to use the lasers output to remove the tattoo ink optimally.

Well that sounds good right? The only problem I can see with laser tattoo removal is the money and pain! That’s right! Have you never seen the videos of people screaming in pain as the lasers pierce the skin trying to get to the ink-stained skin cells? If not here’s a video…

The average cost for one session of laser treatment is $200 – $400. Most people that choose laser tattoo removal have one average 7-10 sessions. That’s a lot of money for something that can still lead to scarring don’t you think?

How Much Does Tattoo Removal Cost?

Like I said above, the average cost for ONE secession of laser treatments is $200 – $400. You could easily dish out $1-5k just to get one average sized tattoo removed, BUT if you simply decide to go with tattoo removal creams, then you won’t be paying anywhere near that for the same effect.

You can get the entire tattoo removed for less than $150 one time, which is probably a lot less than the tattoo even cost to get!

So I would definitely recommend at least trying that route first, because many of the products that I’ve used gave me a free trial so that I didn’t risk a thing. I could use the product, and if it didn’t work for me then I wasn’t out a single dime.

THERE IS NO SUCH THINK AS FREE TRIAL WITH LASERS!

So in conclusion, (if you haven’t guessed it by now), try one of the removal creams (i.e. Wrecking Balm) first to get your tattoo removed.

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