Laser Tattoo Removal Glossary
Laser tattoo removal is an exciting area of medicine, combining the satisfaction of a cosmetic procedure with the latest technology. Here is a glossary of terms we at Light Touch Laser Clinic use when discussing tattoo removal.
- Absorption
- Anesthesia
- Antibiotic
- Color
- Cream
- Cryosurgery
- Harmony QS laser
- Dermabrasion
- Excision
- Homemade tattoo
- Hyper-pigmentation
- Hypo-pigmentation
- Laser
- Pigment
- Professional tattoo
- Tattoo
- Tattoo Removal
- Wavelength
- Absorption
in the field of laser tattoo removal, the process by which the energy of a photon is taken up by something else, in this case by an atom in the pigment of your tattoo
- Anesthesia
a substance used to block the feeling of pain or other sensations
- Antibiotic
a pharmaceutical that inhibits or eliminates the growth of bacteria, fungi, or protozoa
- Color
the frequency of visible light; a phenomenon of light that enables differentiation of objects
- Cream
a water-soluble substance added to the skin; in laser tattoo removal this can take the form of an antibiotic used to prevent infection
- Cryosurgery
a surgical procedure where liquid nitrogen or other liquid is applied to skin and layers are peeled away
- Harmony QS laser
a Q-switched Nd:YAG dual frequency laser designed specifically for laser tattoo removal
- Dermabrasion
a cosmetic medical procedure where layers of the skin are removed by sanding with abrasives
- Excision
a surgical procedure that removes a portion of skin; before lasers, a painful form of tattoo removal
- Homemade tattoo
a tattoo made outside of a professional studio – often using India, pen, or other ink
- Hyper-pigmentation
excess pigmentation/color
- Hypo-pigmentation
loss of pigmentation/color
- Laser
an acronym meaning “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation”; in tattoo removal, a light of a specific wavelength to remove particular colors is passed through a gain medium and amplified, then directed towards the tattoo pigment
- Pigment
a substance used a coloring – in a tattoo, the most common pigment is black, but thousands can be mixed
- Professional tattoo
a tattoo applied at a professional tattoo studio by trained staff with professional equipment
- Tattoo
also known as dermal pigmentation – is a mark on the body
- Tattoo Removal
a procedure to remove unwanted tattoos – most recently using highly-specific lasers to break up tattoo ink
- Wavelength
the distance between two crests or troughs of a wave of light – laser tattoo removal uses several different wavelengths to address different colors of tattoo ink
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