Archive for January, 2009

Best Laser Tattoo Removal in Austin

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

When you are looking for the best laser tattoo removal in Austin, New Look Laser Tattoo Removal is your natural choice. Laser tattoo removal is the only procedure that we perform, and we are the leading provider of the procedure in the state of Texas for several reasons.

First, New Look uses the world’s most advanced laser technology to remove your tattoo. A variety of lasers are used for cosmetic treatments. Tattoo removal lasers use very precise wavelengths of light, energy levels, pulse widths, and other variables. The lasers used at New Look Laser Tattoo Removal are specially designed for tattoo removal and cannot be used for other procedures like laser hair removal or facial resurfacing. You can be confident of a great results and the best laser tattoo removal in Austin because we use the best equipment and can offer you a safe and effective results.

Second, New Look Laser Tattoo Removal performs more laser tattoo removal treatments than anyone in the State of Texas. At our Austin, Houston, and Dallas laser clinics, we operate full-time and complete dozens of procedures every day. This level of experience allows for expertise and the best laser tattoo removal that you can find anywhere.

Third, we understand that laser tattoo removal is a procedure that many of our patients have questions about. You are curious about the ability to remove certain colors, you wonder about the side effects and aftercare procedures, the cost may be an issue for you, and you would like to know more about how laser tattoo removal works. At New Look, we specialize in laser tattoo removal and our staff is customer-service oriented. We’ll answer your questions and allow you to feel comfortable that we are the best laser tattoo removal clinic in Austin, or anywhere!

Is Laser Tattoo Removal Safe?

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Some patients here at New Look Laser Tattoo Removal have questions about the safety of laser tattoo removal. Here are several key questions and answers to patient questions about the safety of laser tattoo removal:

(Q) Is the laser light from a tattoo removal laser safe or does it cause cancer?
(A) Lasers used for laser tattoo removal are FDA-approved and have been approved as safe for removing tattoos and other dermal pigmentation. The wavelengths of light that are created are forms of non-ionizing radiation, so there is no risk of them causing cancer or otherwise damaging your body.

Tattoo removal lasers do have some minor side effects, but when a modern laser is used (such as those used by New Look Laser Tattoo Removal) these are minimal and do not lead to long-term effects. Common side effects include swelling, redness, and some blistering. These are all part of the normal healing process and will help your body remove the ink from your skin.

One other safety issue to address are basic but very important eye-safety precautions that we take. Our laser practitioners and patients will wear protective goggles that will protect your sensitive eyes (specifically the retina) from the laser. When used, these goggles provide complete coverage and protection from eye damage from the laser.

Allergy to Your Tattoo

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Are you allergic to your tattoo? A small percentage of our patients are removing their tattoo because they have developed a strong allergic reaction to their tattoo. For most of these tattoo removal patients, they have received their tattoo within the last month and are experiencing redness, itching, swelling, and discomfort from their tattoo. Red ink is the most common color of tattoo ink that causes an allergy. Allergy to tattoos makes the tattoo removal process somewhat more difficult and uncertain compared to tattoos that are being removed for purely cosmetic reasons. Your immune system is having an allergic reaction to your ink and your body’s ability to flush the ink we shatter out of your body can be complicated by the body’s rejection of the ink. For some patients we will be able to successfully perform a laser treatment on your tattoo and shatter the ink in your tattoo, but the ink will not be flushed through your immune system. This is often difficult to predict but when you come in for a free consultation at New Look we’ll be able to discuss some of these issues with you.

Laser Tattoo Removal Training from New Look Laser College

Monday, January 5th, 2009

New Look Laser College, an affiliated laser training program of New Look Laser Tattoo Removal, offers the world’s leading laser tattoo removal training course. If you are interested in established a medi-spa, laser spa, or medical practice that focuses on laser tattoo removal, New Look Laser College offers a tattoo removal training program that presents a comprehensive educational experience. Our laser tattoo removal training program includes a detailed explanation of laser physics, skin and basic dermatology, tattoo removal lasers and equipment, extensive hands-on practice with real patients, and insight on how to run a laser business from the leading entrepreneurs in the industry.

New Look Laser College’s chief instructors have traveled to a combined 55 countries and look to offer laser tattoo removal training courses in many others. Countries where we have or will offer training for tattoo removal include the United States, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Austria, Taiwan, Sweden, France, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel, Russia, Chile, Czech Republic, Latvia, Slovakia, Brazil, Lithuania, Poland, Thailand, Mexico, China, and Romania. Our tattoo removal training course is the most highly respected because of the expertise of our chief instructors and the seriousness with which we approach our topic.

At our chain of tattoo removal clinics – New Look Laser Tattoo Removal – we offer expert laser treatments to choosey patients who demand the highest quality in a comfortable clinical setting. At our laser college – New Look Laser College – we provide expert instructions to students that want classroom lectures from Harvard-educated instructors and hands-on training that will prepare you for your own clinical practice.

Contact New Look Laser College today.

How Does a Tattoo Removal Laser Remove Your Ink?

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Tattoo removal lasers work by directing specific wavelengths of light towards a tattoo. The ink in a tattoo absorbs certain wavelengths of light that fits its absorption pattern. Here’s an example of how color really works – when light shines upon a red apple, what colors are reflected and what colors are absorbed? All colors are absorbed except red, which is reflected and seen by the viewer. With a tattoo removal laser, wavelengths that are absorbed well by tattoo ink (and less so by things in the skin that we want to ignore) are used for certain colors – whether the tattoo ink be green, red, black, purple, or orange. When the absorption occurs, the tattoo ink heats up – imagine your body absorbing the sunlight and feeling warmer. Because of the extremely fast pulse of a tattoo removal laser – several billionths of a second – the tattoo ink heats up very quickly, causing it to shatter.

Once the ink is shattered it is easier for your body to remove it – like it would any other foreign particle. It takes a number of sessions to remove tattoos, but we can remove most colors of tattoo ink here at New Look Laser Tattoo Removal, the specialist in laser tattoo removal in Austin, Texas.

Tattoo Removal as a New Year Resolution

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Laser tattoo removal may be part of your New Year’s resolutions this year. If you have an unwanted tattoo that doesn’t fit into your life, New Look Laser Tattoo Removal offers a way to make that change in 2009.

Laser tattoo removal is a cutting-edge procedure using the latest in laser technology to shatter the ink in your tattoo allowing the body to flush away those pieces of ink over a series of tattoo removal treatments. Austin tattoo removal clinic New Look Laser Tattoo Removal specializes in laser treatments for tattoos.