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Tattoo Removal Laser System: What Happens in Vegas

I saw a great ad for a laser tattoo removal clinic.  The ad showed an attractive woman with a large tattoo on her back, and the caption said: “Sometimes what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas - XXX laser tattoo removal clinic”.  Some people get a tattoo on a whim and have regrets; some need room for a new one… others need to change the name.  Tattoos have long been a vibrant subculture, but recently it is more and more mainstream, resulting in the growth of the tattoo removal business. 

Tattoo removal laser systems are special Q-Switched lasers.  They have extremely short pulse durations and very high peak power.  This makes these systems unique.  They are quite technically challenging to build.  Most companies that try and build them have underpowered machines.  Our Fotona tattoo laser is the most powerful on the planet in terms of pure Q-Switched power.  This results in more efficient ink removal and faster treatments.  Our 4-wavelength laser gives excellent coverage for all ink colors.  Each color of ink absorbs a different wavelength of laser light.  The laser light is converted to heat and the ink is broken up.  This results in the smaller ink particles being eaten by WBC’s in the body.  Several treatments are needed to fully remove a tattoo.  Homemade or jailhouse tattoos are most often removed in just a few sessions while multicolor professional tattoos will require more sessions.

The Fotona QX Tattoo removal laser has been featured on the History Channel’s Ancient Ink segment.