Why Choose the Tattoo Removal Shop?

Sometimes procrastination does pay off. You’ve been thinking about getting that tattoo removed for just long enough. Our field of medicine has changed dramatically over the past two years. Thanks to the popularity of tattoo removal, doctors and laser companies have made major advancements recently. Now we can take off tattoos faster and more completely than ever before. Click on a statement below to read more.

New much stronger lasers: We have NEVER had a tattoo we could not remove.  If complete removal is important to you, then look at the power of the lasers.  If they are too weak, the last little bit of ink can not be removed, and you are left with a light picture of your formerly dark tattoo.  Our new laser represents the next advance in laser power.  It produces 2 joules of energy.  That’s 2 times stronger than any laser found within 1000 miles of MN. Increased power means more complete removal but no increase in side effects.

5 lasers to choose from: Different colors of laser light are needed to remove different colors of ink.  If a clinic does not have the laser with the color of light you need, then they cannot remove all of the ink of that color. Most laser operators, whether doctors or others, have 2-3 colors of light to choose from.   We have 5 different colors of laser light we can use to remove todays bolder, brightly colored tattoos.

Multiple treatments per visit: In the old days, when we tried to do more than one treatment at a time, the tattoos did not come out any faster. A few years ago researcher discovered what was slowing us down, and since then we have been devising better and better ways to speed up the removal process. Currently we are able to remove more ink at each visit by using these new techniques, so we can get your tattoo removed more quickly. See FAQ for more details.

Guaranteed complete removal: 90% of tattoos come out in the expected time frame. The other 10% take twice as long. Based on our experience, we think it must be related to the brand of ink used. It definitely seems to be random. Because of this, you have the option to pay one price for unlimited treatments as insurance against being stuck with a half removed tattoo. We have never had a tattoo that we could not remove, though some have taken longer. See the price page for a more complete explanation.

8 years of experience: Over the past 8 years, Dr. Towey has personally performed over 25,000 treatments, so the chance of you getting any side effects is much less at our clinic.

Broad medical background: We focus on every part of the removal process. Over the years, we have developed special techniques to help fix any potential problems. For example, after all of the ink has been removed, if there is still a raised outline caused be the original tattooing process, we can smooth that down and make it disappear. As you know, your risk of getting a side effect with us is low, but if you are one of the unlucky few, we will work to return your skin to normal at no additional cost to you.

Wider laser beam: For reasons related to physics, when you treat a bigger surface area with each laser pulse, you get a faster removal. Our laser, because of its greater power, is able to treat an area 15 times larger than that of the other shops in Minneapolis.

3 options for pain medicine: Without pain management, tattoo removal hurts; it hurts a lot.  Without numbing up your skin, tattoo removal feels like someone snapping you with a rubber band, while at the same time, someone else is flicking bacon grease at you.  After numbing up your skin, the bacon grease part is gone, and you are just left with the feeling of being snapped with a rubber band.  Our basic numbing cream is an inexpensive prescription medication that takes away 50-75% of the pain.  After you apply the cream, the pain of removal is similar in intensity to getting a tattoo put on.  We have another cream that costs a little more but is much stronger. We use that for more sensitive areas or more sensitive people, and we even have Lidocaine injections available if needed.  There is virtually no residual pain after the treatment is finished.

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For more information please call us today: 952-922-9462

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Removing What's 'Permanent'

 

The one-of-a-kind Tattoo Removal Shop has been doing just what its name says since 2006.

Picture the stereotypical tattoo shop. The artists have more than enough experience with the trade judging by their arms, and the walls of their waiting rooms oftentimes look more like those of a rock and roll club.
Now think of reversing the ink-getting process and the sterile environment in which that might take place and you'll have the , Dr. Mike Towey's business on Minnetonka Boulevard.
"We're one of only two places in the country that specialize in just tattoo removals," Towey told me from inside his tastefully decorated consultation room. "The other one is out in L.A."
After 20 years in emergency medicine, Towey felt as though it was time for something else. Choosing the cosmetic laser surgery field, Towey could gone a number of different routes—removal of age lines, wrinkles, acne scarring. So why tattoos?
"That's a good question," Towey said. "The clientele we work with is young and healthy and is more fun to work with."
No matter the age of his clients, Towey—who has no tattoos of his own, nor did he previous to opening his shop—takes each through the quick "zapping" procedure that begins a long removal process.
"Patients are usually in here for 10-15 minutes at most," Towey told me. "Then their next appointment is scheduled for 10 weeks later. A year down the road their tattoo will hardly be visible and after two years it's gone."
My curiosity got the best of me and I wanted to know how the procedures worked. Aren't tattoos permanent?
"The science-y part is that when the ink first gets put into your skin, some of it washes off right away," Towey began. "After that the rest of your body tries to eat it up just like it would any other bacteria, in an attempt to dissolve it. So what we do is go in there with lasers, break up the walls and try to dissolve it further."
Towey's practice is small, decorated in contemporary fashion and is run by him, a few laser machines and his office manager, Alex Smith.
"She does everything," Towey said with a laugh.
"Everything else," Smith added, "except the actual removal. We're pretty collaborative on most things. I do scheduling and intakes, answer all the calls we get where people ask what it is we do, creative and marketing director ... office manager for short."
For right now, the two are content with how business is. In fact, Tattoo Removal Shop achieved the Best of Business in St. Louis Park award in 2009 and 2010. Couple the reputation Towey's business has gained with the friendliness he and Smith exude, and you've got a pretty great, professional ink removal experience ahead of you.