Never Pick Scabs or Blisters

Don’t pick at any scabs, which could cause scarring. Again, it’s normal to see scabs and blisters after laser tattoo removal. They’re a natural part of the body’s healing process. While they don’t always occur, they’re quite common after laser removal. Improperly popping or picking at blisters or scabs can damage the skin, leading to scarring rather than allowing your body to continue healing itself.

Avoid Vigorous Exercise During the First 24 Hours

For the first day or so after laser tattoo removal, aftercare involves giving your body a break. Avoid any strenuous exercise. Exercise increases blood flow, which can also exacerbate blistering and swelling in the affected area. Plus, it's simply too easy to jostle or bump the sensitive area that has undergone laser removal.

Avoid Prolonged Exposure to the Sun

Sun exposure can further damage the skin that's working to heal itself from your tattoo removal session. In some cases, this can even cause hypopigmentation or discolored skin. Here are a few ways to prevent your skin from UV Rays: <ul> <li>Give your skin a break from the sun's rays by staying out of the sun. (The last thing you want to deal with is a sunburn on the fragile skin that has undergone laser removal!)</li> <li> If you do plan to spend time outdoors, cover the skin with clothing or a bandage to protect it. Choose clothing that isn't too tight, so it doesn't cause discomfort or irritation.</li> <li>Use a 20% zinc oxide sunblock - the kind lifeguards use - on the area after any blisters or scabs have healed.</li> </ul>

Refrain from Alcohol and Smoking

Avoid alcohol and smoking during the tattoo removal aftercare process to keep your body in optimal health. Alcohol can inhibit your liver and kidneys' ability to flush out the ink particles from your body. It can also cause dehydration, which slows the healing process. Meanwhile, because smoking deoxygenates the body, it slows the blood flow near your skin's surface. Avoid smoking and alcohol will help keep your immune system and circulation strong.

No artificial tanners of any kind within 2 weeks pre or post-treatment.

Laser Tattoo Removal Aftercare

Laser Tattoo Removal Aftercare Tips

Having laser tattoo removal done by a professional is just one step in your tattoo removal journey. To ensure safe and effective treatment, take steps to keep your skin healthy post laser tattoo removal. Tattoo removal aftercare is essential for achieving the best results.

It’s crucial to take a holistic approach to health when it comes to tattoo removal care. We’ll share some expert recommendations on keeping your body and skin healthy as you undergo tattoo removal. By following these guidelines on aftercare for tattoo removal, you may see results faster as well.

At Removery, we want to make sure that you get the best results from your laser removal treatment. Following your session, it is important to keep a few things in mind.

Laser Tattoo Removal Aftercare Instructions

Let’s take a detailed look at what aftercare for laser tattoo removal involves. By following these instructions, you’ll jumpstart the laser tattoo removal healing process.

Keep the tattoo removal area clean and dry for the first three days.
After tattoo removal, using an ointment like hydrocortisone cream will help to reduce inflammation. Vitamin E Oil can also heal damaged skin cells. You can find these post tattoo removal ointments right at your local supermarket or drugstore. These ointments can also make your skin less itchy, meaning you’ll be less tempted to scratch the affected area, which is a definite no!
If any blisters develop that are larger than a dime, use a sterilized lancet to poke a small hole at the base of the blister to let it drain. Use an over-the-counter antibacterial ointment or cream to keep the area moisturized and speed healing. As the area is now considered an open wound.

Follow these laser tattoo removal aftercare instructions to keep your skin as healthy as possible throughout the removal process. Additionally, speak with your tattoo removal specialist for specific guidance on tattoo removal aftercare. Great post laser tattoo removal skincare will hasten healing and deliver the best results!

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Common Side Effects of Tattoo Removal

Minor side effects are extremely common post tattoo removal. If you see any of the following side effects, don’t be alarmed:

Scabbing. This is a common part of the body’s healing process after laser tattoo removal.
Blistering. It’s common to see blisters forming after 8 hours. They generally go away within 4 to 6 days with good tattoo removal aftercare.
Light inflammation. Mild swelling may occur at the removal site, but it should go away within a few days.

If you experience more severe symptoms like serious pain, that may be cause for concern. Speak with your tattoo removal specialist right away if any alarming side effects occur.

What to Avoid After Laser Tattoo Removal

Make sure you’re not inadvertently harming your healing skin. These tips on what to steer clear of will help ensure a smooth healing process:

How to Speed Up the Tattoo Removal Healing Process

You’re probably eager to see your skin healing as quickly as possible, and we completely understand your desire to speed up the process. Boosting your body’s overall health will help the area treated with laser removal to heal more quickly.

For the best results, follow all of these tattoo removal aftercare tips consistently throughout the entire removal process, which takes place over multiple sessions spaced at least six weeks apart. It’s critical to keep your body and skin in optimal health throughout that time—starting from the very first session. These steps will help you to kickstart the laser tattoo removal healing process immediately after leaving the clinic.

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Maintain a Healthy Immune System

Caring for tattoos after laser removal means boosting your body’s overall health. In other words, keeping your immune system strong is a vital part of tattoo removal aftercare.

Why? Your laser session is just the first step of the process. Afterward, your body has to work hard to flush out the ink and regenerate new skin. White blood cells rush in to remove the ink that the laser removal process has shattered into tiny particles, flushing them out of the skin. Here are some tips for strengthening your immune system, benefiting your healing and overall health.

Stay Hydrated

Drinking enough water will improve your circulation, bringing lots of those white blood cells to the affected area. This will ramp up both ink removal and skin repair, helping your skin heal as efficiently as possible!

Eat Clean

Eat healthy foods that give your body lots of nutrition. This will give your body the fuel to regenerate healthy skin cells. Eat lots of veggies and choose lean proteins to provide your body with the vitamins and minerals it needs to regenerate.

Make sure you’re eating regular meals, too. (Don’t skip breakfast!)

Exercise

Though you need to avoid intense exercise for the first day or so, regular exercise is essential for a healthy immune system. Thus, it’s an essential element of tattoo removal aftercare. Exercise strengthens each of the body’s systems, which can then work together more effectively. When each system is healthy, none of them is demanding too much help from the immune system, which could take away valuable resources from the healing skin.

Proper tattoo removal aftercare will lead to optimal healing. We commend you on your desire to keep your skin and body healthy, and your specialist will support you by answering any questions you have about the healing process.

Book your free tattoo removal consultation to start the conversation, and one of our specialists will be in touch! They’ll answer all your questions on aftercare for tattoo removal and other topics from “,How many sessions to remove a tattoo?” to “,Will tattoo removal hurt?”

Speak to Your Removery Specialist About Any Aftercare Questions

If you have specific questions on tattoo removal aftercare, you can also call 1-866-465-0090 to speak with a specialist now. We’re happy to share more tattoo removal tips!