Top-Rated Laser Tattoo Removal In Kansas City
The right team for the tattoo you no longer want.
Goodbye tattoo,
hello clear skin.
hello clear skin.
Do you need professional tattoo removal in Kansas City, Overland Park or the Johnson County, KS area? Our laser tattoo removal specialists can help!
That tattoo might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but now you wish it could be wiped away. And with help from laser technology, it’s possible to remove (or at least significantly lighten) your ink at Laser Derm Med Spa.
We use the newest technology available to provide quality Kansas City laser tattoo removal services—with minimal discomfort, discoloration, or scarring. Our low-risk treatments offer a high success rate of removal with an average of just 8 sessions, depending on the size, placement, and type of ink used.
Don’t waste your time or your money on topical gimmicks or home remedies. Seek quality tattoo removal services and get it right the first time. The treatments at Laser Derm are priced competitively and based on each tattoo’s individual complexity. We have happy laser tattoo removal clients throughout Kansas City, Overland Park, Shawnee, Mission, Leawood, KS and the KC metro.
It doesn’t have to be permanent, after all. Come in our Shawnee med spa for a complimentary consultation on laser tattoo removal (or laser hair removal) to see what our advanced laser technology can do to remove or decrease the appearance of your tattoo.
Kansas City Tattoo Removal Starting As Low As
$50 Per Session
$50 Per Session
Our office has a starting minimum price of $50* per laser tattoo removal session. Price is determined by surface area (square inches) and difficulty of the tattoo removal. Facial and neck tattoos may be more expensive. Most tattoo removal services at our Johnson County, Kansas office will average between $50 and $200 per session for average-size tattoos. Payments are in Cash, Visa, MasterCard, or Discover.
Tattoo removal starts at $50 per session for the first square inch, plus $10 for each additional square inch.
All of our tattoo removal treatments in Kansas City and Johnson County, KS, are performed by a nurse practitioner or an aesthetic nurse.
*All final laser tattoo removal pricing will be quoted after seeing the tattoo area and the ink that needs to be removed.
PicoLazer by Rohrer Aesthetics
1064 nm and 532 nm
Picosecond Nd:YAG
Frequently Asked Questions
How Does Laser Tattoo Removal Work?
Laser energy is directed at the tattooed area for a fraction of a second, passing harmlessly through the outer layer of the skin and targeting the tattoo ink directly. The laser disrupts the ink, allowing your body to absorb it and break it down naturally. Our lasers are some of the newest advanced tattoo removal technology.
The process is not immediate. After your laser tattoo removal treatment, the ink that was exposed to the laser will break down and be removed by your body’s immune system over a period of weeks. Once that process is complete, you can come in for your next visit, usually 4 to 8 week intervals, repeating the process until the tattoo is gone. Many tattoos average 5 to 10 treatments for full removal—some can be gone after four sessions, and some take longer (they can take 12-16 sessions or more for stubborn ink) and rarely, some of these may be completely gone after just a few visits for some amateur tattoo inks. Visits are usually spaced about 6-8 weeks apart.
Some variances are whether the tattoo is done by an amateur or a professional, also some ink colors are harder to target and require more sessions than other colors(we just treat black ink), the thickness of the ink, and the body location, the more distal or farther from the heart area they are slower to go away. Since it is your body’s immune system that ultimately breaks down and adsorbs the ink, every person’s removal process will be different. Tattoos on distal body parts (i.e., ankle, foot or finger) often are slower going away than those on the trunk (i.e., chest, abdomen, or back).
Unfortunately, most patients do not know the type of ink components used for their tattoo. It is common to have some itching after laser treatments and that usually is a sign of the immune system working on the ink. It is possible to have immune allergic reactions to ink products after they have been treated with the laser often delayed a few days (blisters, itching, inflammation, swelling,etc.) (hypersensitivity reactions to things such as chromates, oxides, sulfides and other ingredients unknown in the inks).
Can My Tattoo Be Removed?
Every tattoo is different, so no laser available today can guarantee 100% success or zero skin discoloration. Our Kansas City tattoo removal office uses very advanced technology available to achieve high success rates for tattoo removal. Advanced technology tries to keep scarring risk to a minimum, but there always remains a theoretical possibility of scarring with any laser system or removal. The laser tries to provide maximum tattoo ink removal while trying to reduce risk to the surrounding skin and tissue.
We specialize in black-ink tattoo removal. Other ink colors may require additional laser wavelengths that are not available in our office and can carry added risks. White and light-colored inks, for example, can darken after laser exposure, while certain wavelengths used to treat colored inks, such as red, can cause significant hypopigmentation. For these reasons, we do not treat colored inks. Your provider will assess your tattoo during consultation to determine whether it is appropriate for treatment.
Does Laser Tattoo Removal Hurt?
Laser tattoo removal is generally a fairly low-risk, outpatient procedure. The discomfort of the procedure is tolerable (a 3 to 7 on a 10 scale of pain usually), and has been described as similar to a hot rubber-band snapping on the skin. Most patients do not use anesthetic, but one can purchase a topical anesthetic if you so desire. Topical anesthetics must be on an area for at least 1 to 2 hours though to be effective in reducing the pain. So anesthetic must be pre-planned with the treatment appointment time, or you can buy some anesthetic to take home with you. Cooling can also be done to get through the procedure.
Generally, after the procedure, for most people there is only minimal discomfort after 10-15 minutes. You can use a pain reliever of your choice in the first six hours if you so desire. It is relatively common to have some blood in the skin, redness from inflammation, puffiness/edema and even some blistering, and scabbing in the healing process, we have helped many needing professional and local tattoo removal in Overland Park, Lenexa, Shawnee and the KC metro area.