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Over the last 15 years, the popularity of tattoos or permanent decorative body art has increased dramatically. It is estimated that today, more than 10 million US citizens have at least one tattoo or more. Many who thought a tattoo would be something they would love forever, are now having a change of heart. Maturity, marriage, careers, and growing families are all contributing factors for this waning enthusiasm about what was once considered cool. [...]

The term laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Without getting too technical- this basically means that light source is specially focused into a very intense beam and is usually coherent, meaning it is reduced to a very particular wavelength of the light spectrum and is controlled to “vibrate” in only one plane. Some laser light is visible to the naked eye and some is in a part of the spectrum that can not be seen visually.

So, where and how does this focused light technology come into play in the field of dermatology and more specifically cosmetic dermatology? All lasers, regardless of type or wavelength, basically cause some form of localized heating to occur when applied to the skin. [...]