Anyone tried tattoo removal with tattoo machine?

[karvin]

i think i saw an artical about using lemon extract as ink and go over the tattoo..the lemon extract will push out the ink in the skin.
anyone tried before?
my uncle ask me if i'm posibble removing his homemade tattoo on his back while his was young with my tattoo machine.

[Inkster]

There are lots of old wives tales regarding tattoo removal, if you search on google there are more hygenic ways to do so but wheter or not they work is a different matter.

[hydrophidian]

I've heard of the lemon extract thing too, I just never tried it, for obvious reasons. I have heard of a different substance that is a cream like jelly, can't remember the name, that you would apply in two to three sessions, just like you would tattoo the area, just with this intead of ink. I would figure that it would tear up skin doing it that way. I mean, doing a homemade tattoo tears it up, then this stuff two or three times, then trying to go over it again with a more professional setup. I believe that the skin can only take so much punishment. People need to really think about just how permanent these things are and plan ahead better. My two cents.
Rico

[urmindsi]

And not trust any Tom, Dick, or Harry, who wields a tattoo machine, home-made or not, and says they can actually tattoo. Hacks!!


Sorry for the outburst ??

Dermabrasion- The act of using an abrasive to remove a tattoo (or removing the epidermis layer of the skin all together)????ouch!!

Cryosurgery- Ok freeze the tattooed area and scrape off???ouch!!

Excision- A surgeon takes a scalpal, removes the unwanted tattoo and either stitches it closed (if small enough) or grafts a peice of skin from another part of the body in place of the tattoo (if big). ouch!!!

Cover up- Well as long as u dont let the same hack work on you, this is a good option!!/ also, its been known that by tattooing certain pigments over the tattoo can sometimes make it...almost go away.

Idiocy- The act of playing with different chemicals/acids to insert into the epidermis /dermis layers via tattoo machine, to make the tattoo go away, just because someone heard that it worked. (lawsuit??)

* If anyone here read the Feb issue of ITA, on page 76, some hack in Releigh/Durham NC was charging $300.00 up front, to remove a bad tat, and then tattooed some sort of acid in the clients skin resulting in horrible looking scar tissue.

Laser Removal- This is the best way to remove a tat (My opinion) It hurts way more then getting a tat (From what Ive read) but if u want it gone this is the preferred way by many. Be ready for multiple visits.

Old wives tales, what the hell do they know anyway! Bill

[Chef-Ink]

I came upon this, kinda related.
Ive never heard of it, and wouldnt try it, but its interesting.

http://experts.about.com/q/Tattoos-3028/red-ink-allergy.htm

[JOCK]

Hi I have had my tattooist run a line of white ink once over a old black tatoo on my left arm ( tattoo is approx 20 years old ) just to see the effect , it has broken up the black slightly , as I am going to get the whole arm covered :D , hope this helps , prehaps doing 2 /3 times , will fade it enough , as long as it has fully healed in between.

[happy]

doesnt matter regardless it will leave a scar Old tattooers as far as I know went real deep. and even a few sessions of laser left a scar even worst looking than the original tattoo.that was there.But I suppose it was worth it for peice of mind and releife if it did ya head in that bad enough.But then again the old guys have a little bit of history tattooed on there hands, that they dont apreciate and see the value of the way an upcomer tattooer might.For instance I bet theres lots of old men in there 80s and 90s and troops who served in korea etc. with lots of tatoo history from the troubadours tatooed on themselves. but they just seeit as a thing they got done as a teen in the war or something . but a tattoo artist will see it as a rare bit of history and get pics Before the grampa dies sort of thing. and the best tattoo there is.

[Papa Gee]

I've used white ink to lighten an old tattoo on the back of my right hand. After one session and completely healed the tattoo is considerably lighter than before. I plan to cover it with a new tattoo later on so I will probably hit it again with the white just to get it a tad lighter before the cover goes over it.

[paintedladie]

Hi a friend of mine has recently started using a product called Eraze in his shop,its promoted as a less invasive method of removal than lazer or dermabration.Ive watch the procedure several times now,the product is mixed in an ink cap with some painkilling solution then tattooed into the area you wish to remove it repels the ink,forming very ugly scabs,that have to be totally babied for ten weeks including not getting them wet at all.then the next stage involves using there brand of aftercare balm.its only done a square inch at a time,& is a long process that in most cases is likely to need more than one application.from what ive seen it seems effective.it works well to modify areas of old tattoos & sort out the odd early mistake.havent seen it through to total removal stage dunno how effective it is ultimately but its worth investigating.the intensive aftercare would be the most off putting factor.