The treatment
A session,step by step.
A session takes from a few minutes to an hour. Here is what happens, in order, and what we decide together before we start.
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Five stages, from the first conversation to aftercare.
- 01
Consultation and test
We look at the tattoo, the surrounding skin, its age and colours. A small test area shows how your skin reacts before we treat the rest.
- 02
Protection
The area is cleaned and disinfected. The practitioner wears new gloves and protective glasses, and you wear eye protection during the pulses.
- 03
The laser passes
The beam sweeps over the tattoo in short passes. The skin whitens in places: “frosting”. It is a sign that the ink has been broken up, not a burn.
- 04
Cooling
The area is cooled and then covered. Redness and slight swelling are expected in the hours that follow; small scabs sometimes appear over the next days.
- 05
Aftercare
You leave with written instructions: keep the area clean, moisturise, avoid the sun, do not scratch. If anything is unclear, write to us on WhatsApp.
In practice
Duration, pain, interval.
From a few minutes to an hour
A small tattoo or the brows take a few minutes. A full forearm, a back or a leg take longer, with breaks.
An elastic band snapping
This is the most common comparison. Intensity depends on the area, ink density and your threshold. The skin is cooled during the pulses.
6 to 8 weeks
The body clears the ink fragments and the skin repairs during this time. On a large area, or if the skin reacts slowly, we wait longer.
These are orders of magnitude. The practitioner adjusts them after seeing the area and how your skin responds to the test.
Before the session
The questions we will ask you.
We ask them before every appointment. Not to discourage you, but to avoid an unnecessary reaction on skin that is not ready.
Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
A photosensitising treatment: some antibiotics, isotretinoin, a dermatological treatment. Bring your list of medicines or a photo of the boxes.
Recent tanning, sun exposure or self-tanner in the days before.
An infection, a wound, an infected spot or an active lesion in the area to be treated.
A tendency to keloid scarring, a known allergy, or a skin condition we need to take into account.
Tattoo removal started elsewhere, or a cover-up already attempted on the area.
This list is not exhaustive and does not replace medical advice. If an answer worries us, we postpone the session and refer you to a health professional. We are not doctors or dermatologists.
The number of sessions
Two tattoos never move at the same pace.
We give a range after examination, never an exact number. It is revised as sessions go on, according to what the skin shows.
How many sessions do I need? →Ink colour
Black and dark blue respond best. Green, yellow and white, often used in cover-ups, take more passes.
Density and age
A fine, old tattoo goes faster than a thick solid fill, a cover-up or a recent tattoo.
Body area
Hands, fingers, feet and ankles move more slowly: circulation is weaker there.
Your skin
Skin type, how it heals and how regular the sessions are all change the pace.
Your skin,your questions.
Send a photo of the tattoo on WhatsApp. We reply with a first opinion and the next available times.
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