Tattoo removal methods are extremely painful and ineffective but with the advent of laser technology we have a painless, permanent and effective way of getting rid of our mistakes. Another method is excision, where the tattoo would be cut away and the skin sewn back together.

The new-age laser techniques are a ‘class-apart’ in erasing them with little risk of scarring. The Nd:YAG laser from Alma Inc, Israel, used at Oliva emits an intense beam of light to remove the tattoo without harming the healthy skin cells in the vicinity. The laser light breaks the tattoo ink particles into tiny fragments which are then washed out through the body’s natural cleansing mechanism. This causes the tattoo to fade out or be removed. The whole cleansing process generally takes several weeks.

Oliva’s laser procedure is done both for –