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Your first discussion with a practitioner should clearly set out your expectations. This should be matched by the recommended treatment and your practitioner will tell you whether the treatment can achieve the results you require.
A medical history should be taken to make sure that there are no reasons why you shouldn’t have this form of treatment. You would also normally be asked to read detailed information and sign a consent form at this time which means that you have understood the potential benefits and risks associated with the light procedure recommended.
Photographs may also be taken by the practitioner for a "before and after" comparison at a later date.
Depending on the area of skin where the tattoo is located and the type of laser to be used, treatment technique will be individually tailored for you, and a “patch test” may be recommended where the laser system is fired on a small area of the tattoo to see how the skin and the pigment responds prior to a full treatment session.
This procedure generally requires no special preparation beforehand, although you should have had no exposure to UV light (sun or sun-bed) for 4 weeks before any treatment.
An anaesthetic cream may be applied 20 minutes or so before treatment to help numb the skin; and you will be required to wear eye protectors. You may also be offered a cold air device to help cool the skin and avoid any discomfort.
You will experience a stinging sensation, often described as like an elastic band flicking sharply against the skin, when the laser is delivered to the treated area. 
The entire procedure can last from 5 minutes to an hour depending on the size of the tattoo to be treated. 
Repeat procedures 
Repeat treatments will most likely be required, depending upon the type and extent of tattoo pigment to be treated. Whether a tattoo is an amateur (pen and ink) or a professional one will also affect the number of treatment sessions required to successfully remove the pigment. The colour of the inks used in the tattoo will also factor into the equation; dark blue/black tattoos tend to be much easier to remove than colours such as reds, yellows and greens.
A treatment programme could therefore be anything from 1 – 10 treatments for an amateur tattoo to 5 – 20 for a professional one. Treatment sessions will usually be 4 – 6 weeks apart.
Based on records from one clinic over a number of years, on average, an amateur tattoo takes 3 treatments, while a professional tattoo will take 10 treatments.

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