Tattoos are very popular among some people now. The cool appearance and unique meaning make many young people unable to stop. Therefore, many young men and women will choose tattoos. But many things have opposites. Since there is a tattoo industry, there will also be the choice of tattoo removal.
It may be because of many reasons that many people will feel headache about tattoos after growing up, so they need to remove tattoos, or it may be that the previous tattoos are not good-looking and need to be removed. Regardless of the reason, tattoos and tattoo removal often exist at the same time.
For the principle of tattoo removal, perhaps many people don’t know much. If you are engaged in the beauty industry, you may also know that we usually use picoseconds, nanoseconds, Q-SWITCHED ND YAG LASER to remove tattoos. In fact, these technical machines mentioned above belong to the same principle-pigment explosion principle.
LiTon Laser’s latest professional tattoo removal machine.532/755/1064nm Q-SWITCHED ND YAG LASER.Using 1 lamp 2 Rods, the small machine can also exert high power and achieve tattoo removal in one go.
How Does a Tattoo Removal Machine Work?
The principle of tattoo removal is mainly to use the photothermal effect of laser. The tattoo area is irradiated with laser of specific wavelength to make the pigment explode.
The so-called pigment explode refers to the use of high-energy laser beams to continue to indiscriminately hit a specific area. The target cells of laser in the human body are pigments, water, hemoglobin, and most importantly, pigment cells, especially melanocytes. Then the energy is released in a short time to disperse the pigment, and then the pigment is removed with metabolism.
What are the Wavelengths for Tattoo Removal?
For tattoo removal, 532 and 1064nm wavelengths are commonly used. The 532 wavelength is used to hit light tattoos, and the 1064nm has stronger penetration and is suitable for removing dark tattoos.
If you want to know more about the results and before and after comparisons of different wavelengths for treating tattoos of different colors, you can check out the article: Laser Tattoo Removal Before and After!
Two Steps for Tattoo Removal:
Pigment granule fragmentation
The high energy of the laser can be selectively absorbed by the pigment particles in the tattoo. After absorbing the laser energy, the pigment particles will quickly heat up, expand, and then break into smaller particles. Pigments of different colors absorb lasers of different wavelengths to different degrees, so it is necessary to choose a laser with a suitable wavelength according to the color of the tattoo to achieve the best tattoo removal effect. For example: black tattoos usually use a laser with a wavelength of 1064nm, while red tattoos usually use a laser with a wavelength of 532nm.
Macrophage phagocytosis
The broken pigment particles will be recognized and swallowed by the body’s macrophages, and then gradually discharged from the body through the lymphatic system. As the number of treatments increases, the pigment in the tattoo gradually decreases, ultimately achieving the purpose of fading or removing the tattoo.
What factors influence tattoo removal?
- Tattoo color: Black/dark: easier to remove, usually with fewer treatments. Color (such as green, blue, red): requires a specific wavelength laser, which may require more treatments (such as 755nm wavelength for green).
- Tattoo depth: Deep ink is more difficult to remove and requires multiple treatments.
- Tattoo area: Large areas or complex patterns require longer time and more treatments
- Personal physique: Skin type: Dark skin requires more caution (avoid pigmentation).
- Metabolic capacity: People with fast metabolism recover faster and may shorten the course of treatment.
- Tattoo age: Old tattoos (stable ink deposition) may be more difficult to remove (some old tattoos are easy to remove because of the single color material).
How to permanently remove a tattoo?
Since each laser treatment can only remove a portion of the pigment, it usually takes multiple treatments to completely remove the tattoo, and the treatment interval is generally 1-3 months to allow the body enough time to metabolize the broken pigment particles. The number of laser tattoo removals varies from person to person, usually requiring “5-10 times” or even more.
Tattoo Removal Machine Cost and Treatment Results.
Before and after Q-switched laser tattoo removal
Laser tattoo removal will fade the tattoo immediately, but the color and pattern of the tattoo can still be seen after a few minutes, but it will be much lighter than the original color. The picture above shows the changes before and after one session of tattoo removal. You can see that the color has become lighter. The first tattoo removal treatment has the most obvious effect and the biggest change.
Each treatment can see a significant fading effect. Each treatment needs to be separated by about 6-8 weeks before the next treatment can be carried out. In clinical practice, it usually takes more than 5 times to achieve the ideal removal effect.
Tattoo removal cost
The initial price for tattoo removal is USD 21 (per time), usually charged at USD 0.3 per square centimeter. The larger the area, the greater the discount (per time).
Of course, the price of tattoo removal is not fixed. It depends on the tattoo area, tattoo location, tattoo color, and the type of laser used. The following is a table of normal charges for clinics in the United States:
| Laser Type | Unit price (USD/cm2) | Total cost of full arm tattoo (2000cm2) (10 times) |
| Q-switched laser | $0.35 | $7100 |
| Pico laser | $2 | $42800 |
Tattoo removal machine cost
The cost of tattoo removal machines varies, usually between $1,000 and $10,000.
If you need a Q-switched laser, then the price is low, $1,000 is enough to buy it, but the machine configuration at this price is poor, usually the energy is only 1,000mj, and the wavelength is 532/1064nm two wavelength handles.
If you choose a $2,000 Q-switched laser tattoo removal machine, it is configured as a single lamp and double rods, the energy is 3,000mj, and the wavelength has three configurations of 532/755/1064nm.
If you need more and better machines, then pico laser is a good choice for you, but the price of a real picosecond level tattoo removal machine is more than $10,000. There are many fake picoseconds on the market, which use better Q-switched lasers to impersonate, so you need to pay attention. The price of a real picosecond will not be too low.
Who can’t use a tattoo removal machine?
People who are allergic to light
If the patient has an allergic constitution and is allergic to light waves, after the ultra-picosecond treatment, skin allergic reactions such as itching, redness and swelling may occur, which is not conducive to the recovery of the body.
Pregnant women and lactating women
During lactation, lactating women may have fine lines and pigmentation on their skin due to changes in hormone levels in the body. Ultra-picosecond treatment may cause skin damage, affect the normal secretion of milk, and is not conducive to the growth and development of the baby.
People with bleeding tendency
If the patient has telangiectasia, hemangioma and other conditions on the skin, ultra-picosecond treatment may cause the subcutaneous capillary dilation to increase, which in turn causes a large amount of skin bleeding, and in severe cases may cause shock.
People with underlying diseases
If the patient suffers from hypertension, diabetes and other diseases, after the ultra-picosecond treatment, the subcutaneous capillary dilation may increase, which is not conducive to the recovery of the disease and may further aggravate the disease.
Note: Systematic use of retinoic acid can only be treated at least 2 months after stopping use.
What is the best tattoo removal machine?
Liton Laser’s latest 2025 portable high-power professional hair removal machine is the best choice. Its pulse width is only a few nanoseconds, it uses 1 lamp and 2 rods, and its 3000mj energy is twice that of traditional portable hair removal devices. It is a very excellent Q-switched laser. When a portable portable machine has the energy and pulse width of a large machine, its value is unquestionable!
For tattoo removal equipment, the most important two indicators are the pulse width of the machine and the energy of the machine. Narrow pulse width means that the laser acts on the human skin for a relatively short time, and high energy means that the energy of the machine’s beam is relatively strong. When the tattoo removal machine achieves these two points, it will get the best treatment effect.
The machine needs to do three things: effective, fast, and safe! These three are what every tattoo removal machine needs to do. As a manufacturer that has been producing machines for more than 20 years, Liton Laser has a very good control over these three indicators.
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