Contact our office to learn more about Laser Skin Resurfacing and how you can enjoy smoother, more beautiful skin safely and effectively. Tattoo Removal Decorative tattoos have a history dating back at least 5,000 years. The desire to remove them has probably existed just as long. The use of dermabrasion, salabrasion, and Argon or CO 2 lasers have left behind scars in place of the tattoo. The advent of Q-Switched lasers has permitted the removal of most tattoo inks with a very low risk of scarring.
YAG laser removes tattoo ink with the energy of light.
Just as natural sunlight is made up of light wavelengths of many colors, a laser is a device which is designed to produce one or more specific wavelengths of light. These wavelengths are either absorbed, reflected, or simply pass through objects. Tattoo ink is removed by using a specific wavelength which passes through the skin but is absorbed by the ink. The rapid absorption of light energy causes destruction of the tattoo ink, and it is removed by the body's natural filtering systems. YAG laser emits light in very short flashes of light called pulses.