| The word "tattoo" comes from the Tahitian
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| | • Location of the tattoo and
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| word tattau; meaning, to mark. It has
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| | • The individual's ability to
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| been around for ages. Tattoos have been
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| | heal
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| found on Ice Age remains and Egyptian
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| | If you're going to get your tattoo
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| mummies. More than 20 million Americans
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| | removed or faded through laser
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| have one or more tattoos.
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| | procedures, remember to do your research
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| Just as the demand for getting tattoos
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| | and don't be afraid to ask questions.
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| has increased, so has the demand for
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| | Question you must have answers to before
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| having the tattoos removed or faded. A
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| | you go in for the treatment:
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| survey by the American Society of
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| | Cost of the Treatment
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| Dermatological Surgery found that around
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| | Prices for laser removal depend upon the
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| 50 percent of the people who get tattoos
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| | size of the tattoo, type of inks used
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| eventually regret having them. And look
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| | etc. The bigger the area; the higher the
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| for ways either to fade their tattoos or
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| | charge. Fix up an appointment with the
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| have them removed altogether.
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| | removal practitioner or the dermatologist
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| Tattoos were meant to be permanent, so
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| | and get the estimate.
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| removing or fading them was difficult
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| | Pain Involved
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| until now. However, with the recent
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| | Fortunately laser removal or fading is
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| advances in technology, laser therapy has
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| | relatively painless procedure. But still
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| become the preferred method for removal
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| | the amount of pain felt will depend on
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| of tattoos.
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| | the type of tattoo, the level of
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| The Q-switched ruby laser is considered
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| | treatment and your own tolerance level.
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| the first preference for most of the
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| | Some people feel more pain than others.
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| tattoos, except for red ink, which is
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| | The truth is that you will only know how
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| best treated with an Nd: YAG laser. Some
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| | painful it is until you try it.
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| people prefer laser treatment for tattoo
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| | Chances of Side-effects
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| fading rather than complete removal, as
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| | Normally the area blisters after the
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| fading tattoos is less painful and less
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| | treatment. The skin returns to normal
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| expensive.
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| | within 4 to 6 weeks. The possibilities of
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| Procedure of laser tattoo removal
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| | side-effects are few but it may include
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| Laser works by emitting short but intense
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| | hyper pigmentation, hypo pigmentation,
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| pulses of light that pass through the
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| | infection or a little chance of permanent
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| epidermis and get absorbed by the tattoo
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| | scarring. Get all your doubts cleared
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| pigment. The laser energy breaks the ink
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| | before going for the treatment.
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| pigment into tiny particles which are
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| | Number of Treatments
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| then easily removed by the body's immune
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| | If you think that one fine day you would
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| system a few weeks or months after the
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| | go in to the clinic, and walk out the
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| laser treatment.
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| | very same day tattoo free, then you are
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| The amount of time and the number of
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| | dreaming in vain. It takes a number of
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| laser treatments require to remove the
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| | sittings for tattoo fading or removal.
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| tattoo depends on several factors such
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| | Generally the number of treatments
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| as:
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| | depends upon the depth, color and the
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| • The color of the ink is a big
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| | composition of the ink.
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| factor in determining how many laser
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| | Relation between Tattoo Removal and
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| treatments you require. Black and blue
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| | Breastfeeding Mothers
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| colored tattoos get removed easily
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| | There is no evidence suggesting that
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| whereas green and yellow pigments are the
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| | tattoo fading or cover up tattoo affects
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| hard to remove.
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| | breastfeeding in any way. The body
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| • Professional tattoos are harder
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| | filters the ink particles via the white
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| to remove as compared to street tattoos
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| | blood cells and mothers are unlikely to
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| as professional tattoo makers use better
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| | face problems if they follow the
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| quality ink and equipment.
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| | recommended aftercare procedures. But if
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| • It is tougher to remove a new
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| | there are concerns about a tattoo, then
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| tattoo rather an older one as the pigment
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| | the mother should consult the
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| in the new tattoo is likely to be denser
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| | dermatologist or her physician for proper
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| • Size of the tattoo
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| | advice.
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| • How deep the ink is injected
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