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It takes at least five treatments to remove a simple black tattoo the size of a quarter. You also have to wait between six and eight weeks between each appointment. Each color requires a different wavelength of laser to remove it.
After multiple sessions (depending on the size of the tattoo and the laser used), the tattoo fades or is completely removed. Today, laser tattoo removal specialists use three different types of Q-switched lasers, and each are more useful than the other in removing certain ink colors. Because heat is produced by these lasers and the skin's layers are penetrated at various depths, there are some side effects to consider.