A tattoo is meant to be permanent, due to its placement below the outermost layer of skin. Lifestyle changes and changes of heart might lead you to rethink your body art. Tattoo removal is not simple; the various methods used to remove the ink from your skin can be painful, costly and leave you open to infection. If you want to remove your tattoo, have it done safely by a medical professional.
Step 1
Submit to laser treatments to get rid of your tattoo. Laser therapy is one of the most common tattoo removal methods, according to MayoClinic.com. The concentrated beams of light break up the colors of the ink, which is then absorbed into your body. Laser tattoo removal may not always eliminate the markings completely. You may also suffer from skin irritation and blistering as side effects.
Step 2
Remove your tattoo by dermabrasion. Dermabrasion is a cosmetic treatment more often used to treat acne scars and wrinkles, and essentially sands down your skin to reveal deeper layers of tissue. The skin layer that holds the tattoo ink is destroyed and the ink is released from your body. Dermabrasion causes rawness of the skin for about a week and a half, and like laser treatments, may not completely remove the tattoo.
Step 3
Undergo open surgery to remove the skin that's marked by an unwanted tattoo. Your surgeon will remove the affected area and close up the remaining skin with stitches. Surgery of this kind results in scarring.
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