At one point, you intended for your tattoo to last forever. However, you may decide that your tattoo doesn’t reflect you anymore. When your tattoo or permanent makeup no longer suits you, you may worry that your tattoo removal options are limited.
K.O. Blade and Beauty now offers a new way to remove your tattoo — one that’s even suitable to remove microblading: saline pigment removal. This brand-new service we’re providing to the Newport News, VA, area is quickly becoming our patients’ preferred method to remove unwanted tattoos.
Are you curious about saline tattoo removal, whether it’s the right option to remove your tattoo or permanent makeup, and how it differs from laser tattoo removal? In that case, we’re here to answer all of your questions. So read on to learn more about saline pigment removal and determine whether it’s the best option for your needs.
What Is Saline Pigment Removal?
Saline pigment removal uses an approved saline solution to break up your tattoo’s pigment and pull it out of the skin. The solution contains milled sea salt, purified water, orange and lemon seed extract, and soothing aloe.
Removing the tattoo using saline pigment is similar to tattooing or microblading. However, instead of injecting ink, the hypertonic solution pulls the pigment to the skin’s surface using a coil or rotary tattoo machine.
Once the pigment reaches the skin’s surface, the solution breaks up the pigment through osmosis, forming a temporary scab. Saline pigment removal is the gentlest form of tattoo removal.
How Does Saline Remove Tattoos?
Saline pigment removal is the most widely used and recommended product for cosmetic tattoo removal. The process lifts, lightens, and corrects bad or unwanted microblading, permanent makeup, and scalp micropigmentation.
Saline, a mixture of salt (sodium chloride) and water, comes in different concentrations. Lower concentrations of saline, called isotonic saline, contain about 0.9% salt, which offers about the same salt concentration as your body’s natural fluids like blood and tears. You can rehydrate your cells with isotonic saline.
Higher concentrations of saline, called hypertonic saline, does the exact opposite. Hypertonic saline dehydrates cells through osmosis. So when one of K.O. Blade and Beauty’s expert technicians injects hypertonic saline into your areas of unwanted ink, the saline pulls pigment out of the cells and up to the skin’s surface.
Where Is Saline Pigment Removal Most Effective?
Saline pigment removal is particularly effective in removing cosmetic tattoos. The pigments used in cosmetic tattoos are often different from those used in traditional tattoos and respond very well to removal through saline.
Saline pigment removal is ideal for smaller tattoos or tattoos where the ink deposits are more shallow than traditional tattoos. We frequently use saline pigment removal to remove eyebrow tattoos or faded microblading.
Eyebrow Tattoo Removal
Eyebrow tattoos often use micropigmentation to permanently change the shape or look of your brows. Micropigmentation uses tiny dots of pigment, which are deposited into the skin, creating fuller brows. Saline tattoo removal effectively eliminates those pigments on eyebrow tattoos or other permanent makeup.
Fade Microblading
Microblading creates tiny, shallow cuts or scrapes into the skin. Then, ink or pigment is deposited into those cuts to create the appearance of fine hairs. While microblading is popular for eyebrows, it’s also used on the scalp to create the appearance of thicker hair.
Depending on the depth and the type of pigment used in microblading, saline pigment removal may offer complete pigment removal through multiple treatments — additionally, patients who want to lighten microblading benefit from saline pigment removal.
What Is the Process for Saline Pigment Removal?
Saline tattoo removal breaks up pigment slowly and gently over time. Most patients who want to remove a tattoo thoroughly will require multiple treatments. These are generally provided eight weeks apart to allow the treatment area to heal fully.
We’ll spread a numbing cream on the treatment area at your tattoo removal session. Then, we’ll apply the saline tattoo removal solution to the skin through the same method that placed the original pigment.
The solution creates a scab over the treatment area, and during the healing process, the unwanted pigment attaches to the scab. The scab pulls the pigment up and out of the skin.
Because the scab is an instrumental part of the removal process, it needs to be kept dry at all times and remain untouched until it falls off by itself as the skin naturally heals. Full tattoo lightening may require several treatments, as the pigment releases from the skin in layers.
Saline Pigment Removal vs. Laser Tattoo Removal
Choosing the most effective method for removing your tattoo depends on many factors. When used correctly, both saline pigment and laser tattoo removal provide successful tattoo removal. While laser tattoo removal generally offers the most efficient tattoo removal, there are situations where it’s not a viable option.
Patients who have the following may not be good candidates for laser tattoo removal:
- Tattoos with specific ink colors
- Microblading
- Tattoos near eyes or hair follicles
- Allergic reactions to tattoo ink
- Sensitive skin
Some skin types may experience pigment problems or scarring with laser tattoo removal. If this is a concern, we recommend saline pigment removal.
Am I a Candidate for Saline Pigment Removal?
The ideal candidates for saline pigment removal have small tattoos, microblading, or permanent makeup to be removed or lightened. Patients with severe health or skin conditions that prolong or inhibit healing may not qualify for saline pigment removal.
To schedule a consultation to determine the best removal method for your tattoo, microblading, or permanent makeup, and to learn about your treatment process, call or book an appointment online with the expert team at K.O. Blade and Beauty today!
