Providing safe treatments to all our clients

As a professional business we have strict procedures which we follow for every client, to ensure safety is always at the top of our agenda. 

All new clients will have a consultation with their laser technician to assess their tattoo, discuss the treatments and have any questions answered. 

If our client is happy to proceed, they will be asked to complete a consultation form. This form asks about the client’s medical history, allergies, medications being taken and skin type. 

Some medical conditions may rule out laser treatment

Unfortunately, some medical conditions can be a contraindication to laser tattoo removal so the treatments will not be able to go ahead. 

Other medical conditions may need permission from the client's doctor or consultant to go ahead. 

The same goes for medications, some medications can cause adverse reactions to laser tattoo removal so a discussion with the client's doctor may be needed. 

We'll talk you through any other info we may need about the medications you are taking.

The client will also be asked to complete a skin typing form, this asks questions such as natural skin colour, how the skin reacts to the sun and the last time the treatment area was exposed to the sun. 

This form allows us to determine the client's skin type and ensure it is suitable for our lasers. 

As medical history is so important when it comes to laser tattoo removal, our clients all sign a consent form before every treatment to confirm that nothing has changed medically. If anything has changed between treatments, this will be assessed and treatment will only go ahead if there are no new contraindications.  

If you'd like to know more why not give us a call on 07539 279 355 or email us at ask@the-missing-ink.co.uk

Health conditions and laser treatment

Why is laser treatment such a slow process?

We wish the process of having a tattoo removed was quicker than it is, but for laser treatment to be carried out safely, and to get the best results for you we need to leave a minimum of six weeks between sessions. 

We leave this time to allow your skin to heal from the treatment, but also for your immune system to have enough time to flush out the ink from your previous session. 

The laser shatters the ink particles and your own body then processes these particles to remove them – this is how the tattoo gradually fades. 

Longer gaps between sessions gives better results

Leaving your tattoo six weeks or longer does not affect the results you will achieve, in fact clients are surprised that their tattoo continues to fade even after leaving a long break between sessions. 

Some companies will advise clients to have laser treatment every 4 weeks. We do not agree with this and would strongly advise against having laser treatment so frequently - due to the increased risk of scarring and lasering over skin that has not completely healed.

We will assess your tattoo before each treatment and will advise you how many weeks we should leave until your next session. Some clients may need longer if their skin takes longer to heal or if their tattoo is very nearly faded and the power used on the laser has been increased. 

Why do you have to wait so long between laser sessions?

Deciding to get a tattoo removed or faded down for a cover-up, is a big commitment. 

You will be spending a significant amount of time and money having laser treatment and looking after your fading tattoo between sessions.

Unfortunately, laser treatment is not a "quick fix" - it requires patience and absolute trust in your laser technician.

We urge everyone considering tattoo removal to really do their research into who they are going to trust their skin and money to. 

A Google search of "tattoo removal near me" will bring up loads of companies offering fast, cheap, pain-free laser treatment.

Look a little deeper into the companies that are listed:

Have they paid to come at the top of the results?

Do they specialise in laser treatment or do they offer many other services?

What are clients saying about the service?

Have they got lots of examples of their lasering work or are they using stock/Photoshopped images?

Unfortunately there are many local businesses out there who have not had the relevant training required to treat tattoos, which will means they'll probably not be insured to laser you. 

They basically just want your money and are not focused on getting you the results you want from your treatment. 

You may read about the machine a company is using, and they could pretty much sell you the machine as the best thing since sliced bread, but the technicians using the machine are equally as important. 

Technicians who perform numerous other aesthetic treatments and maybe only laser tattoos once or twice a week, cannot develop the experience of working on hundreds of tattoos. 

We are proud to say that we specialise in laser tattoo removal - we do not offer any other treatments, this is what we do day in day out. 


Remember that it's your skin and your money that you're trusting a company with.

Get in contact with a few companies and ask lots of questions about the tattoo removal process:

Do you offer free, no-obligation consultations?

If I want to go ahead, do you perform test patches? (this is so important - if you're not offered a test patch steer clear!)

Getting answers to these sorts of questions should give you a feel for the company and help you decide where to go. 

We understand that when we are reading information about laser treatment, watching videos and seeing photos it is easy for us to spot red flags, as we are qualified and this is our profession. 

However, it is easy to fall for a sales pitch if you do not completely understand how tattoo removal works. 

We are more than happy to explain the process to potential clients and answer any questions they may have - there is no such thing as a silly question! 

In fact, we love it when clients fire loads of questions at us - we could bore you stupid with what we know about tattoo removal!

The importance of client confidentiality and confidence in our service

During your consultation with us, we ask if you give us permission to use photographs of your tattoos on our website and social media. 

We never share any photos without permission and we only share photos of the tattoos, not the clients, and we will never tag our clients in any posts. 

We completely respect confidentiality and understand that not everyone is comfortable having photos of their tattoo on our business accounts. 

We believe that sharing realistic photos and videos of our work is the best way to represent what we do. 

You may see videos online that look really impressive and the treatments look extremely fast. Most of these videos are enhanced and sped up! 

The same goes for before and after photos. We never edit our photos - we want to show the true results of our work as we are very proud of what we do! 

All of our followers, likes and reviews are genuine - we never pay for adverts so that we come top on Google, or purchase thousands of fake followers on our Instagram.

We pride ourselves on being completely upfront and honest with every client we speak to - if we don’t feel that we can get you the results you are after, we will tell you and advise you on a different route you may need to take. We also work continuously behind the scenes updating our website and social media accounts to keep everything fresh and up to date to give everyone doing their research an accurate representation of our work.

The importance of researching where you have laser treatment

We work exclusively from our 2 private laser studios, inside Blended Barbers, 227 London Road, Hazel Grove SK7 4HS. 

We're a 10 minute walk from Hazel Grove train station, 30 seconds from a well-connected bus stop and we have easy street parking and a car park to the rear.

Please note that all appointments must be pre-booked, unfortunately we are unable to accept walk-ins.

Appointments available between 9am-7pm Monday-Thursday and 9am-3pm on Saturdays.

We hope you will choose The Missing Ink for your laser treatment, but if you don’t and decide to go somewhere else, please make sure that the people using the lasers are fully qualified and insured, know what they’re doing and can show you examples of their own tattoo removal work. If you are nervous or particularly worried about the treatments, ask them how they deal with this.

We know there’s a lot to consider when you’re thinking of having a tattoo faded or removed, so please feel free to contact us if you have any questions, would like more information, or want to book in for a free, no-obligation consultation.

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