Laser tattoo removal

A tattoo is ink placed in the dermis, too deep for any cream or scrub to reach. Removal relies on a pigment laser with pulses of extreme brevity — a few billionths of a second, sometimes less: the ink absorbs that energy and breaks into particles fine enough for the body to clear them gradually, through the lymphatic system. It is this clearing, far more than the session itself, that makes the tattoo fade over the weeks.

Every tattoo responds in its own way. Its age, whether it was done by a professional tattooist or an amateur, the density of the ink, its colours, its location and your phototype all count: tattoos on the hands, feet and ankles, where circulation is less active, fade more slowly. That is why the number of sessions cannot be stated before the examination, and why complete clearance is never guaranteed: a shadow of the design may remain.

On darker skin, the majority here, the melanin in the epidermis also absorbs part of the light. Settings are therefore cautious, sessions are spaced out, and the risk of lighter or darker patches is explained before starting. Sun protection is part of the treatment from beginning to end.