Tattoo Removal Is Long, Slow Process
Certain types of tattoos - including those done with yellow or blue ink, or older and bigger tattoos - are harder
to remove than others using traditional laser treatment, a new study suggests.
But even smaller tattoos done with black ink can take multiple years to erase, researchers found. Of 352 people getting a tattoo removed with the so-called Q-switched laser, just under half had their ink successfully eliminated after 10 sessions, and three-quarters after 15 sessions, in research from
Italy
/Reuters.
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(AP file photo:
Artist Michael Godard points to his tattoo of Ozzy Osbourne)
Question: Do you have a tattoo that you regret getting?
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