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How Do Lasers Remove Tattoos?The moment that you had your tattoo injected under your skin, your immune system regarded the ink as foreign material. It began the very slow process of removing the large particles of pigment through lymph drainage. This explains why all tattoos naturally fade over time. In fact, if you waited one or two hundred years your tattoo would be almost completely faded. But most of us don’t have that kind of time. That’s where the laser comes in. Basically, it speeds up this process by breaking up the tattoo ink into much smaller particles that can be cleared faster by your own immune system. The laser can do this because essentially it is a strong and focused beam of light that can pass through the upper layers of skin to reach the particles of pigment in your tattoo. The laser light heats (photothermic effect) and vibrates (photoacoustic effect) the ink to the point that the ink breaks up into smaller particles that can be taken away by your immune system. The Medlite C6 laser pulse is so short (one billionth of a second) that the surrounding skin is not affected and scarred. For more information please link to http://people.howstuffworks.com/tattoo-removal4.htm What is the Best Laser Available For Tattoo Removal?The high energy, short pulse technology of the Medlite C6 allows tattoos to be treated with minimal risk of scarring and less discomfort than any other laser system. It’s unique ability to output four different wavelengths allow it to treat more colors than any other laser. The state-of-the-art Medlite is the laser of choice for advanced tattoo removal. Currently, there are only two Medlite C6 lasers in South Florida, and INKOUT owns one of them. To find out more about the Medlite C6 please link to the Hoya Conbio website http://www.conbio.com/medical/medlite/app_tattoo_removal.asp. Can The Laser Treat Different Colors?Any object that absorbs certain colors and reflects others is known as a chromaphore. For instance, red ink reflects the color red so that it looks red, but absorbs other colors like blue and green. Therefore, to heat up red ink you must use a laser color that will be absorbed the best – such as blue. This allows the red ink particles to be targeted without damaging the surrounding skin – a principle known selective photothermolysis. Your tattoo may have different colors, and therefore, different chromophores. The Medlite C6 laser is the only laser on the market that has the option of four different wavelengths (or colors) allowing it to selectively erase a whole spectrum of colors including sky blue, green, orange, brown, etc. Most lasers are only capable of putting out one wavelength, which significantly limits their ability to treat colors selectively without causing scarring or pigment changes. What Colors Come Out The Best?Black, dark blue, dark green and red. What Colors Are The Most Resistant?Although the Medlite C6 is specially designed to treat sky blue and light green inks, these colors still require more treatments than other colors. Yellow, white, flesh tones, brown and fluorescent colors can also be very challenging. Becasue these inks may contain metals or plastics they usually require more treatments. In fact, there is a chance that some of these colors may even darken after laser treatment.
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