Tomorrow I'm undergoing a tattoo removal session. I am not new to getting tattoos. I have something like 40 hours, which includes a full sleeve, both feet, my stomach, a 1/2 back piece, and a few randoms. But tattoo removal? This is definitely something new for me. I am anxious and excited... and, of course, I hope it works!
1 of the 3 things I'm starting to get removed tomorrow is pictured above. It was my second tattoo, the quality is poor, and I will not be sad to part with it. Luckily, everything I'm removing tomorrow is black, which is the easiest to remove.
I made my tattoo removal appointment at Northeast Tattoo in Minneapolis. While I have yet to be tattooed there, the shop is impressive and houses some talented artists. Aleks, the owner of the shop, is a tattoo artist and laser specialist, and will be performing my laser removal.
Of course, this brings me to another point... The way I understand tattoo removal to work is this: tattoo ink is suspended under the skin. It is not absorbed on its own because the particles are too big. A laser can break the ink particles into smaller particles that can be absorbed. Of course it is more complicated than that, but that's the basic idea. Tattoo ink pigments are made from iron oxides, metal salts, plastics, and vegetable pigments. I'm curious to see what will happen when the broken pigments are absorbed... if I'll feel any different, because the ingredients listed above are not necessarily things you want looking around your blood stream. I'm thinking about calling my naturopathic doctor to see if there's anything I should be taking to help with the side effects.
I'll keep you posted, wish me luck!
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