Ever wondered why, if you have a tattoo on the treated area, you can’t have a laser hair removal? It is because lasers are attracted to black pigment. Regardless of the color of your tattoo, lasers will be attracted to it, and it will release an excessive amount of heat energy if it hits it.

If you have a color tattoo, the laser can turn the tattoo completely black, and it will also cause a blister or scar on top of the tattoo. This can be incredibly painful, and it will also ruin any tattoo work that you may have gotten done.
Because of this, it is very important for you to be truthful in informing your laser hair removal specialist if you have any tattoos.

When we say tattoos, this includes permanent tattoo make-ups. If ever you deny that your eyebrows are tattooed, you have a permanent lip liner tattoo or permanent blush tattoo, you run a high risk of destroying your tattoo and sporting a scar forever.

However, nowadays, there are new technologies being developed that enables lasers to remove unwanted hairs closer to a tattoo. But they can only do laser hair removal one inch away from the tattoo. That is why, a lot of people who has tattooed lip liner, cannot have laser hair removal on their upper lip.

If a laser can accidentally hit a tattoo, you will feel instant pain of stinging and burning. If it does not cause a blister immediately, it will cause instant fading to the tattoo, potentially at 75 to 100%.

Therefore, to avoid burning your skin, causing a blister, and causing permanent scarring, be sure to clearly inform your laser hair removal technician of any tattoos that you may have, especially if they are cosmetic permanent makeup. This will prevent any excessive pain within your laser hair removal treatment, and it will also preserve any tattoo work that you may have had done.