Saline Tattoo Removal
Saline tattoo removal is a process by which we penetrate the skin with a saline solution (salt + purified water) to break up the tattoo pigment and pull it out of the skin. The procedure is similar to tattooing or microblading but instead of injecting ink underneath the skin, we’re doing the reverse, which is pulling it out.
How Does it Work?
The area is cleansed and a numbing cream is applied to help minimise any pain.
The process is similar to a tattoo; the saline solution is implanted into your skin over the tattooed area.
The solution works by breaking up the pigment and pulling it up to the outer surface of the skin through a process called osmosis.
The extracted pigment will heal and form into a scab. During the healing process, the scab will lift, resulting in the tattoo being noticeably lighter.
The healing process usually takes about 6-8 weeks, depending on how quickly your skin heals. More than one session is often required. Additional treatments can only be performed once the skin has completely healed.
Is Saline Tattoo Removal Better Than Laser?
Saline Removal and Laser removal vary in technique:
With the saline removal procedure, the ink is pulled up and out of the skin. It forms into a scar that falls off as the skin heals. With laser, the ink is pushed into the skin and the ink is absorbed by the body.
Laser tattoo removal works with certain wavelengths of light, which must match the colour of the tattoo ink, so that it can be removed. If the laser doesn’t have that particular hue, it might be hard to remove some ink colours. Lasers can not remove white ink, as the white molecules reflect the laser light, and therefore can’t be identified or removed.
Laser removal is also not suitable for those with darker skin tones, as it will respond to the pigment in the skin, which can cause scarring.
Saline removal can be effective on all ink colours and is a much better alternative for people with darker skin tones or sensitive skin.
