Ah, cheap tattoo removal. It’s like chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Someone once told you it was there, and man how sweet it would be if you could find it!

Okay, I’m getting a little carried away here right from the start. What we were talking about? Leprechauns? Oh no, yes, cheap tattoo removal.

Well, actually, leprechauns and cheap tattoo removal have a little bit in common. Usually anyone looking into either subject is engaged in a bit of a fantast world. Leprechauns don’t exist, and neither does cheap tattoo removal.

Ouch!

Let me clarify.

Cheap tattoo removal products and services do exist, but if your goal is to have your tattoo removed effectively, reliably, safely – as in a mininal to near zero risk of scarring, and by a tatto removal professionally who knows what they are doing, then cheap tattoo removal is a pipe dream, because there is nothing that’s cheap that meets these standards.

You can clearly see the price differences between things like laser tattoo removal, dermabrasion, and rejuvi services versus over the counter tattoo removal solutions like TCA cream, Nuviderm, and Wrecking Balm tattoo removal and fade kits.

It’s not that these products might not work, but… well, they might not work, actually, that is the problem, to be perfectly frank about it.

Because a product that fades your tattoo but doesn’t remove it isn’t an effective tattoo removal product. Nor is a product that burns the skin and may create a scar. This doesn’t qualify as an effective, safe tattoo removal method that I would recommend. But I do agree to the extent that yes, it may actually remove your tattoo, and may only cost you $50. But I just don’t think it’s worth the risk.

Getting a tattoo is something that people take a lot of consideration into. And even if they do it on the spur of the moment, they’re still smart enough to delegate the job to a professional. The reverse should also be true. Getting a tattoo removed is something that should also be delegated to the professionals, and NOT rests on the hopes of following an instruction sheet that came along with a bottle of cream purchased on Ebay.

This is your body we’re talking about here, and it shouldn’t be at the receiving end of any sketchy at home medical treatments. This means no at home tattoo removal!