Expert advice on Tattoo Removal

Posted by Serife Gokce (B.Pharm.Sci.)
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If you are thinking about getting a tattoo removal service, here are some very useful tips you should use before getting it. I would like to share my experience as an ex-intern of the dermatology department at CHU Besançon (University Hospital in France), but also as a client of Cosmedix Clinic Parramatta.

​Tattoos are no longer considered like permanent and irreversible body art pieces. It is now totally possible to get rid of unwanted body art designs without leaving any marks on the skin. The tattoo removal procedure is performed using laser technology. Basically, a high intense light beam breaks up the pigment colours under the skin
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Professional tattoos made with some newer inks and pastel colours may be more difficult to remove entirely. Some non-standard inks are quiet challenging as well.

My first advice is thus to choose someone very qualified to perform your tattoo removal procedure! At Cosmedix Clinic Parramatta, the clinicians are highly qualified and also very experienced, which is indispensable for a safe tattoo removal outcome.

The second point is about the cost of the tattoo removal procedure. Getting rid of an unwanted tattoo is considered being an aesthetic and cosmetic procedure, so the costs are pretty high and not covered by any medical insurance. In most laser clinics, each session costs a fixed price to the client. The more sessions you need, the more you pay. It is then impossible to predict the overall cost of the tattoo removal.

Cosmedix clinic Parramatta is one of the first clinics proposing a global price for the treatment. The first consultation is free and the clinician will tell you what result you could expect from the procedure, depending on your tattoo and the features of your skin. The price is fixed before starting the treatment, you will get as many sessions as needed to get to the promised result. Only one charge, as the tattoo removal procedure is pretty unpredictable and Cosmedix Clinic will cover the cost until the client is fully satisfied.
 
The last advice I could give, is to choose a facility fully equipped with a big range of medical devices to complement any required skin corrective issues. Indeed, some level of scaring or skin colour variation is a possible adverse effect of the tattoo removal procedure. In this case, at Cosmedix Clinic Parramatta, the clinician will use the laser toning device to correct any possible pigmentation effect on the skin. If any textual changing appear, which is rare when the tattoo removal is well performed, the clinician will use the CO2 laser resurfacing technology to correct it, and / or the micro-pulse laser to rejuvenate the skin. Basically, getting your tattoo removed in a facility like Cosmedix Clinic is the guarantee you need to walk out of the clinic very satisfied and happy with your treatment.

So consider picking a qualified clinician with enough experience. Then be sure you are aware of the costs involved with your tattoo removal; I highly recommend to choose the single payment option like what they propose at Cosmedix Clinic, where the price is fixed from the start and does not go up if the treatment is taking longer than expected. Also consider a facility where they are fully equipped and where they do not only offer tattoo removal services. That’s it, you’re ready to get rid of your tattoo !
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Enjoy your tattoo free journey
-Serife G. 
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Author: Serife Gokce (B.Pharm.Sci.)

Serife is an Industrial Pharmacist and highly experienced in many medical and health fields including Dermatology, Cosmetics, Pharmaceutical Regulation and Quality Control. Her passions are in metabolic disorders, cosmeceuticals and Health/Well-Being. Serife has traveled the world, adapting to various fields within prominent pharmaceutical companies.