How much scarring can I expect after tattoo removal?

Doctor's Answer

Hi Ges Shu,

Tattoo removal typically doesn't cause scarring. However, there is still a chance that your skin will scar because it's fighting against the trauma of tattooing and laser removal. There are also instances where patients scratch the wound while it’s healing and dig out the good skin cells, which leads to scarring.

There are also some treatment methods are slightly less prone to scarring. For example, I often recomend the PicoWay treatment to my patients because it lowers the chance of scarring much more than the Medlite C6 that I also use.

With this, the patient's skin tends to remodel after each treatment which allows me to deal with any skin textural changes as they occur. The Resolve handpiece also gives me greater versatility in reducing any existing scars and dealing with any potential scars.

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