What is the best tattoo removal treatment besides laser treatment?

Does laser tattoo removal hurt? If so for how long.Do you have any recommendations for before treatment?

• I just want to know is there any thing I could us before getting laser removal.

• Answer:

  Yes they do hurt. For me at least. They are relatively expensive too. Cheapest I could find around my area is $300 for a 15 minute session. It feels like someone snapping a rubberband on your skin but with a hot sensation to it. Prior to the treatment, they applied this cooling gel similar to aloe vera to help me dull the pain but nope...it sure didn't work. Still hurts A LOT. Personally, I would not recommend laser treatment UNLESS you no longer want tattoos at all. If tattoos are ok then I suggest a coverup instead. If you want to completely remove it, it will take more than one session to do so. The before and after pics in the time frames they advertise are fake. After 3 sessions, you still can see the markings clear, however, the ink disperses into different areas therefore lightening the picture itself. It should take about 8-10 sessions depending on how large/dark your tattoo is. Recovery time is much longer than getting a tattoo. Your skin is burned so you have to avoid sunlight and wrap it with gauze. For my forearm recovery time until fully healed was approximately 5-6 months. Everyone's recovery period is different...Vitamin A helps your skin heal faster and can be found in milk, eggs, liver, fortified cereals, darkly colored orange or green vegetables (such as carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and kale), and orange fruits such as cantaloupe, apricots, peaches, papayas, and mangos.)