Why Wait 8 Weeks in Between Laser Tattoo Removal Sessions?

When people are doing research on the laser tattoo removal procedure, they often find that they have to wait approximately 6-8 weeks in between removal sessions. This seems like a ridiculous amount of time to wait for your next tattoo removal session. When you think about it, a lot can happen in your life in that month and a half to two months; your whole life can change in that amount of time.

However, if you do your research, especially by talking to someone who is knowledgable about the tattoo removal industry, you will find that this amount of time is required for proper laser tattoo removal. Let's take a look at why the 6-8 week waiting period in between removal sessions is required for a successful tattoo removal procedure.

There are a few reasons why you must wait that six to eight weeks. The first reason is because it takes roughly eight weeks for the body to take that now dead ink and process it so it can be removed from the body. When the removal process breaks down the ink in the skin, it has to be removed; the body doesn't even completely get the removing ink process going until about the fifth week after the tattoo removal procedure session. Thus, if you were to go back before this process is done, you would be interfering with the process and could cause problems. Of course, the better the immune system and skin quality you have, the sooner and faster this process moves along; if you have poor skin and/or immunity, then you could take longer. Going in after eight weeks ensures this process is done by your
next removal session. 

The second reason for the long wait is because you need that time for your skin to heal and regroup after being traumatized after the previous tattoo removal procedure session. This is especially true if you get the R20 procedure since that's essentially four sessions in one. Depending on the person, you could be healed and pretty good to go after week four or five but just to be certain that your skin is good to go, you should wait the full eight weeks unless stated otherwise by the doctor performing your tattoo removal procedure.

Why is the ultimate reason you should care about waiting the full length of time between tattoo removal sessions? Because if you go back too soon then you can be interfering with the removal process and be wasting your money. You wouldn't remove the cast from a broken bone before it was healed, would you? No. Otherwise you would not heal right, end up getting more treatments or at least a new cast, and be wasting money.

Bottom line, don't be in such a rush to get this done, let it take the appropriate amount of time and get it done right. You always have time to get things done the right way but you don't always have the time to do things a second time.