Melbourne Tattoo Removal

Our technician Hilary Quinn has many years experience removing ink bleed (spreading ink).

For more information visit our website - https://www.melbournetattooremoval.com.au

There is no substitute for quality when it comes to tattoo removal. No matter how desperate you might feel about being rid of your unwanted ink, you will feel worse if you trade this tattoo for skin damage in the exact same shape as your unwanted tattoo. Be careful selecting who you allow to remove your tattoo. A single poorly conducted treatment can ruin your chance of a great result.

'Married At First Sight' recap, Episode 26: Martha's tattoo removal and the return of Ivan

MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT’S Martha recently visited Melbourne Tattoo Removal in Caulfield for tattoo removal treatment by Hilary. Click on the Nine Honey website link below to view footage of her visit.

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Careful removal by a skilled technician results in a very satisfactory outcome. Tattooing itself, when done properly, does not harm the skin. A skilled laser technician who is careful not to damage the skin during any of the treatments required to remove a tattoo can achieve a terrific result. Always seek out a highly skilled technician who is focused on the end result.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TATTOO REMOVAL? OUR HIGHLY EXPERIENCED LASER TECHNICIAN HILARY QUINN WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.

PHONE: (03) 9523 7161
MOBILE: 0431 094 315
EMAIL: [email protected]

CHOOSE YOUR LASER TECHNICIAN CAREFULLY

A lot of attention is paid to the type of laser being used and it is important that the right laser is being used, but as with tattooing, a good machine does not guarantee a good result. It is the operator’s skill that ensures that your removal is a success. SEEK A SKILLED OPERATOR.

When you are selecting a tattoo removal technician make sure that they have at lease three years experience and exhibit a thorough knowledge of the tattoo removal process.

HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR TATTOO REMOVAL CLINIC

- ‘QUESTIONS TO ASK’ AND ‘THINGS TO AVOID’

Just as it is with tattooists not all tattoo removal clinicians are equal, for this reason it is important to know what to look for and what to avoid when choosing your provider. The most common reason that people receive poor quality tattoo removal is that they don’t know what they should expect. The information contained in the following posts is designed to make it easier to select the right clinic.

Questions to ask:

(1) What sort of training have you had?

(2) How much experience do you have?

(3) Do you have the right laser?

(4) Should I trust ‘before & after’ pictures?

(5) What after care will my tattoo require?

(6) Should I have a test patch?

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(1) What sort of training have you had?

Make sure your laser operator has received adequate training. Avoid those who have only undergone the training offered by the company who supplied their laser as this is not adequate and is not designed to be the sole source of training an operator should have. Also avoid those who have only completed a tattoo removal course without further training. Ideally your laser operator should hold a ‘Laser Safety Certificate’ and also have completed at least one tattoo removal course in addition to thorough ‘in clinic’ training under an existing skilled tattoo removalist. Courses alone are not adequate and are not geared to equip the laser operator to commence treatment without further training, they are preliminary training only, supervised ‘in clinic’ training is required before treatment can be safely executed. In addition many of the courses on offer are being run by trainers who themselves have no ‘in clinic’ experience removing tattoos which means they are not qualified to offer the essential practical training required prior to commencing tattoo removal.

Also, if the clinic you have chosen introduces a new operator make sure you check thoroughly that they have previous experience and are not new to the industry. Because they are working on skin, tattoo removal clinicians must have an extremely high success rate, there is no room for error and this requires experience.

(2) How long have you been in practice?

It’s best to avoid new clinics, experience is everything when it comes to tattoo
removal. Because the average removal takes around 18 months and heavily inked tattoos even longer, tattoo removalists who are in their first year or two of operation have not had time to finish an average removal and therefore do not have the experience to avoid removal pitfalls which can result in scarring, skin lightening or permanently embedded (trapped) ink. A minimum of two years operation is essential. Having said this, length of time operating as a tattoo removal clinician alone is not enough to guarantee high quality treatment as some operators just fail to master the process, for this reason it is best to make the length of time they have been operating just one of the things you consider when evaluating a provider.

(3) Do you have the right laser?

Laser tattoo removal should be carried out with a certified ‘grade 3(b)’ or ‘grade 4’ medical laser. There are many cheaper imitation lasers in the market place which claim to be
certified. It is best to ascertain that the clinic you are commencing treatment with has certified equipment. Although, owning a high quality laser alone does not guarantee high quality treatment. As with other tools and equipment it is the operator of the machine that dictates the quality of treatment you will receive. Having brand new equipment may also mean that the operator is brand new. It is the combination of high quality equipment and a highly experienced operator which ensures successful tattoo removal.

(4) Should I trust ‘before & after’ pictures?

Regarding ‘before and after’ pictorial, remember that clinics will only put their best results on display and these may not represent their average or usual result. It would be far more useful for them to show you pictures of their worst results. Anyone who has searched the internet for tattoo removal 'before and after' pictures may have noticed that different clinics are quite often displaying the same pictures.
This is because these pictures are supplied by the laser manufacturer when you purchase a laser for use by the laser purchaser before they have any results of their own to show. Some have been circulating for years, others are of tattoos which are very shallow or contain very little ink and therefore are removed more quickly than the average tattoo. It is wise to avoid any clinic displaying ‘before and after’ pictures you have seen elsewhere or fast results which seem too good to be true.

(5) What aftercare will my tattoo require?

Enquiring about the aftercare that will be required is a very good way to assess a
provider. Avoid any provider who mentions bleeding, scabbing, broken skin or wound dressings. Tattoo removal is a non-invasive process meaning that the top skin should not be broken and apart from in rare cases, none of the above should happen. Asking whether it
will scar is also helpful. If the answer is yes, do not proceed with the provider. In rare cases tattoo removal may result in a scar and while you should be cautioned about this, it should not be expected as normal.

(6) Should I have a test patch?

If in doubt about how skilled a tattoo clinician is it’s always best to have a test patch before proceeding. If the skin is broken on the tested area, if the test patch bleeds, scabs or requires wound care do not proceed with this provider.

Things to avoid:

(1) New clinics with new laser operators

(2) Those who don’t specialise in tattoo removal

(3) Providers quoting a very low number of treatments

(4) Providers quoting an exact number of treatments

(5) Out dated methods

(6) IPL lasers

(7) Treating too often

(8) Online reviews

(9) Those who say older tattoos are harder to remove (older tattoos are easier to remove)

(10) Online ‘deal’ websites

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(1) Avoid new clinics with new laser operators

Avoid technicians in their first two years of operation, these technicians have not usually had time to complete enough removals to gain a thorough understanding of what a safe pace is and/or how to ensure the skin is not damaged throughout the whole process. Training alone does not supply this knowledge, only experience in the field can do this. Because of the growth in the tattoo removal industry there is a lack of experienced technicians’ available meaning that new clinics are very likely to have an inexperienced operator. This includes clinics that have added tattoo removal to the list of the treatments they offer.

(2) Avoid those who don’t specialise in tattoo removal.

Avoid clinics that don’t specialise in tattoo removal. If tattoo removal is just one of many treatments the clinic provides the laser clinician may not have spent extensive time removing tattoos and therefore lack experience.

(3) Avoid providers quoting a very low number of treatments required.

Perhaps the most dangerous thing you can do when it comes to tattoo removal is to have treatment with a provider who has quoted a very low number of treatments required. Tattoo removal providers (and also laser manufacturers) are aware that often the main priority of prospective clients is to have their tattoo removed quickly. For this reason they may quote a very low number of treatments needed to remove a tattoo, knowing that this will cause them to be chosen over providers who quote realistic numbers. Under quoting the number of treatments required is not a practice that experienced or reputable providers indulge in. There are tattoos which can be removed in a single session or just a few sessions, these are very shallow tattoos like transparent shading and very old tattoos, especially those over 20 years old, but the typical professionally applied tattoo takes an average of ten sessions to remove. Beware any provider who claims otherwise, this is a claim made only by inexperienced or unscrupulous providers and cannot be done.

It is advisable when seeking a tattoo removal provider that the condition of your skin during and after removal be your main priority and should take precedence over promises of very quick removal. Very few people are satisfied with a scar in exchange for a tattoo. Especially since tattoo removal scars usually resemble the tattoo they were meant to erase.

(4) Avoid providers quoting an exact number of treatments required.

Avoid any provider who quotes an exact number of treatments required to remove a tattoo. It isn’t possible to predict exactly how many treatments will be required prior to commencing treatment and estimates should be quoted in ranges - i.e. 1 to 5 treatments, 5 to 10 treatments. Providers who advise that your tattoo will take an exact number can usually be counted on to be underestimating the number required. Skilled and ethical providers quote in ranges which span the least through to the most number of treatments that it is expected will be required.

(5) Out dated methods.

Since the inception of laser tattoo removal, the way that lasers are used to remove tattoos has evolved. Initially many providers did little more than use the heat of the laser beam to burn the inked skin causing the body to replace this damaged skin with scar tissue that does not contain or hold ink. Over time it was realised that the ink could be removed without incurring skin damage and this early method of burning the inked skin was discarded. Sadly it is not uncommon to see this early method still in use. Bleeding and/or scabbing after treatment is an indication that the provider is using the outdated method.

(6) IPL lasers

Avoid IPL lasers. IPL lasers are completely unsuitable for tattoo removal. No reputable or well- trained provider would offer tattoo removal with an IPL laser.

(7) Treating too often.

Avoid providers who offer treatments any sooner than 8 weeks apart. The tattoo removal process requires intervals of at least 8 to 12 weeks between treatments to avoid the lymphatic (immune) system from developing a backlog of ink which reduces its ability to drain the ink away and so slows the speed of removal. It is not uncommon to be offered treatments as often as monthly. This will not reduce the time it takes to remove a tattoo and is a very good indicator that the provider is new to tattoo removal and probably more interested in charging their fee more often than removing your tattoo.

(8) Don’t believe online reviews.

Don’t believe online reviews (good or bad) especially those posted on the tattoo removal clinic's own website. These can’t be verified or relied upon and as with ‘before and after’ pictorial, only their best reviews will be on display.

(9) Older tattoos are not harder to remove.

Avoid providers who advise that older tattoos are harder to remove than newer ones. This is not true and in fact the opposite is true. The older a tattoo is the less ink it contains and therefore the more easily it can be removed. Some providers have been found to be telling prospective clients that tattoos become harder to remove as the get older, they do this in order to encourage clients to enter treatment right away.

(10) Online ‘deal’ websites.

Traditionally experienced reputable tattoo removal clinics do not sell removal packages through ‘online deal websites’ or ‘group buying websites’. If you choose to purchase tattoo removal treatments via one of these sites the following are some of the things you’ll need to consider:

o Is the provider highly skilled?

o How long has this provider been operating?

o Am I medically eligible to have tattoo removal?

o Can this provider remove the colour of ink that I have.

o Am I about to purchase more treatments than I require.

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THANK YOU ELEPHANT LOVERS!

Thank you to all of the MELBOURNE TATTOO REMOVAL clients who donated generously to our gold coin collection for the ELEPHANT NATURE PARK in Chang Mai,Thailand. We are now the proud sponsors of KABU a wonderful elephant rescued by ENP from a life of work and hardship who is now living an ideal existence in perfect elephant conditions. Your generous donations also enabled us to help out with the park’s upkeep.

Elephant lovers might enjoy following the ‘Elephant Nature Park’ and it’s founder ‘Lek Challert’ on Facebook. The photos of the elephant’s everyday lives and the stories of their rescues are just wonderful.

Here are some pictures of KABU in her new home:

The Movement Clinic - Manual Lymphatic Drainage Lymphoedema Clinic

Gut health and food can make a huge difference in Eczema and swelling, controlling inflammation and reducing the amount of inflammatory foods can make a big difference.

If you suffer from both lymphoedema and eczema look at different ways to add foods that lessen inflammation, by manually reducing the swelling through lymphatic drainage and changing diet can greatly improve your health.

News article on how changing a diet helped this young girl cure her eczema, some great tips about different foods to look at.

Please note some eczema patients have an immunology component and still need to address cell biology, chemical exchanges, or lymphatic vessels or nodes causing inflammation, which requires specialists intervention.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/31949785/nutritionist-discovers-breakthrough-in-search-of-eczema-cure/

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CHOOSE YOUR LASER TECHNICIAN CAREFULLY

A LOT OF ATTENTION IS PAID TO THE LASER BEING USED AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE RIGHT TYPE OF LASER IS BEING USED. BUT AS WITH TATTOOING, A GOOD MACHINE DOES NOT GUARANTEE A GOOD JOB, IT IS THE OPERATOR’S SKILL THAT ENSURES THAT THE REMOVAL OF YOUR TATTOO IS A SUCCESS. SEEK A SKILLED OPERATOR.

WHEN YOU ARE SELECTING A TATTOO REMOVAL TECHNICIAN, MAKE SURE THEY HAVE AT LEAST THREE YEARS EXPERIENCE AND EXHIBIT A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE TATTOO REMOVAL PROCESS.

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