Works on a wide range of ink colours
PicoSure's short energy pulses are designed to break down a broad range of tattoo ink colours, including some that older lasers can find harder to treat.
What is Laser Tattoo Removal?
PicoSure is a laser tattoo removal treatment that works by delivering short pulses of energy into the tattoo ink, which is selectively absorbed by the ink pigment, breaking it into tiny particles, much smaller than those created by older lasers, without damaging the surrounding skin. Your body’s immune system then naturally clears the broken-down ink particles over the following weeks.
Tattoo ink sits in the dermis, the layer of skin beneath the surface, where the particles are too large for your body to clear on its own. That’s why tattoos last. Once the laser breaks the ink into smaller fragments, immune cells called macrophages can carry them away through the lymphatic system, so the tattoo lightens gradually after each session.
Before lasers, removing a tattoo meant cutting it out, sanding away the top layers of skin (dermabrasion) or rubbing it with salt (salabrasion), all of which carry a high risk of scarring. Laser treatment works through the surface of the skin instead, with much less damage to the skin around the ink.
Most people need around six sessions, spaced a minimum of eight weeks apart, to give your skin time to heal and your immune system time to clear away the ink between treatments. The treatment itself is quick, typically taking anywhere from 5 to 60 minutes depending on the size of your tattoo.
