tattoo Laser Removal

Welcome to our laser tattoo removal studio, where we help you say goodbye to unwanted ink with precision and care. Our state-of-the-art technology ensures safe and effective removal, while our experienced team guides you through the process with expertise and understanding. Discover the freedom to start anew with our safe and effective tattoo removal services.

Tattoo Removal Specialists

Our laser services are currently only available at our Ankeny location.

Tattoos have always been designed to be permanent by embedding ink into the dermis, the deepest layer of your skin. Due to the deep insertion of ink you body's natural immune system is unable to eliminate the ink particles which allow the tattoo to remain permanent on the skin. In the past there was not an effective or easy way to remove tattoos.

Today however, medical lasers are designed to eliminate tattoos ranging from a single wave-length of light to a broad spectrum of light, the varieties of which are intended to obliterate the ink in the tattoo without damaging the skin. Certain colors of light are absorbedly specific corresponding colors of the tattoo ink. Light energy vaporizes or fragments the ink particle. Your body then absorbs these fragments naturally and the color fades over the next couple of weeks. Lucky Gal in Ankeny specializes in the safe and effective removal of tattoos by utilizing the Picosecond Laser Machine, the most powerful pigment and tattoo removal solution on the market. The high energy level of the Picosecond machine allow pigment tattoo removal with fewer treatments compared to other competing laser systems.

What to expect during the removal process

During a tattoo removal procedure, the area being treated is cleansed. The laser is then pulsed over the tattoo, directing the light energy towards the ink. The laser pulses last mere nanoseconds (billionths of a second), providing high levels of fluency for quality ink shattering. The light is selectively absorbed by the tattoo ink particles, leaving the surrounding skin tissue and chromophores unharmed. The tattoo ink particles absorb the laser energy, heat up, and shatter into smaller ink particles. In the days and weeks following a laser treatment, the body’s immune system flushes away the shattered ink particles, causing the tattoo to fade. Over a series of treatments, more and more ink shatters, leaving the skin free of ink. Laser tattoo removal is definitely a team effort that requires not only work from the laser but also a person’s immune system. Ensuring you maintain a healthy immune system will provide faster removal and improve the overall results of the removal procedure.