Tattoo Removal
in Woodland Hills, CA
Refresh Your Look
Woodland Hills Tattoo Removal at Luminous Medical Aesthetics
An unwanted tattoo can affect your confidence, self-esteem, and, for some, a sense of identity. There are a broad range of reasons why you may want to restore the natural appearance of your skin following a tattoo. Whether your tattoo didn’t turn out as you envisioned, you no longer identify with your artwork, or you simply want a fresh, natural look, in Woodland Hills tattoo removal allows you to reclaim your skin’s authenticity. At Luminous Medical Aesthetics, Q-Switch laser tattoo removal delivers impeccably natural results with incredible precision. Contact us today and schedule your tattoo removal consultation.
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Tattoo Removal Before & Afters
Q-Switch Laser Technology
What is Tattoo Removal?
With so many laser technologies available, it can be difficult to identify which will provide the best tattoo removal results. The cutting-edge Spectrum Q-switched ND: Yag/KTP laser by Rohrer Aesthetics, a renowned industry pioneer, is used at Luminous Medical Aesthetics. The Spectrum’s laser Tattoo Removal treatment uses dual wavelengths (1064nm/532nm) to safely and effectively eliminate dark and multi-colored tattoos.
What makes tattoos “permanent” is that ink particles are too large for the body to eliminate. By targeting the ink with a specially designed laser, a photoacoustic shock wave breaks up the ink particles into smaller pieces, which enables your body to naturally metabolize the ink, gradually fading the tattoo. Because the Q-Switch system is non-ablative, it can reach pigment in deeper layers of the skin without damaging or scarring the surrounding tissue. With continued tattoo removal treatments, you’ll notice your unwanted tattoo gradually fading to reveal new, fresh, ink-free skin.
Project Your Inner Person
What are the benefits of Tattoo Removal?
With our tattoo removal Woodland Hills patients can achieve an outer appearance that best reflects their inner person. Regardless of your specific reasons for wanting to remove your tattoo, our state-of-the-art laser system ensures that every part of your tattoo is treated with the utmost care. Following your tattoo removal process, you will feel free to:
- Feel confident in any setting
- Wear what you want without concern for the visibility of your tattoo
- Begin planning your next tattoo with a “blank canvas”
Plan Your Journey to New Skin
Your Tattoo Removal Consultation
During the consultation for tattoo removal Woodland Hills patients will meet with our physician who will answer their questions regarding the removal process, recovery, and sessions. The number of sessions needed will be based on the size and colors of your tattoo.
Free Yourself From Unwanted Ink
Your Tattoo Removal Procedure
When you arrive at our office on the day of your tattoo removal treatment, your provider will fit you with protective eyewear to wear throughout the duration of your procedure. Once you are ready, they will use a handheld laser tool to target specific pigments in your tattoo. If you have multiple colors you would like removed, they may target each color (or type of colors) separately. The length of each session will vary depending on the size of your tattoo.
A Clean Slate
Tattoo Removal Results
Following your treatment, you will notice the treated areas of your tattoo fading over several weeks. With each session, your tattoo will become less and less noticeable. While the number of treatments you need to achieve your ideal results will vary, you should expect darker pigments to fade more slowly than lighter colors.
Your laser sessions will be spaced six to eight weeks apart to allow your skin to heal between sessions. Tattoo removal results are permanent, providing freedom from unwanted body art.
Promote Healthy Healing
Tattoo Removal Recovery and Aftercare
You should expect to experience some blistering and peeling soon after your tattoo removal appointment. These mild side effects will subside within a week or two. Some patients may also experience some light bleeding. While this is not concerning and simply a part of the healing process, it is important to keep the area clean to prevent infection. You will want to keep your treated tattoo protected and moisturized with antibiotic ointment and clean gauze for the first few days. Mild swelling and redness may last up to about ten days.
Tattoo Removal
Frequently Asked Questions
In some cases, laser tattoo removal can be 100% effective. In others, a tattoo may be lightened to the point of being virtually undetectable. Q-Switch offers the best chances of achieving complete removal with precise treatment of each color.
The number of sessions you will need will depend on the size of your tattoo and your treatment progress. However, it is common for some patients to undergo ten sessions to achieve their best possible outcome.
The area to be treated is numbed with either topical or locally injected numbing anesthetic. An ice pack is provided for increased comfort as well. The procedure is well tolerated by patients with minimal discomfort.
