White Light Laser Gets Rid Of Tattoos
Usually Several Treatments Needed
UPDATED: 8:45 am CDT June 2, 2003
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Tattoos are meant to be permanent. However, some people sometimes have a change of heart about the artwork they once wanted so badly.
Early attempts to remove tattoos haven't been successful. Now there's a new, painless way to get rid of yours that doesn't leave scars. Dr. Anne White in Greensboro, N.C., uses a special laser to remove the tattoo. It emits light in pulses and it doesn't damage the skin but dissolves the tattoo's ink. It can take up to 10 treatments to completely remove a tattoo, and a lot of its success depends on the color. The treatment is over in minutes. The treated area will scab over and, within weeks, new nontattooed skin will appear. Each treatment costs several hundred dollars and it generally takes three to six treatments for the tattoo to completely disappear.
Early attempts to remove tattoos haven't been successful. Now there's a new, painless way to get rid of yours that doesn't leave scars. Dr. Anne White in Greensboro, N.C., uses a special laser to remove the tattoo. It emits light in pulses and it doesn't damage the skin but dissolves the tattoo's ink. It can take up to 10 treatments to completely remove a tattoo, and a lot of its success depends on the color. The treatment is over in minutes. The treated area will scab over and, within weeks, new nontattooed skin will appear. Each treatment costs several hundred dollars and it generally takes three to six treatments for the tattoo to completely disappear.Distributed by Internet Broadcasting. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
