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Tattoo Removal

Q-Switched Ruby Laser, Q-Switched / Medlite® IV YAG Laser

Fifty percent of individuals with tattoos have either grown tired of or even hate their tattoos and want them removed. At Dermatology Associates of Atlanta, our physicians utilize Q-Switched Ruby (RD-1200™) and Medilite® IV YAG laser for tattoo removal of unwanted tattoos of all colors. Laser tattoo removal works by emitting a focused beam of laser light that passes through the skin’s outer layer and absorbed by the tattoo ink, breaking up the pigment into smaller particles that are eventually removed by the body’s natural processes.

Professional multi-colored tattoos are the most difficult to treat and require more than one type of laser. Homemade blue black tattoos respond the best. The Q-Switched Ruby laser is most effective in the removal of green, most shades of blue, and brown ink.

Tattoo Removal treatment is gentle, like a rubber band snap, with most patients not requiring anesthesia. Although multiple treatments are necessary, the risk of scarring is much lower than with older methods.

Tattoo Removal Using Laser Technologies