Tattoos can be beautiful, and they can make you happy to show them off. Unfortunately, some tattoos don’t turn out the way you planned, or you may have outgrown a tattoo you received when you were younger. No matter what your reason is for wanting to remove your tattoo, your dermatologist can get rid of your tattoo permanently, so you can enjoy beautiful skin. 

The dermatologists at Gardens Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery Center in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, provide a wide range of medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology services, including laser tattoo removal. 

What You Need To Know About Laser Tattoo Removal 

Lasers are used extensively in many medical disciplines, including dermatology. They offer greater precision than other tools, and they focus only on the treatment area, leaving the surrounding area undamaged. 

The heat and light energy from a laser works to break up the pigment in a tattoo, one layer at a time. Your body naturally excretes small particles of the pigment, so your tattoo will gradually fade away. The number of sessions you need to remove the tattoo will vary, depending on the depth of pigment and your individual skin characteristics.

When you choose laser tattoo removal, you will enjoy treatment that is: 

• Conservative, because only the treatment area is affected, not the surrounding skin 
• Safe, because lasers are approved by the FDA, and have been in use in medicine for decades 
• Quick, because each session takes only a few minutes 
• Convenient, because laser tattoo removal treatment requires minimal to no downtime 

Tattoo removal is just one function of laser therapy. Your dermatologist can also use laser therapy to: 

• Fade away acne scarring 
• Resurface and rejuvenate your skin 
• Create a more uniform skin tone and texture  

Want To Know More? 

You don’t have to be stuck with a tattoo you don’t want. To find out more about laser tattoo removal and how your dermatologist can help, call the dermatologists at Gardens Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery Center in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. You can reach them in the office by calling (561) 776-7041, so call today.