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There are various ways to remove tattoos, the main 3 being:
1. Laser treatment is one of the most common methods. Different
wavelengths of light are used for different pigments.
The laser beam passes through the skin and is absorbed
by the ink. This causes the ink to break down so that
it can be removed by the body's lymphatic system.
2. If the tattoo is too deep for laser treatment,
or is quite small in size, the skin with the pigment
can be cut away and the edges sewn together to close the wound.
If the tattoo is too large for the wound to be closed with
sutures, it is sometimes possible for a piece of skin from
another part of the body to be grafted onto the site.
Unfortunately, this causes two scars - at the site of
the tattoo and at the site of the 'donated' skin,
although it is usually taken from an area of the body that
is not normally exposed. The scars should settle and fade over
time, and further surgery is sometimes possible to further
minimise the scar.
Dermabrasion literally rubs the tattooed skin away with an
abrasive tool, over a series of treatments. If the tattoo
is deep, a skin graft may also be necessary to 'level out'
the surface of the skin.
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