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Phone: 607-798-5991
If you have a tattoo, you're not alone. An estimated 20 million
Americans do. If you want it removed, you're also not alone. About
half of those with tattoos report they would now like their tattoo
to disappear - but without a disfiguring scar left in its wake.
Laser technology has made great strides in eliminating tattoos,
so this may be a good time to seriously consider tattoo removal.
Everything from small, single-color tattoos to large, multicolored
ones can now be significantly faded, if not completely erased, by
the beams of light that new, special lasers produce. And, as
importantly, there is little risk of the scarring or loss of
pigmentation that other lasers and technologies can cause.
Photo Copyright: The Center for Laser Surgery in Washington,
DC
Understanding Tattoos
Tattoos are created by embedding ink (colored pigments) in cells
in the dermis, the layer of skin below the top layer of skin.
In the past, if you had a tattoo, you had it for life. Then
along came dermabrasion, cryosurgery, and other techniques, and
tattoos could be removed, but they left a scar or a visible white,
unpigmented area.
VersaPulse®, the New Treatment Option
Now, the new VersaPulse® Aesthetic Laser, is a state-of-the-art
system specially designed to treat the full spectrum of
tattoos.
The VersaPulse Advantage
Other lasers emit a light beam of only one color of light. This
means that doctors sometimes needed as many as four different
lasers to treat multicolored tattoos.
The VersaPulse Aesthetic Laser produces short pulses of a wide
range of light colors to treat the full spectrum of tattoo ink. The
entire treatment involves no incisions.
What You Can Expect
Removing a small tattoo of one color may take one or two 15 -
30-minute laser treatments; multicolored tattoos may take several
sessions depending on their size and type of ink. Sessions are
usually spaced 6 - 8 weeks apart and are performed in the Lourdes
Ophthalmology Surgery / Laser Treatment Center.
The laser treatment itself feels like numerous snaps with a
rubberband. Most patients do not require anesthesia during the
procedure. Topical or local anesthesia is provided for those who
do.
The appearance of the treated area immediately after a laser
session will vary from patient to patient depending on the extent
of treatment. Immediate after-effects may include redness, light
crusting, or tenderness, all of which disappear in a short time.
Your physician will be happy to tell you more about your treatment
and what you can expect.
For more information, call Lourdes
Ophthalmology Surgery / Laser Treatment Center at
607-798-5991.
