Spoiler alert – burns, scars, and blood after laser removal of tattoos and PMU’s is NOT NORMAL!!!!
The Science Behind Laser Removal and Skin Reactions
The sad thing is that many “specialists” who perform laser tattoo removal PMU are sure that this is how it should be and it is absolutely normal!
No, no, and again NO! Because of this belief, a huge number of people are afraid to remove their tattoos and PMU, although in fact the correct laser removal of tattoos and PMU should be carried out without skin trauma and consequences in the form of scars and scars!
Let’s take it one by one! The very principle of nanosecond and picosecond lasers implies gentle skin treatment and selectivity in the destruction of tattoo pigment and the absence and very limited impact on the surrounding skin!
No other lasers or methods of tattoo removal and PMU are capable of this. What’s the point? Nanosecond and picosecond lasers create such short pulses of colossal peak power that they cause incredibly fast heating and acoustic destruction of pigment particles in the skin (this is very simplified)! In doing so, the pigment particles do not have time to give up heat to the surrounding tissues and burn them, causing a burn after laser removal! Yes, a small trauma to the skin is still inflicted and it is manifested by swelling, redness, increase in the local temperature of tissues! All these are manifestations of aseptic inflammation, i.e. inflammation in the skin in response to a moderate trauma, with which the skin normally copes and no adverse effects occur! The level of such moderate trauma should be controlled by a specialist! In order to correctly calculate the parameters of exposure must be taken into account dozens of factors (I’m not kidding, factors affecting the risk of complications at least 30) and the laser itself will not do anything without you, only the specialist decides how to work in each case!
Blood During Laser Removal: Causes and Prevention
Blood during laser removal of tattoos and PM is the result of ultra-high energy density and too small laser spot, when there is an optical breakdown of the skin due to the prohibitive energy in a small area. The skin literally explodes at this point due to the plasma breakdown of the laser beam. In fact, for example, neodymium Q-switch lasers are used in industry to engrave metal. And it’s no wonder that the skin is easy for it to tear! Skin is a living and rather delicate organ of our body and it should not be treated roughly! Therefore, the appearance of blood is a sign of incredibly overestimated parameters of laser exposure and a gross mistake of the specialist! It should not be like this! This is not what is called “laser tattoo removal”! This is simply the destruction of the skin due to a lack of understanding of the principles of work!
Understanding the Risks of Burns and Blisters in Laser Tattoo Removal
Burns and blisters on the skin after laser removal – this is a much more insidious complication! By the way, there are schools that consider this to be the norm and even claim that this is how tattoos and PMUs should be removed, otherwise, it won’t work! I do not support such an opinion. And now I will explain why! Blisters on the skin themselves are not the worst thing that can happen. Under certain conditions blisters can resolve without consequences and leave no traces, but… it is already conditionally 50% probability that it will not end well! If blisters cause detachment not only of the superficial layers of the epidermis but also of the deep layers, the chances of scarring are much higher!
Therefore, it is better to avoid them at all, than to walk on the edge and try your fate! Blisters after laser removal are inherently not burns, but a manifestation of severe inflammation in the skin, which causes detachment of the epidermal layer of the skin and leaking of tissue fluid. Calling them burns is not very correct from the point of view of pathophysiology, but usually, all of them are called burns after laser PMU removal anyway. The insidiousness of such blisters on the skin is that they appear 6-8 hours after the procedure. Their appearance can be predicted by a combination of signs and they can be prevented by correctly selecting the parameters and mode of operation and following the recommendations for cooling the skin after the procedure. In this way, it is possible to achieve excellent effects and avoid even the chance of scarring. Once again! Blisters can occur after the procedure of laser removal, but this is not the norm and it is better to prevent their appearance with all your might!
Scarring as a Main Concern in Laser Tattoo Removal
Scars – this is the main problem of laser removal of tattoos and PMUs! Why? Because it is already irreversible changes in the skin, restoring normal skin in place of formed scars is impossible! And in itself scars and scars – it is not an inevitability! Scars – these are the results of mistakes made by the specialist at all previous stages of the procedure of tattoo laser removal / PMU from the initial examination, making a decision about the tactics of the procedure before the procedure is performed directly and the patient’s compliance with the recommendations is monitored! The specialist always has a lot of chances to make a mistake at once or at once at several stages when working with a client! That is why there are so many scars after laser PMU removal and scars after the removal of tattoos and PMU!
I emphasize – after proper laser removal of tattoos PMU should remain normal skin without traces of changes! And this is the norm! This can be achieved in most percent of cases! If your tattoo/PMU laser removal specialist tells you that there will definitely be a scar and there is no way without it – run away from him!
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