Discovery Pico Tattoo Removal: What to Know

The laser targets ink rather than removing the skin mechanically. Different ink colours and depths respond differently, and some pigments can be stubborn or may change shade when exposed to laser energy. The treated area can become red, swollen, tender, crusted, lighter, or darker while it heals. A clinician should inspect the tattoo and surrounding skin before choosing settings and confirming whether pico laser or Q-Switched Laser is more suitable.

Tell the clinic about tanning, keloid scars, cold sores, medicines, allergies, and prior tattoo reactions. Keep the area out of direct sun before and after treatment. Follow wound-care instructions, keep any dressing as directed, and avoid picking, rubbing, swimming, or applying unapproved products until the surface has healed. Photographing the tattoo between visits can help track gradual change.

Contact the clinic if pain, heat, swelling, or redness continues to worsen, or if pus, spreading redness, fever, extensive blistering, or an allergic-looking reaction appears. Seek urgent care for facial swelling that affects breathing or vision. A delayed colour change should be reported even if the area is not painful.

Ask which ink colours and layers are present, what outcome is realistic, which laser is being proposed and why, how the area will be protected during healing, and what signs mean you should contact the clinic.