In the tattoo removal process, several factors must be taken into account, such as the type of ink or its colour, but also certain characteristics of the patient’s skin.
Skin tone
- Light skin: its removal is faster and more effective, as the skin absorbs the laser energy better thanks to the low amount of melanin it has, thus managing to focus on the ink of the tattoo itself.
- Dark skin: usually requires more treatment sessions, as this is a type of skin that contains more melanin (biological pigment that gives colour to the skin), and the laser used for tattoo removal precisely targets this molecule.
Elasticity of the skin
- Elastic skin: typical of young people. They have a faster recovery.
- Inelastic skin: typical of older people. Recovery is slower.
Skin conditions
- Skin with dermatological pathologies such as psoriasis, dermatitis or eczema: in the removal process it must be taken into account that these skins are more sensitive and reactions may occur. In these cases, a dermatologist should make a prior assessment, as it may be more effective to treat the pathology first and then remove the tattoo.
- Skin with scars: the structure of this type of skin is different from the usual due to fibrosity, so a prior assessment by a dermatologist is required before the procedure is carried out.
It is advisable to carry out tattoo removal in specialised centres with knowledge of the skin and its care, since, like any other laser procedure, it is necessary to recognise the characteristics and possible pathologies of the skin that the patient may have in order to properly determine the configuration parameters of the laser itself.
It is also important to take into account the type of technology used, the most suitable being the picosecond laser.
