Summer is a time of long, sunny days and carefree displays of skin. For tattoo collectors, it's prime time for showing off new acquisitions and letting it all hang out.
But summer can be stressful for owners of tattoos that are outdated, embarrassing, lacking in personal relevance, or just plain badly done.
A question we hear frequently is, "When should I start treatments to have a tattoo gone by summer?" Sometimes people just want to know if it's practical to remove a tattoo when the sun and beach are calling, given healing times and required care of the treatment site.
Any time of year can be the right time to receive laser tattoo removal treatments, with a little forethought. At TattooMedics, we help our patients plan their treatments around weddings, vacations and other important dates.
Special care must be taken to protect the treatment area from sun exposure. Depending on the phase of healing, the tattoo can be covered with zinc oxide (for complete UV blockade) or conventional sunscreens with an SPF of 30 or higher. It's true that a freshly-treated tattoo cannot be kept wet for the first few days after treatment (ruling out swimming, hot tubbing, etc.), but that doesn't cramp most people's style with a little advanced planning. Unlike getting a new tattoo, the risk of infection is extremely low with laser tattoo removal, since the dermal barrier remains intact.
It can take up to a year to remove some tattoos. So if you're feeling the pain of hiding an unwanted tattoo this summer, now is the time to act to get it out of your life for Summer 2017!
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