Dermabrasion, or scraping away the skin’s top layers. It can leave big scars and not remove all the ink, said Eric F. Bernstein, director of the Main Line Center for Laser Surgery in Ardmore, Pa.
Surgical removal, or cutting out top layers of skin. This can also leave scars, but can be a good option for small tattoos or if the tattoo inks have caused an allergic reaction and need to be removed quickly, Bernstein said.“Wait till you can do it the right way,” said Bernstein, past president of the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery. “If you try to do something on the cheap, you take a fixable problem and turn it into an unfixable problem with a big scar.” Read more Washington Post