Can camouflage be used to hide tattoos?

Some individuals are unable to afford expensive laser treatments and thus camouflage may be an option. The tattoo can be injected with newer inks to tone down the tattoo. This is usually a longer procedure and when done correctly can hide the tattoo. It is not cheap by any means. Camouflage often does not completely hide the tattoo and results are often unpredictable. It is also relatively expensive.

Can surgery be used to remove tattoos?

Surgery is rarely used to treat tattoos. Surgery is only an option if the tattoo is very small and all other methods of removal have failed. Surgery involves removing the entire tattoo with the skin and this can often lead to a serious cosmetic defect, which may be worse than the tattoo itself. If the tattoo is very big, then you may even need a skin graft to close the defect.

One should seriously think about tattoo removal with surgery as the residual scars may even be more unattractive than the original tattoo. Finally surgery is an expensive method of removing a tattoo.

Can Salabrasion be used to remove tattoos?

Salabrasion is a very old technique where one uses chemical solutions to remove the tattoo pigments. The solutions are usually mild acids and the technique is often combined with dermabrasion. Salabrasion is not a great technique. It can only remove tattoos made by weak ink and the process is time consuming. In most cases, it does diddlysquat. Application of weak acids on the skin can also result in serious burns, allergies and eczema. If you have money, this is not a treatment you should select. If you have no money and hate your tattoo, cover it with a garment or a camouflage cream