Tattoo Removal

Tattoo removal at Cienega Medical on a monthly unlimited subscription plan — pay a flat monthly rate and come in as often as needed for your tattoo size. Pricing from $69/month for small tattoos under one square inch up to $189/month for tattoos up to 25 square inches. Multiple sessions over several months to years are typically needed for full clearance, making the subscription model cost-effective versus per-session pricing.

Cienega Medical structures its tattoo removal service as a monthly unlimited subscription — an approach that offers significant value for patients requiring the multiple sessions typically needed for full tattoo clearance, particularly for multicoloured or dense tattoos. Rather than paying a per-session fee, patients subscribe at a flat monthly rate based on the size of the tattoo being treated, and can return as frequently as the healing interval between sessions allows (typically four to eight weeks). The subscription tiers are: XS (tattoo under 1 square inch, e.g. a small symbol or initial) at $69/month; S (under 4 square inches) at $95/month; M (under 9 square inches) at $124/month; L (under 16 square inches) at $160/month; and XL (17–25 square inches, covering larger sleeve or back pieces) at $189/month. Laser tattoo removal works by delivering high-peak-power laser pulses into the skin at wavelengths absorbed by specific ink colour pigments. The rapid energy absorption causes the ink particles to shatter into microscopic fragments through a photoacoustic effect — much smaller pieces than the immune system's macrophages previously couldn't clear. These fragments are then gradually eliminated by the lymphatic system over the four to eight weeks between sessions, progressively lightening the tattoo. Black and dark blue inks respond most readily to 1064 nm Nd:YAG pulses, while red, orange, and yellow inks require 532 nm KTP wavelengths, and green and teal may respond to 694 nm ruby or 755 nm alexandrite wavelengths. Full clearance typically requires six to twenty or more sessions depending on the tattoo's ink density, colours, age, layering, and the patient's skin type and immune responsiveness. The subscription model removes the financial disincentive to attend all required sessions, supporting treatment completion.