Is Dermabrasion The Best Way For You To Remove Your Tattoo
June 20, 2010 by Anti-Aging and Skin Care Tips
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Is Dermabrasion The Best Way For You To Remove Your Tattoo
The tattoo on the skin that looked so good some time ago, one day loses its charm and the person sporting it is consumed with an obsession to get rid of it. The reasons could be this simple or involve more serious issues like getting a job or quitting a cult group that necessitated getting the logo of the group tattooed on some part of the body. While exploring various options available for removing the tattoo, he finds that a lot of factors determine how successful a particular method of tattoo removal may eventually be. The options in front of him include excision or cutting out the tattooed part of the skin, dermabrasion or sanding off the tattoo or laser treatment that will gradually dissolve all the ink of the tattoo. The ideal method is best decided by a qualified medical professional, who needs to check various parameters of the patient.
Factors that determine the outcome of any procedure include the person’s medical record, his skin type, his propensity to endure pain, the tendency towards scarring, adverse reactions, tendency towards pigmentation or burning and so on.
Dermabrasion is an old, tried and tested procedure used to remove tattoos. It requires the use of rotary instrument generally fitted with a brush at the tip to sand away the tattooed portion of the skin and the waiting for a new ink-free skin to grow. The process is extremely painful, unpleasant to watch and takes time to heal, depending on the time taken for the new skin to grow. For a person to be the ideal candidate for dermabrasion tattoo removal, the following checklist provides some insights:
The patient must not any keloidal tendencies, that is bruising or getting injured does not lead to the development of scars or keloids. For dermabrasion to be successful, the skin must heal normally. Diabetics and patients suffering from active rosacea problems or autoimmune deficiency disorders must avoid using dermabrasion for removing their tattoos. High tolerance of pain and ability to wait patiently while the healing process continues Has the time to rest and recover especially if the patient has a larger area that can affect outward appearances The tattoo is in an area that can be scraped-areas close to the eyes etc are avoided Sunken tattoos are not advisable to be removed by dermabrasion Patient must not be sensitive to anesthesia, steroidal creams etc, since these are medications prescribed during and after the procedure Older people may not find this suitable since they will take longer to get a new layer of skin Certain ethnic groups may face hypo pigmentation or hyper pigmentation, and hey may be advised to use some other method of tattoo removal. Herpes, undiagnosed lesions and warts are other conditions with which dermabrasion is not advisable.
Thus, people having one or more of these conditions cannot think of dermabrasion as a method of removing their tattoos. It would be perfectly suited for those without any of these problems. Though the method is old and success rate high, it remains a painful procedure that only those who are extremely desperate would go in for.
A Tattoo is for life and too often the tattoo you have put some much thought effort and research into just doesn’t look as good on your skin as you thought, this could be the artists fault, the tattoo could be in the wrong position, the colours may fade, if you find yourself in this position there are some options, Our testing has found that dermabrasion tattoo removal is often the best option, it may be a painful option but it doesn’t hurt your wallet as much
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