What to Expect at Your PicoSecond Laser Tattoo Removal Appointment
Your treatment begins with a detailed consultation to assess your tattoo size, colours, depth, age, and expected number of sessions. A patch test may also be performed to confirm suitability.
During your session, you’ll wear protective eyewear while your therapist directs precise PicoSecond Laser pulses into the tattoo. This energy breaks the ink into smaller particles so your body can naturally clear them.
Most clients feel a quick, hot flick sensation — typically more intense than getting the tattoo, but tolerable and very fast.
As the PicoSecond Laser passes over the ink, you’ll notice the area “blanching” (turning white). This is a normal response and fades within a few hours as the tattoo colour temporarily reappears.
After treatment, the area may feel warm, swollen or slightly inflamed for a few days. Your therapist will recommend Colloidal Silver Spray to support healing and minimise infection risk.
Over the next 6–8 weeks, your body gradually flushes away the shattered ink particles. Tattoos fade progressively across sessions.
General guidelines:
- Black & amateur tattoos: 6–8 sessions
- Red & yellow tattoos: 8–10 sessions
- Professional multi-coloured tattoos: 10–12+ sessions
Very dense or heavily packed tattoos may require more treatments. Pricing depends on tattoo size and complexity.
Why Choose Neue Skin Clinic for Tattoo Removal?
Our PicoSecond Laser system is especially effective for:
- Black ink
- Red ink
- Yellow ink
These colours respond extremely well to the wavelengths and pulse structure of our device, providing reliable fading and excellent removal outcomes.
Some colours do not respond as successfully:
- Green, blue & purple pigments
These inks require alternative specialised wavelengths. For clients with these colours, we provide a trusted referral to a specialist colleague on the Gold Coast, QLD who works with PicoSecond Lasers specifically designed for those pigments.
We’ll always guide you honestly to the option that will give you the best result.
What Is PicoSecond Laser Tattoo Removal?
PicoSecond Laser Tattoo Removal uses safe, medical-grade PicoSecond Laser technology to break down tattoo pigment so the body can remove it naturally.
Unlike older methods (CO? Lasers, Argon Lasers, dermabrasion or surgical removal), modern Q-switched Lasers do not cause skin removal or scarring when performed professionally.
PicoSecond Laser treatment targets only the ink — not the surrounding skin. This makes it the safest, most effective method for removing unwanted tattoos.
How PicoSecond Laser Tattoo Removal Works
Tattoo ink particles are too large for the body to remove on its own. PicoSecond Laser Tattoo Removal uses fast, high-energy pulses to break these particles into tiny fragments small enough for your immune system to clear.
Here’s how the process works:
- The PicoSecond Laser delivers a rapid pulse of light absorbed by the ink.
- The ink heats and shatters into microscopic pieces.
- White blood cells carry these fragments away through the lymphatic system.
- Over weeks, the tattoo progressively fades.
Multiple sessions are needed because only a portion of ink can be treated each time, and healing time is required between sessions.