Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for http://tattooedgreen.blogspot.com/

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At http://tattooedgreen.blogspot.com/, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by http://tattooedgreen.blogspot.com/ and how it is used.

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Monday, November 29, 2010

Laser Tattoo Removal

Laser Tattoo Removal

In the past prior to lasers, tattoo removal was ineffective and normally left unsightly scaring. The only way of removing tattoos that worked was to remove the skin that the tattoos were on.

Fortunately with developments in laser technology, tattoos can now be removed permanently and effectively leaving the skin healthy and scar free. A great relief for any one who ended up looking like a Japanese Yakuza after a heavy nights drinking with some less than desirable friends.

The way laser tattoo removal works is a concentrated pulse of light from a laser beam pass through the skin above the tattoo and are absorbed by the pigment in the tattoo. The pigment is broken down into parts small enough to be removed naturally by the body's immune system.

Black and blue tattoos absorb energy from all wavelengths so they are the easiest colors to remove while green and yellow tattoos are the most difficult to remove. The other factors such as the depth of the ink, the amount of ink used and the age of the tattoo will also effect how easy the tattoo is to remove.

Treatment normally only takes a few minutes but depending the difficulty in removing the tattoo, a number of treatments will be necessary. At least 3 weeks between sessions is required to allow the body's immune system to remove the broken down pigment and for the skin recover from the previous treatment.

The lasers used in tattoo removal are not your typical green laser pointers so don't try any at home tattoo removal. The lasers used are Q switched lasers that emit very rapid pulsed high energy beams. The three types of lasers commonly used for laser tattoo removal are
a Q-switched Ruby, a Q-switched Alexandrite and a Q-switched Nd: YAG laser. Of the three types of lasers, the newest and most effective at removing red, black and blue pigments is the Nf: YAG laser.

Before getting too excited and planning a trip down to the local tattoo removal clinic, you need to know that tattoo removal is very expensive and can often take over a year to complete. The cost of tattoo removal varies depending on the clinic used, the size of the tattoo and the difficulty in removing it. Expect to pay several thousand dollars for removing several tattoos. The price can also vary depending the size of the tattoo with one clinic charging $39 per square inch PER SESSION. So if you require a number of sessions, the cost will be very high. Much higher than the cost of the orginal tattoo itself.

The other bad news is that tattoo removal is very painful and will often require the use prescription anesthetic creams before the removal or even local anesthetic. So even though tattoos are now no longer permanent, getting tattoos is still not something you want to take casually.

Tattoo Removal Made Easy

Tattoo Removal Made Easy

Tattooing, which is defined as the permanent insertion of ink or other pigments below the skin using a sharp instrument, has been used for cosmetic and ritual purposes since the Neolithic era. It has been used to identify criminals, invoke magical powers and, most recently, to adorn the skin with colorful designs in what has become a major trend.

Indeed, a recent telephone survey done by the American Academy of Dermatology reports that 36 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 29 are tattooed, and 24 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 50 have been inked. This represents a 16 percent increase over a similar survey done in 2003!

But what happens when that tattoo you thought was so cool 20 years ago just isn't cool anymore?

Yes, tattooing has been around a long time, and something that has always gone along with tattoos since the very beginning is the desire to remove them. Whether the desire to remove the tattoo is a result of social, cultural, or physical reasons, people go to great lengths to get the job done.

Early techniques for removing tattoos included painful and scarring procedures such as sanding, cutting, and burning the skin. Unless you were willing to go to these lengths, tattoos were seen as permanent and irreversible. However, thanks to medical advances in the field of dermatology, surgeons are now able to remove tattoos safely and effectively.

Methods for tattoo removal today include dermabrasion, surgical excision, salabrasion, chemical peels, and laser surgery. Let's examine how tattoos are removed with each of these methods.

Tattoo Removal

Tattoo Removal

When patients consider tattoo removal, they mostly consider the issue with regards to their own unique situation - can my tattoo be remove? Thankfully, with today's technology, most tattoos can be removed completely. This article will discuss what tattoos can be removed easily, those that are more difficult to remove, and those that are very difficult or unlikely to be removed.

Tattoo removal patients seeking to remove tattoos have an opportunity that simply wasn't available 10 years ago. Modern Q-Switched Nd:YAG tattoo removal lasers use incredibly short bursts of energy to break up the ink in a tattoo. The wavelengths of light are either absorbed by the tattoo or through their intensity and short duration are able to shatter the pigment particles. Some colors respond more easily to the wavelengths of light generated by the laser.

The 1064nm wavelength is very effective is breaking up darker ink - black, brown, purple, dark blue, etc. The 532nm wavelength is used for lighter colors - red, orange, green, yellow, etc. Combining these two wavelengths within the same session allows the tattoo removal clinic in Dallas to successfully remove most tattoo.

Dallas Tattoo Removal

Dallas Tattoo RemovalTattoo removal is an increasingly common aesthetic medical procedure in Dallas, Houston, and other Texas cities. Current laser technology is able to safely and effectively remove tattoos with a minimum of side effects - primarily swelling and redness for a few days after the removal procedure. Most tattoos need 3 to 10 procedures to remove the tattoo completely, with more treatments generally required for newer and brighter tattoos, and fewer treatments needed for older and more dull tattoos.

Tattoo Removal - Best Options

Tattoo Removal - Best Options

Nothing is ever permanent. It used to be that getting a tattoo is permanent. It is not that easy getting ink out of your shirt, much less getting it out of your skin. It is not as simple as getting a bleaching solution or a lotion and applying it to your skin.

The best city to seek tattoo removal options is Houston. The medical clinics in Houston specializing in tattoo removal are better equipped because they are the ones on the forefront of tattoo issues. Issues like aesthetic treatments for skin and technological advances that lead to the creation of medical equipments are currently being addressed by a number of Houston clinics.

Generally, the first question will be about the age of your tattoo. The older the tattoo the easier it will be to have it removed compared to a new one. The reason is because a tattoo diminishes in time with exposure to the sun. Also, our own body thinks of a tattoo as a foreign material and so it continually tries to break the tattoo. The next factor is the color of your tattoo. Colored tattoos are much harder to remove than black tattoos. Green tattoos are much harder to remove than black tattoos while red tattoos are much easier to remove than orange ones. This is true with laser option because wavelengths of light focus on certain colors than the rest. The third question to ask in tattoo removal is the density of your tattoo. A tattoo filled simply with shading is easier to remove compared to a tattoo filled completely with rich ink. Again, over time tattoo loses density so time and density of tattoo has a direct relationship.

Going to a tattoo removal clinic depends upon these three factors. The number of actual tattoo removal sessions will also depend on the medical professional tasked to handle the removal. It is better to sit it out with the medical practitioner, check his or her credentials, and have an exhaustive chat about your tattoo and the options available to you. Indeed just as getting tattooed cost you money, so does removing it. More often than not, the cost of removing your tattoo far outweighs the initial cost of having it. So you better think if you really want to have your tattoo removed or not.