Tattoo Removal Techniques

A tattoo is an adornment on one’s skin. It can be temporary or permanent. The one’s that are permanent are difficult to remove from skin. However, the dermatologic surgeons in the recent years have developed effective and safe tattoo removal techniques to remove the unwanted tattoo designs from the skin successfully.

The dermatologic surgeon removes the tattoo designs on an outpatient basis by using local anesthesia. Given below are the most common tattoo removaltechniques.

• Laser surgery   A dermatologic surgeon can remove the permanent marking from the skin by treating pigment colors with laser beam of high intensity. Laser surgery has become very popular in the recent times because it offers no bloodshed. It is a highly effective treatment with nominal side effects. The kind of laser that is used depends upon the color of the pigment. 

•  Dermabrasion   In this process, the surgeon uses a solution to the small portion of the tattoo that you want to remove from your skin. This solution is used to freeze that tattooed portion. However, the permanent marking is then sanded with an abrasive tool and that causes the skin to peel off.

• Excision  The dermatologic surgeon makes use of a scalpel to remove the tattoo from the skin. The area is then stitched after tattoo removal.

Different Types Of Tattoo Machines For Tattoo Designs

Tattoo designs have become very popular in today’s world. It is done with a hand-held tool. A professional tattoo artist uses this instrument to make permanent markings on skin with colored ink. The modern machines have electromagnetic coils for moving the armature bar up and down. This armature bar is attached to needles that push the ink in the skin thereby making the design. The tattooing instrument is also termed as ‘iron’, ‘machine’ or ‘gun’ by a professional artist.

There are different kinds of machines available in the market for tattoo designs. Shader and liners are very popular from the technical point of view. Mechanically, pneumatic machines, coil tattoo machines and rotary machines are popular. 

Shaders are used mainly to shade black inks on skin. Professionals also use this machine for sculpting lines. There are some artists who use this kind of device for making all type of lines.

Liners are used to lay the ink on the skin in a single pass. It makes use of a short contact circuit and this makes the device cycle faster.

Pneumatic machines feature air compressors. Pressurized air is used to power the gun and this makes the needles go up and down. These machines are totally autoclave.

The most popular tattoo-designing device used nowadays is coil machine. It makes use of an electromagnetic circuit in order for moving the needles up and down. Single coiled, double-coiled and triple-coiled guns are available for tattoo designs. These devices are available in different materials, shapes and sizes.

Professional artists for tattooing originally used rotary machines. An electric motor drives the needle present there in the machine. Recently, an armature bar is incorporated in the device for increasing its efficiency level.