Tattoo Removal by Saline

There are a variety of tattoo removal techniques, and one of these is fading the tattoo with saline. It is perhaps one of the more controversial methods people use in their attempts to remove unwanted tattoo, but it is one to consider.

Tattoos are created by injecting ink into the skin. To do this an electrically powered machine moves a solid needle up and down to puncture the skin between 50 and 3,000 times per minute. The needle penetrates the skin by about a millimetre and leaves a drop of insoluble ink. The punctured skin heals and the ink remains.

There are tattoo artists who believe they can literally fade a tattoo by ‘tattooing’ saline solution into the skin where the ink is. Saline is not injected into the skin, but tattooed in the same way the ink was placed in the skin in the first place. The saline breaks up the ink molecules and causes the images to fade.

Some tattoo artists do not believe this to be a very reliable method. But, when it works it is said to be more effective with older tattoos. Despite the controversy surrounding this tattoo removal technique, injecting the saline into the skin does not pose any harm.

If you are thinking of covering up your old tattoo with a new one, you could consider this technique if only to lighten your existing tattoo making it easier to cover the tattoo up with the new one. The most difficult part will be finding and artist that is prepared to use this technique.