tattoo removal

brook2jack

The problem with regulation is that it is very expensive and someone has to pay.
Tattoo parlours are very under regulated and the problems are not only unwanted tattoos but also health consequences eg now the biggest risk factor for eg hepatitis c is not iv drug use but piercings and tattoos.

I am all in favour of better regulation of both tattooists and users of lasers. The fact it will make tattoos/piercings more expensive may be an added bonus and stop people making permanent decisions about their body on a whim.

adandem

brook2jack wrote: »

I am all in favour of better regulation of both tattooists and users of lasers. The fact it will make tattoos/piercings more expensive may be an added bonus and stop people making permanent decisions about their body on a whim.

Or push the practice underground or DIY?

adandem

Prothet_of_Doom wrote: »

Would it be wrong to Laugh? I did.

I hate most tattoos with a vengence, probably due to my middle class methodist upbringing. I try not to be judgemental, when I see them, but my first impression is usually not good.

I think that there should be regulation of laser removal offerings and a tattoo removal tax which goes straight to the NHS.

Not sure what class has got to do with it and would really have hoped that a Christian upbringing might have taught acceptance and tolerance.
Not sure how or why the NHS should benefit?

the_devil_made_me_do_it

madlyn...as toothsmith has said price is on an individual basis. It takes into account size of tattoo & whether it's an amateur tattoo or a tattoo done by a professional. Colour of tattoo is also an important factor too.

My partner's tattoo is approx 10cms x 9cms. It's a professionally done tattoo which is mainly black but has white, yellow, blue & red. The estimation is 12 sessions. It was free consultation & the initial cost of the first treatment is £130. However, as the treatment continues over time, the cost can reduce.

When you think about it £130 every 3 months isn't that bad really. Especially if you desperately want your tattoo removed.

Might be worth just booking in for a free consultation first. You don't have to make a decision there & then. My partner took about a week to decide & getting an appointment was easy.

Toothsmith

adandem wrote: »

Or push the practice underground or DIY?

At least if it were underground, people would realise they were taking a risk!

With unregulated places loud & proud on the high street, people assume there is some sort of standard or protection in place - and that is a huge mistake!

Some places do operate to decent standards (although still nowhere near the standards every single dental practice must adhere to and be inspected on and be closed down if found to be wanting) but the point is, no one is checking up for you.

luckystarr

Hi

I totally agree do your research i have a tattoo along my lower back which i have started to get removed ... i got an offer on groupon and it was £39.00 for three sessions then advised that it would be £15.00 for each session thereafter which i thought was good .

Then saw the programme katie piper did called "bodyshockers" and saw that some of the laser work done was removing some of the tattoo after one session (i had 8 sessions no sign of great removal) so i enquired with a clinic local to me looked at there portfolio had a meeting and was advised that the person who has been lasering me had scarred me and it could take up to a year for that part of my tattoo to heal.
I have had one session and it seems Ok going back on Friday for the second one.

So the moral of this story is to either cover your tattoo or do LOTS of research

will keep you posted on my progress

madlyn

luckystarr wrote: »

Hi

I totally agree do your research i have a tattoo along my lower back which i have started to get removed ... i got an offer on groupon and it was £39.00 for three sessions then advised that it would be £15.00 for each session thereafter which i thought was good .

Then saw the programme katie piper did called "bodyshockers" and saw that some of the laser work done was removing some of the tattoo after one session (i had 8 sessions no sign of great removal) so i enquired with a clinic local to me looked at there portfolio had a meeting and was advised that the person who has been lasering me had scarred me and it could take up to a year for that part of my tattoo to heal.
I have had one session and it seems Ok going back on Friday for the second one.

So the moral of this story is to either cover your tattoo or do LOTS of research

will keep you posted on my progress

i have just looked on the channel 4 website and the katie piper "bodyshockers" programm.
and it seems alot of laser removals were done at "skinclinics" and there is one near me. will do some more research and may go for a consultation.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

As I said earlier, Laserase offer free consultation & your not obliged to book an appointment. Might be worth serious consideration

Toothsmith

madlyn wrote: »

i have just looked on the channel 4 website and the katie piper "bodyshockers" programm.
and it seems alot of laser removals were done at "skinclinics" and there is one near me. will do some more research and may go for a consultation.

To be honest, I wasn't that impressed with some of the processes on display on that program!

There were a few clinics featured, but some of the errors I spotted were:-

Operators not wearing masks

Operators not wearing gloves

Poor wound management

Inappropriate eye protection (patients should have eye protection that is impermeable to all light - operators only wear tinted safety shields (as they have to see!))

Best of all - the Dr operating the laser (not wearing a mask or gloves) to SHOW he was a Dr had a stethoscope with a nice shiney end around his neck! Basic laser safety means that no reflective surfaces should be around where a laser is operating!

madlyn

Toothsmith wrote: »

To be honest, I wasn't that impressed with some of the processes on display on that program!

There were a few clinics featured, but some of the errors I spotted were:-

Operators not wearing masks

Operators not wearing gloves

Poor wound management

Inappropriate eye protection (patients should have eye protection that is impermeable to all light - operators only wear tinted safety shields (as they have to see!))

Best of all - the Dr operating the laser (not wearing a mask or gloves) to SHOW he was a Dr had a stethoscope with a nice shiney end around his neck! Basic laser safety means that no reflective surfaces should be around where a laser is operating!

i get what you are saying, but do those things raelly make them a bad clinic? and it was a TV show so they "had to look the part" for the camera.
i know "laserase" has been mentiond but the nearest on to me is quite a distance away.