Can You Tattoo Over A Removed Tattoo?

Last Updated on March 6, 2021 by

 Yes, you can get a tattoo over a removed laser tattoo. Whereas a minimum gap of 6 to 8 weeks is always recommended, but make sure that your removed tattoo is healed entirely. Your laser tattoo removal specialist would validate during your follow-ups. You also have to make sure that there is no sign of scarring or bleeding.

Removal Of Undesirable Tattoos By Laser

It is not that easy to part with your old possessions as you are always attached to them emotionally. However, if it turns into something that you don’t really like with time, then definitely you would be happy to remove it. Laser tattoo removal treatment also gives the same feeling of happiness to the patients as they get rid of the undesirable ink from their bodies.

Even if you are upset about demonstrating your pet’s name with every gesture of your hand or a little mermaid gandering from behind your ear, the tattoos from teenagers or the impulsive ones could be annoying possessions. All the judgmental comments and cunning stares could make it worse for you.

Permanent Removal Of Unwanted Tattoos

Laser tattoo removal is a permanent method, so whenever you decide to get your tattoo removed with the help of a laser, you need to visit a well-reputed laser clinic near you. Only a qualified and experienced specialist would examine your tattoo and inform you about the entire procedure in detail and would also discuss the duration of the treatment along with its cost.

Duration Of Laser Removal Sessions Depends On Size Of The Tattoo

The duration alters, and depends on the size of your tattoo, the color of ink used, its location on the body part, and its age. For example, a small shooting star on your neck would fade faster than a big flower on your foot. Tattoos that are closer to the heart fade more quickly as the natural healing process of the body is highest in these areas. All you need to do is follow up on the following procedure:

1. Consider A Doctor

It would help if you always looked for a doctor to get your work done according to your requirement and satisfaction, or else you would end up burning and scarring your skin, so it is better to consult a specialized surgeon.

I would suggest finding your doctor by asking friends, searching online, editors (shameless plug), or even by contacting people that you notice are going through the tattoo removal process.

2. It Would Take Months, Even A Year Or More

Tattoos do not just fade out after one session of the removal by laser procedure. Some people have had six sessions, some can have even more than this, but one thing is evident that it is not a piece of cake because it doesn’t just fade away after a week or two. It’s a long term procedure. 

It takes a very long time to finish because each time the tattoo goes through the laser process, the particles break down and are further digested by the immune system of the body. While the renewal period is nearly up to eight weeks, and the next time you go for it, the laser would break down into new particles of pigment and so on.

3. It Is Very Expensive

If you have had your procedures done by a doctor, the bill for each session would have run you hundreds of dollars. The American Society for the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) estimated the average cost per year is around $463. But notice point number one that why it is worth it.

4. All Ink Can Be Taken Out

In contrast to the old belief that colored or light ink are challenging to remove, some surgeons have assured us that all the hues would now disappear. While with the PicoSure technology, doctors say that you could even get rid of yellow and green scars that previously assumed as the most difficult ones.

5. Get Ready For Some Needles

Prepare yourself mentally for some visits to comprise than a quick or easy laser moment. Some visits are about 45 minutes or more because doctors take pictures of tattoos, clean the area, inject them with some lidocaine to freeze them, ice them, laser them, and bandage them. 

6. There Is Pain Afterwards

The pain does not stop after the office. I would advise that you prepare yourself to be in discomfort for about a week. The sites sometimes blister and need to cover your body part in a salve. Bandage it for a few days to let the scarred area regenerate.

The Information About Laser Tattoo Removal According To Different Ink Colours Is Described Below:

Colour	QS Nd:YAG532 nm	QSRL694 nm	QSAL755 nm	QS Nd:YAG1064 nm
Black	X	Used***	Ideal	Ideal
India ink	X	X	Ideal	X
Brown	X	X	X	Used*
Blue	X	Used***	Ideal	Ideal
Green	X	Used*	Ideal	Used*
Orange	Used*	X	X	X
Yellow	Used**	X	X	X
Red	Ideal	X	X	X
Purple	X	Used*	X	X

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