Coastal Laser Center is the leading Laser Tattoo Removal company in the Newport News, VA region. We invest in industry leading equipment and continuing education for our staff to ensure optimal results and minimize risk of adverse effects.
Laser Tattoo Removal
How does Laser Tattoo Removal Work?
When a tattoo is applied, a needle deposits ink particles into the skin’s dermis layer. Upon insertion, your immune system recognizes the ink particles as foreign material and sends bacteria-eating cells called macrophages to absorb and remove them. The macrophages dispose of the ink through the lymphatic system to be naturally processed and cleared.
However, the macrophages are significantly smaller than the ink particles, which makes removing the tattoo all at once tricky. Instead, your immune system continuously sends macrophages to chip away small ink fragments over time, which explains why tattoos gradually fade and lose color but are generally permanent.
Laser tattoo removal speeds up this natural fading process by breaking down the large ink particles into nanoparticles which are easier for the macrophages to absorb. Our Discovery Pico Plus by Quanta Systems emit quick pulses of light energy onto the unwanted tattoo during a laser treatment. The ink particles absorb the light energy, heat up, and shatter into tiny fragments flushed out through the lymphatic system.
Every customer will need multiple treatments to achieve significant fading and complete removal. Each laser treatment breaks up numerous layers of ink in the tattoo, causing your tattoo to fade more until your desired goal is reached.
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Complete Removal vs. Cover-Up Fading
Whether your goal is a completely blank canvas or a fresh design, we customize our treatments to match your specific vision:
- Full Clearance: We can aggressively target the ink over a series of sessions until the tattoo is entirely gone, leaving no trace behind.
- Fading for Cover-Ups: If you love tattoos but just want to replace an old piece, you don’t have to limit your new design to heavy black ink. We can fade your existing tattoo down to a light shade in just a few sessions, giving your tattoo artist a clean canvas and complete creative freedom for a beautiful cover-up.
Newport News’ Leader in Picosecond Laser Tattoo & Permanent Makeup Removal
Experience Next-Generation Ink Erasure with the Triple-Wavelength Quanta Discovery Pico Plus. Fast, Safe, and Flawless Results for All Skin Types and Ink Colors.
At Coastal Laser Center, we believe in giving your skin a true fresh start. To ensure our clients receive the most advanced care in the Hampton Roads region, we have upgraded our practice to the Quanta Discovery Pico Plus, the gold standard in picosecond laser technology.
By utilizing ultra-short picosecond pulses combined with a powerful triple-wavelength system, we deliver faster ink shattering, fewer required sessions, and unmatched safety. Whether you want to completely erase an old tattoo, fade a piece for a fresh cover-up, or correct permanent makeup, our Newport News team provides the premier pico laser experience in Virginia.
Advanced Laser Tattoo Removal in Newport News, VA
If you are living with a tattoo that no longer fits your lifestyle, career, or personal aesthetic, you don’t have to keep hiding it. At Coastal Laser Center, laser tattoo removal is our specialty. We provide the most powerful, medically backed solution for total ink clearance in the 757 area, helping you reclaim your skin quickly and safely.
The Quanta Discovery Pico Plus Difference
Not all tattoo removal lasers are created equal. Older nanosecond systems use heat energy to break down ink, which can take a long time and risk damaging the skin. Our clinic features the cutting-edge Quanta Discovery Pico Plus, a premium triple-wavelength picosecond laser that delivers versatility and peak power.
- Fewer Total Treatments: By breaking the ink down into much smaller particles than older lasers, the Discovery Pico Plus significantly reduces the total number of sessions needed to achieve complete clearance.
- All Colors, All Skin Types: Many traditional lasers struggle with bright blues, vibrant greens, and stubborn sunset reds. Our triple-wavelength system directly targets the entire color spectrum and is FDA-cleared to treat all skin tones.
- Unmatched Skin Safety: Because the laser pulses are incredibly fast, heat does not build up in the surrounding tissue. This lowers the risk of side effects, protects your skin, and ensures a faster, cleaner healing process.
The Zimmer Cryo Skin Numbing Technology
Our main goal at Coastal Laser Center is to make your laser tattoo removal experience as comfortable as possible. One of the ways we deliver this promise is by using the Zimmer Cryo cooling machine. This machine blows cold air onto the skin at -30ºC, numbing the skin in seconds to minimize pain throughout your treatment.
Depending on your pain tolerance, laser tattoo removal can feel like a rubber band snapping against the skin or similar to a tattoo being applied. However, the Zimmer Cryo makes treatment tolerable while reducing
the unwanted risks of getting a thermal injury from the laser.
Unlike ice packs or numbing creams that wear off after a few minutes, the Zimmer Cro constantly blows and numbs the skin throughout treatment, delivering maximum comfort before, during, and after your laser session. Furthermore, the Cryo decreases the skin temperature quicker than other methods while eliminating the risk of skin burns. Ask about our Zimmer Cryo during your free consultation to learn more!
DESCRIBE PFD Patches
Complete removal of a tattoo can take an extended amount of time. Luckily, Coastal Laser Center offers an accessory to tattoo removal, known as DESCRIBE PFD Patches manufactured by MERZ Aesthetics. This innovative product has been shown to reduce the total duration needed for complete removal of a tattoo or lightening of a tattoo for a cover up. The PFD patch combines two layers of medical grade silicone infused with a solution called perfluoro decalin. The silicone layers pull heat from the skin reducing swelling and the risk of tissue damage while the perfluoro decalin erases frosting allowing multiple treatments to occur in one session.
Visit the manufacturer’s website for more info. Or read these FAQs here.