A tattoo black tattoo on the skin reached 75% fading after 8 sessions at Cascade Medical Spa, Take It Off, Removery.
After 8 sessions at Cascade Medical Spa, Take It Off, Removery.
The tattoo
A medium black tattoo on the skin, 1–5 yrs old when treatment began.
Cost
Cascade Medical Spa, Take It Off, Removery did not share a total cost. For reference, the average per-session rate in Portland runs $133 to $399, which would put a 8-session treatment in the $1,064 to $3,192 range.
The laser
Cascade Medical Spa, Take It Off, Removery treated this case with the Picoway, a picosecond platform.
For black ink, it operates at 1064 nm with a pulse duration of 240 - 450 ps.
Mike from GO describes PicoWay as a monster on black ink, and it is his personal choice for black ink removal.
Bottom line
The last 5 to 10 percent of clearance is consistently the hardest phase: residual ink sits deepest, immune response slows, and the composition of what remains is unknown.
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