5 Methods to Tattoo Ink Removal

So you went out on the town with a couple of friends and woke up with a tattoo that would scare a biker. What is a girl to do? Has this happened to you and now you wish that it would simply fade away? There are several options for you and it can be accomplished, albeit some more painful than others and some that take longer than others:

5. Cover-Up Techniques

Laser tattoo ink removal can be painful and cause blistering, burning and scarring. It requires several treatments have to be done over a period of several weeks. It is not a inexpensive procedure, however laser treatment is becoming a preferred method for some.

Pulsed light therapy tattoo ink removal is one of the newer treatment protocols available today. It's safer, easier, but more expensive. A light tool emits a laser "pulse" that is applied over a gel. However, most sources can charge up to $10 per pulse and tattoo removal may take more than a few "pulses," several hundred in fact!

This method seems archaic at best as it is one of "sanding" the skin. Can you say ouch?

Cream Removals
Cream tattoo ink removal seems to be the easiest method to use, but not all creams are created equal and not all people get the same results. Generally you apply a cream over the tattoo for a period of several months as the tattoo fades.

Cover Up Techniques
When you want to show it off and when you don't. Cover up techniques include Band-Aids, make-up, clothing, and the more permanent, a tattoo covering the tattoo.