You’ll begin with a comprehensive consultation with your Zapologist at our medspa in Brooklyn. During your consultation, we will measure the size of your tattoo and give you a custom price. This price is based on the size, color, depth, and age, associated with your tattoo.

Numbing cream before and after your treatment is an option. The treatment can be uncomfortable, but it’s typically a fast service (depending on the size of the area). Almost all of our clients are able to resume their normal activities immediately following treatment.

There are many factors involved in completely removing unwanted tattoos including the depth, density, and color of your tattoo. In each treatment, we increase the intensity of the laser to fragment the ink a little more. The body naturally removes the fragmented ink on its own. Blistering and scabbing often follow for a week or two. We see most tattoos lighten within 5-6 treatments, but complete removal can take 10+ sessions. Taking care of the treated area is the most important factor in removing your tattoo without a scar—the better care you take of the treated area, the better the results.

Removing a professionally-applied tattoo is usually a fading process that requires a series of treatments spaced approximately 4-6 weeks apart, and typically about 6-12 treatments for complete clearing. Black inks usually respond quicker than bright-colored inks as they absorb the light better. The depth, color, amount of ink, and the location of the tattoo on your body are all determining factors in how long and how quickly we’ll be able to remove your tattoo.

Laser tattoo removal depends on each individual’s immune system. We recommend treating that tattoo every six weeks to allow for proper healing in between treatments. As the tattoo becomes more faded, waiting longer periods, up to six months or more, is actually better.

Many tattoo artists encourage their clients to receive a minimum number of laser treatments to lighten an existing tattoo before covering it with a new one. This will dramatically reduce the chances of the old tattoo appearing through the new one over time. In most cases, a minimum of 5-6 treatments is all that's required to lighten an existing tattoo.

Zapped provides state-of-the-art technology and highly-trained Zapologists in our medspa in Brooklyn to drastically reduce the risk of scarring. There have been occasions where some lighter or darker colored pigment persists from the tattoo site. But normally after your course of treatment is complete, the treated area is indistinguishable from the un-tattooed surrounding skin. If a scar formed during the original tattoo service, the laser will not remove this scar—it will just remove the pigment. If you’re looking to reduce the appearance of scars developed during the creation of your tattoo, Zapped offers a range of corrective scar treatments.