How Laser Tattoo Removal Works - Smarter Every Day 123
Added 2014-10-30 13:23:56 +0000 UTC
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Ouch!
Sally Haylock
2015-01-03 18:35:39 +0000 UTC
(Me = Not Doctor) I would think that both would be happening, the epidermis would be swollen and discolored in a way that would make it more opaque, but also the breaking up of the ink particles would make them less pronounced or look faded.
Alex Southwell
2014-11-06 00:05:49 +0000 UTC
I think (but I'm by no means sure) that the whitening is actually just the epidermis responding to the laser, and that the pigment underneath is still present but made less visible temporarily. Perhaps Dustin or Dr. Labbert can help clarify that.
2014-11-01 23:13:37 +0000 UTC
Ace video Destin!
Chris Phillips
2014-10-30 19:40:08 +0000 UTC
So the whitening of the pigment at each laser pulse is only temporary? If there weren't white blood cells to remove the pigment the color would come back?