Laser Tattoo & Pigmentation Removal

Removal of tattoos, permanent make-up and brown pigmentation using a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser (Quanta System Asset) operating at 532 and 1064 nm. The laser delivers extremely short, high-energy pulses that shatter ink and pigment particles by a photoacoustic effect, after which the body clears the fragments over the following weeks. At this Brno dermatology clinic the treatment also addresses café-au-lait spots, freckles, solar lentigines and early seborrhoeic keratoses, with pricing per area and per ink colour.

Q-switched laser removal targets unwanted ink and pigment with nanosecond pulses of light so brief and intense that the energy is absorbed almost entirely by the pigment particle rather than the surrounding skin. This photoacoustic effect mechanically fractures the particle into fragments small enough for the body's immune system to carry away, so the treated mark fades progressively over the weeks between sessions. At Ambulance estetické dermatologie MUDr. Mojmír Müller the device is a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser Asset made by Quanta System, which emits at two wavelengths — 1064 nm for deeper and darker inks and 532 nm for red and brown tones — allowing it to treat multi-colour tattoos, permanent make-up, and a range of benign brown pigmentation including café-au-lait macules, freckles, melasma (treated cautiously), solar and senile lentigines and early seborrhoeic keratoses. Because each colour and depth of pigment responds differently, prices are quoted per single ink colour and per area, and the number of sessions varies widely: brown pigment often clears in around two sessions, while a dense multi-colour tattoo can need up to eight. Sessions are spaced at least eight weeks apart to give the skin time to recover and the body time to clear shattered pigment. A small test patch (up to 1×1 cm) may be treated first to gauge response. After each session the skin may pinken, blister slightly or crust; this is part of normal healing and should not be picked. Strong UV exposure must be avoided for at least two months afterwards, with daily SPF 50+, because the treated skin is vulnerable to post-inflammatory pigmentation. The treatment suits people wanting to fade or remove a tattoo or permanent make-up, or to lighten benign brown pigmentation; the dermatologist examines any pigmented lesion before treatment to confirm it is benign and suitable for laser, and reviews contraindications beforehand.