More seeking new ways to remove tatts
22.05.12
Lasers have been the accepted means of tattoo removal for the past decade but non-laser methods such as Tatt2Away and Tattoo Vanish are gaining in popularity.
The treatments involve implanting a saline-based fluid into the tattoo, which brings the pigment to the surface in the form of a scab.
Laser beams shatter the pigment molecules in the skin.
Brooke Carmichael, 27, is about to have her fourth and final Tatt2Away treatment to remove a fairy tattoo on her lower back.
At $450 a treatment, the $1800 will be cheaper than laser removal, which costs about $3300 over 11 treatments.
Either way, the price of getting a tattoo removed is at least five times more than it is to get one.
BODZ Rejuvenation Studio Subiaco owner Alison Rispoli, who has seen a rise in demand for tattoo removals, said lasers could not remove certain tattoos because they could treat only a limited range of colours.
Ms Rispoli said Tatt2Away and Tattoo Vanish were able to remove the most exotic hues and pigment blends.
Source: The West Australian