You decided that laser removal is not for you, or for your client. What options do you have? There are a several. We'll go through the list of options: which are effective, what is a waste if time, and what might make you want to crawl under a rock and hide?
PMU removal methods:
Dermabrasion: Yikes! This involves literally grinding away the skin that contains the tattoo pigment. For PMU there’s nothing you want to touch with dermabrasion. For body art, you would need to be fearless, pain tolerant and prepared for some scar tissue.
Surgery: Again, probably only a consideration for body art, with all the same reservations as dermabrasion.
Removal creams: The first company to make a tattoo removal cream that actually works will make billions, if it ever happens. At the moment the sales pitch substantially outperforms any results.
Skin needling: This is more a product delivery system than a removal method. Skin needling alone will not remover pigment, unless a little is removed through a lot of skin trauma. Combined with the right product, precision skin needling may work.
Lactic acid: This is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA). In theory it could work, although the molecule size is quite big. Lactic acid was considered for THink Pigment Remover, but technically it was considered much less likely to penetrate the skin cells containing pigment. The techniques taught by companies using lactic acid are typically aggressive in terms of skin trauma, with all the complications that creates.
Magnetic removal systems: Really? Yes, it’s been heavily promoted as a patented technique to lift tattoo ink (pigment) from the skin without penetrating the dermis (where the pigment is). How is that possible? Good question. Most pigment particles are not even magnetic these days, so magnetised needles will have no effect whatsoever.
Saline removal: Covered in another article. There’s a lot to explain here as there are loads of salt-based products on the market, and the theory behind them relies on osmosis, which involves salts and water, not pigment particles.
Glycolic-based removal products: There are a few, and glycolic acid is a logical choice for removal as it can be skin friendly in the right formulation. Some glycolic removal solutions are super aggressive and cause severe skin trauma (and pain!) Others have the wrong chemical balance and will do very little. That's why we created THink Pigment Remover. A balanced, skin friendly cosmetic tattoo removal solution that actually (!!) works.
Want to learn more? Do our THink Pigment Remover online course. It’s packed with loads of information about all the removal techniques as well as providing you with a deep understanding of how THink Pigment Remover works and how to use it for effective treatment results.
