Sometimes a reverse image or a little bit of lightening. Sometimes the green colors won't come completely out. But in most cases, we can pretty much guarantee that there won't be any scarring. Allen has large, professionally done, multicolored tattoos on both arms, back, stomach and ankles, and a tattooed wedding band on her finger. But she wants tattoos removed from her finger, stomach, ankles and back.
Most people describe it as an annoying pinprick.
More sensitive areas of the body, such as the ankle and fingers, hurt more than other parts. A lot of it depends on the patient's tolerance of pain. Laser treatments take less than three minutes, after which Maggio covers the area with petroleum jelly and a bandage, and tells the patient to return in about six weeks. Maggio said different types of lasers are used depending on the color of the patient's skin. We use an infrared YAG laser that penetrates deeper.