METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE REMOVAL OF TATTOOS

摘要

A method and apparatus for the removal of tattoos. The apparatus comprising a Q-switched Ruby or Nd:Yag laser (2) with a delivery arm (10) attached thereto. The delivery arm having pivotally connected sections (3) which provide the flexibility required to deliver the laser light to the tattooed tissue area. The method involving the repeated treatment of the tattooed area with the laser light which is preferentially absorbed by the pigment particles. The pigment particles break down due to the heat from the absorbed laser light and are disposed of by the blood stream.