Why do you want to get rid of your tattoo? The most common reason why you want to have tattoos removed is that you are no longer interested in having it and you seriously regret it. Maybe you have the name of your ex on it, or worse, you have her/his face engraved on your skin. Or maybe you find it hard to get your dream job because they don’t like your ‘image’, stupid I know. However, now is the time for you to celebrate because it’s still possible to have it removed, and you can keep your life’s savings too!
As most people know, the most common method to remove your tattoo is through laser tattoo removal, which is absoltely NOT cheap tattoo removal. This works by targeting the ink in your skin with highly concentrated light. This breaks the ink to tiny fragments which eventually vanish because your immune system will cleanse your body of the unwanted ink pigment. This is done with two or more treatments depending of the type of ink that was used on your skin, however, if you’ve got a largish tattoo you could easily be looking at 10+ treatments.
Now, here’s something that you might not have known or realized…Most people end up paying THOUSANDS of dollars for laser tattoo removal, because in most areas of the country doctor’s know they can charge you an arm and a leg and still get away with it. For example when I was researching laser tattoo removal I came across a story of a guy who said he ended up paying around $10,000 for his tattoo to be completely removed over 10 sessions…That’s $1,000 per session! However, for most people you’ve going to be able to get your tattoo removed for about $300 – $400 per session over the course of 5 or 6 sessions…So you’re looking at around $2,000.
Another method is the Intense Pulsed Light Therapy or otherwise known as IPL. This is a dermal enhancer that is used in spas. It uses high intensity light that is the same as laser light but it is less painful and it’s even more effective, so Less treatment sessions are required. The downside of choosing this is that you must prepare a bigger budget because it has a heftier price tag. You would need a huge amount of money but it still depends on the size of your tattoo.
Now, as you might guess, shooting extremely high intensity lasers into your body actually isn’t that great for it. As a result there is a risk of skin damage like skin blisters and scars. If you want to prevent this from happening, seek assistance from the experts who use the right technology that prevents skin damage. However, even then it could still happen.
So as you can see, it’s true that most methods do not qualify as ‘cheap’ tattoo removal…Not by a long shot.
If the issue is your budget, DO NOT let that stop you because you can still choose from different options for you to partially or completely remove it. Let me discuss the few cheap tattoo removal choices that you can have:
#1 - The method that you’re most likely to have heard of is that of the Wrecking Balm tattoo removal. Basically, this is a type of tattoo fade cream that works through a combination of dermabrasion and a rejuvi-like tattoo removal cream that releases the ink from your body. For most people it will take about 4 to 6 months of treatment for the tattoo to completely fade (depending on the color of the tattoo before treatment), and the treatment costs $150 per 2 months…That puts the month supply cost right at around $75 a month…A whole lot cheaper than laser removal, ya? The other benefit of this method is that you can perform the tattoo removal straight from the comfort of your own home.
Wrecking Balm cream even comes with a money back guarantee, although I would suggest checking out their website for complete details on what all that will cover so that you don’t find out after you’re done that you’re not eligible.
#2 - Now, believe it or not there are actually cheaper methods than that…Mostly what I’m referring to is Tat B Gone. Tat B Gone is very similar to Wrecking Balm, however, it only costs $60 per month to use. Similarly you could check out the Fade-Away tattoo remover, which is $80 per month. Basically all these creams are pretty similar.
#3 - There are other medical methods such as plain old dermabrasion, which means that you sand away the top layer of your skin through friction. Sounds painful, I know, but compared to laser removal it’s quite a bit cheaper.
#4 - Another cheap tattoo removal method is excision tattoo removal, which it involves literally cutting off the skin with the tattoo and then sewing the skin back together with either a laser or plain old stitches. This is the fastest method of tattoo removal for most people, however, there is a higher liklihood of scarring and other skin damage with this surgical procedure. As far as I know most excision treatments end up costing right around the $1000 mark, but you should do a bit more research in your area if you’re interested, since there can be health implications to this method.
#5 - A cheaper alternative that might apply for some people is tattoo alteration. Basically this is exactly like is sounds…If you’re just tired of the tattoo you have, but you don’t necessarily have to have it completely removed, then you should ask a tattoo artist or two about what kind of options you might have for alteration. Now, don’t get me wrong, for most people this is still gonna cost around $500 or more, depending on what you want them to do. However, the results are instant AND you get a brand new tattoo!
My Conclusion
Truthfully, the best method of cheap tattoo removal would be the do-it-yourself creams, such as the Wrecking Balm system. It’s proven effective and safe to use according to the Tattoo Removal Institute so you won’t be afraid to use it. You will notice significant fading of the tattoo without as much pain and probably no damage to your skin. Like I said however, this method takes patience, something that not many people have.
