{"id":834,"date":"2023-11-30T01:10:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T06:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/?p=834"},"modified":"2023-12-17T15:29:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T20:29:24","slug":"tattoo-removal-with-laser-in-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/?p=834","title":{"rendered":"Tattoo Removal with Laser in Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Do you have tattoo regret or need part of unloved tattoo removed?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">With the new advanced picosecond lasers effective tattoo removal or reduction\u00a0 can be achieved.\u00a0 There are a lot of misconceptions about tattoo removal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">How many sessions does removal take?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This is impossible to predict because of many variables such as:\u00a0 how old is the tattoo, what are the colors, where is it located, how deep is it as well as individual variations.\u00a0 \u00a0I have had success in as little as 2 visits and others are on their 6th treatment with improvement but not complete removal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Can complete removal be achieved?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We can never promise this due to so many variables.\u00a0 We have been surprised that some tattoos are almost completely gone in 2 treatments and others have 50% resolved in 6 sessions.\u00a0 We can never promise complete resolution despite using modern equipment and knowledgeable staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Does it hurt?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We do our best to make you comfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Removal of tattoos can cause some discomfort.\u00a0 \u00a0Some can tolerate the discomfort, and others need some help.\u00a0 We offer 3 levels of anesthetic:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">#1 topical over the counter anesthetic<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">#2 prescription grade anesthetic provided by our clinic<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">#3 injections by the doctor of anesthetic<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What can be expected after the laser tattoo removal treatment?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The skin can be whitish appearing (this is not a blister) or red and sore.\u00a0 We cover the area with sterile dressing to avoid the area being rubbed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What are the adverse effects?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">As with any laser treatment, adverse effects may occur and include but not limited to:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">irritation, blistering, scarring, sensitivity, color change of the tattoo especially cosmetic tattoos for the brows to an undesirable color which takes several sessions to improve,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I<strong>s the staff qualified?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Dr Rice has been performing laser treatments for 15 years and is continuously doing upgrade courses including Harvard School of Medicine&#8217;s course on laser safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have tattoo regret or need part of unloved tattoo removed? With the new advanced picosecond lasers effective tattoo removal or reduction\u00a0 can be achieved.\u00a0 There are a lot of misconceptions about tattoo removal. How many sessions does removal &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/?p=834\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[412,1],"tags":[180,409,334,411,59,359,12,410,353,77,305,408],"class_list":["post-834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tattoo-removal-with-laser","category-uncategorized","tag-barrhaven","tag-best-tattoo-removal-ottawa","tag-cynosure","tag-effective-tattoo-removal","tag-manotick","tag-near-me","tag-ottawa","tag-picosecond","tag-picosure","tag-riverside-south","tag-tattoo","tag-tattoo-removal-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=834"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":838,"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834\/revisions\/838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}