How safe is laser tattoo removal?
According to studies, no serious conditions have arisen from such treatment. Many have reported scaring, but that was years before the new laser tatoo removal technology emerged. The side effects that are still reported are infections, since if one does not take care of the treated area between sessions; he could easily get an infection. Doctors prohibit exposing the area to direct sun, and activities such as tanning. If you do, you’ll most probably notice the treated area will become red and it will throb a little.
Other side effects of treatments are: hyperpigmentation or excess of color in the area treated, you’ll notice that area is darker than the rest of your body, hypopigmentation or the lack of color in that area, in which it will look paler than the rest of your body, and in a few cases permanent scarring. So generally speaking, side effects of removal are no different that those of getting a tattoo.