Tattoos have become very popular and they are meant to be permanent. But what if you regret the tattoo? Laser technology makes removal faster and easier. At Alibi Tattoo & Piercing in Hallam, County York, skin is the canvas. Mike Camp of Harrisburg has gotten some of his 40-plus tattoos there. The 47-year-old said he started getting inked before it became more mainstream. “I didn’t want to follow everyone else. I wanted to do my own thing, and doing my own thing meant getting tattoos,” he said. Now the tattoo shop, which opened in 2020, offers another service: tattoo removal. “Some people get tattoos that they regret. They’re no longer with that significant other. They want to get that name out of there. We we can do that in quick sessions, too,” said co-owner Lee Leffler. “It’s a life and death tattoo, depending on how you look at it,” Camp said. He said life and death should go away, as it is now all too common. Leffler tackled the newest PicoWay system. It’s a high-powered, ultra-short-pulse laser. It breaks up the tattoo ink but leaves the outer layer of the skin intact. The ink eventually drains through the lymphatic system. system. Camp said the feeling is similar to getting a tattoo. “It’s a little different pain, if that makes sense, but it’s equivalent,” he said. The aftercare is much the same. “You treat it like a new tattoo. You apply your Aquaphor, you keep it clean and he should heal well for you,” Leffler said. There may be redness and swelling. Leffler said she and Camp will know in about eight weeks how successful the removal was. If it is still there, he will come for another treatment. After it’s gone, Camp plans to get a new tattoo to fill the void. Alibi charges between $125 and $200 per tattoo removal session.
Tattoos have become very popular and they are meant to be permanent.
But what if you regret a tattoo? Laser technology makes removal faster and easier.
At Alibi Tattoo & Piercing in Hallam, County York, skin is the canvas.
Mike Camp of Harrisburg has gotten some of his 40-plus tattoos there. The 47-year-old said he started getting inked before it became more mainstream.
“I didn’t want to follow everyone else. I wanted to do my own thing, and doing my own thing meant getting a tattoo,” he said.
Now the tattoo shop, which opened in 2020, offers another service: tattoo removal.
“Some people get tattoos that they regret. They are no longer with that significant other. They want to get that name out of there. We can do that in quick sessions, too,” said co-owner Lee Leffler.
“It’s a life and death tattoo, depending on how you look at it,” Camp said.
He said that life and death should disappear as they are already too common.
Leffler tackled the latest PicoWay system. It is a high-power laser with ultra-short pulses.
It breaks up the tattoo ink but leaves the outer layer of skin intact. Eventually, the ink drains through the lymphatic system.
Camp said the feeling is similar to getting a tattoo.
“It’s a little different pain, if that makes sense, but it’s equivalent,” he said.
The post-processing is pretty much the same.
“Treat it like a new tattoo. You apply your Aquaphor, you keep it clean, and it should cure well for you,” Leffler said.
There may be redness and swelling.
Leffler said she and Camp will know in about eight weeks how successful the removal was. If it is still there, he will come for another treatment.
After it’s gone, Camp plans to get a new tattoo to fill the void.
Alibi charges between $125 and $200 per tattoo removal session.