The normal procedure applied over multiple sessions involves intentional first & second degree burns in the dermis caused by heat transfer (using laser light) to the pigment particles embedded there so they break up.
Yeeeaaaright, first degree burns don’t change anything. They only ever involve the epidermis, whereas tattoos are made by inserting ink into the dermis. In other words, first degree burns just aren’t deep enough.
Don’t forget that the process will have to be repeated several times, up ten times in bad cases. And every time you get burn blisters and if the area treated is large you will probably be laid out for at least a few days with high fever as well as excruciating pain.
How many treatments and how bad the burns will be depends on the ink used, the amount of ink, and how deeply it was inserted into the skin. Usually the more primitive tattoos, such as those known as prison tattoos, will be worse to remove than a similar tattoo made by a tattoo artist using professional ink and well working and calibrated equipment. Problem is the professional tattoo is likely to cover a larger area and be more saturated, and that translates into more pain when trying to remove them.
Also remember that removing a tattoo will cost several times more than getting it in the first place, and that’s before you add in any loss in income as you recover between sessions…
…That last panel is not a good sign.
I was just about to say the same
Bad night: you wake up and can’t remember where you got that tattoo.
Really bad night: you wake up and can’t remember where your tattoo went.
How do you lose a tattoo!
In Shelly’s case, the same way you got it
The normal procedure applied over multiple sessions involves intentional first & second degree burns in the dermis caused by heat transfer (using laser light) to the pigment particles embedded there so they break up.
Yeeeaaaright, first degree burns don’t change anything. They only ever involve the epidermis, whereas tattoos are made by inserting ink into the dermis. In other words, first degree burns just aren’t deep enough.
Thank you Cliff Claven
Don’t forget that the process will have to be repeated several times, up ten times in bad cases. And every time you get burn blisters and if the area treated is large you will probably be laid out for at least a few days with high fever as well as excruciating pain.
How many treatments and how bad the burns will be depends on the ink used, the amount of ink, and how deeply it was inserted into the skin. Usually the more primitive tattoos, such as those known as prison tattoos, will be worse to remove than a similar tattoo made by a tattoo artist using professional ink and well working and calibrated equipment. Problem is the professional tattoo is likely to cover a larger area and be more saturated, and that translates into more pain when trying to remove them.
Also remember that removing a tattoo will cost several times more than getting it in the first place, and that’s before you add in any loss in income as you recover between sessions…
My worry is that she’ll now have to get one to replace the one that is lost so no one will say, “hey, where’d that tatoo go?”
Luci is going to be so excited to hear those screams.