Laser tattoo removal: what really happens
The laser breaks the ink into fine particles your body clears over time. It takes several spaced sessions, and the result depends on the ink, its depth and your skin.
No two tattoos behave alike
Whatever your reason for removing it, we don’t judge your story. What we look at is your tattoo: its colour, depth, age and where it sits on the body. These decide the number of sessions and what we can realistically reach.
What responds well
Black ink absorbs the laser light best. A black tattoo that’s older and professionally done usually fades more readily.
Black responds best
What takes patience
Green and light blue are more stubborn. Amateur, very dense or recent inks can also take longer, and a faint residual ghost sometimes remains.
Green and light blue: more stubbornWhat affects the number of sessions
Several factors combine, and none acts alone.
The ink colour
Black clears fastest. Green and light blue are the most stubborn and can call for more sessions.
The depth of the ink
The deeper the ink sits, the more the laser has to work in stages to break it up.
The age of the tattoo
An old tattoo is often already a bit faded, which helps. A recent one is denser and slower to treat.
The skin tone
We adapt the settings to your phototype to target the ink while protecting the surrounding skin. That affects the pace of the sessions.
The location on the body
Closer to the heart, circulation clears the ink faster. On the extremities, like hands and feet, it’s often slower.
The laser starts breaking up the ink. You mostly see lightening, not disappearance.
- The tattoo’s outlines soften
- The skin reddens and may peel for a few days
- We space sessions about 6 to 8 weeks apart
Session after session, your body clears the broken-up ink and the design fades.
- Black clears first; colours follow at their own pace
- The number of sessions varies widely from one person to another
- We reassess at each visit based on what the skin shows
We aim for the realistic maximum: full clearance for some, strong fading for others.
- No guarantee of 100% removal
- A faint ghost or shadow can remain
- We tell you plainly before starting
Removing it fully
We take the tattoo off session after session, up to the maximum your skin and ink allow.
Laser tattoo removal
The laser breaks up the ink so your body clears it. $100 to $700 per session by size, or a 4-session package, $299 to $2,099 by size. Taxes extra.
See the treatment →Assessment before starting
We examine the colour, depth and age of the tattoo, then give you an honest estimate of the number of sessions.
Spaced sessions
We wait about 6 to 8 weeks between sessions to let the skin recover and the ink clear.
Care between sessions
We show you how to protect the area from the sun and help it heal between visits.
Lightening for a cover-up
You don’t need to erase everything to start fresh. A few sessions are often enough to prepare a new tattoo.
Laser tattoo removal (lightening)
A few sessions lighten the old design enough for a tattoo artist to work over it. $100 to $700 per session by size, taxes extra.
See the treatment →Fewer sessions than full removal
Lightening usually needs fewer passes than full removal, since the new tattoo covers the rest.
Coordinating with your tattoo artist
We aim for the level of lightening your tattoo artist needs for their cover-up project.
A wait before re-tattooing
We let the skin fully recover after the last laser session before a new tattoo goes on.
We fade the ink, never your story.
How we approach your tattoo
It all starts with an assessment. We look closely at your tattoo, give you a frank estimate of the number of sessions and the possible result, without promising more than the ink allows.
Three nurses and three medical estheticians, seven years of experience and more than 700 reviews in Sainte-Rose, Laval. We’re with you at every session, without judging why you’re here.
Your questions
We start with your skin.
An honest evaluation, then a step-by-step plan. You decide, we advise.
