My tattoo has several colours. Will they all fade at the same speed?
Almost certainly not. Dense black and blue-black absorb across a wide band and tend to move first, while reds, greens, purples and pale blues absorb selectively and follow at their own pace. A multicoloured piece therefore passes through a stage where it looks uneven, and your director describes that stage in advance so it is not a surprise halfway through.
Does the age of my tattoo make a difference?
It usually does. Ink that has sat in the skin for years has already lost particles to the body's own clearance, so what remains is often less saturated than a recent piece. Age is read alongside depth and density at the assessment instead of being treated as a rule of its own.
Is an amateur tattoo treated differently from a professional one?
The approach is the same but the field behaves differently. Hand-poked and amateur work is often shallower and irregularly packed, so it can respond unevenly across a single design. Professional linework is denser and more uniform, which makes its behaviour more predictable even where it takes patience.
What is paradoxical darkening, and can it be corrected?
It is a recognised reaction in which certain cosmetic pigments — brow, lip and eyeliner formulations in particular — turn darker or grey immediately after a pass instead of lighter. Because it is a property of the pigment chemistry, the way it is managed is prevention: a small test area is worked first on cosmetic ink, and how the discoloured area is handled afterwards is discussed with your director case by case.
Which laser platform will be used on my tattoo?
The platform and its settings are set at the consultation against your ink and your skin, and we do not publish a device name on this page for a route where the choice is made in the room. What is published is the line the work is charged on and the fact that your director selects and delivers it.
Does my skin tone change what is possible?
It changes how the work is delivered more than what can be attempted. The same light that targets ink is also absorbed by skin pigment, so deeper tones are treated at lower energy with longer intervals to reduce the chance of the skin lightening or darkening around the design. That is a safety decision about your skin.
What actually happens during the pass itself?
The piece is measured and photographed, comfort measures agreed at the consultation are applied, and the pass is delivered. Treated ink typically turns to a pale frost within seconds and that settles over the following minutes, after which the area is cooled and dressed. The pass is short; the appointment around it is not rushed.
Can I shower, swim or train after a session?
Short cool showers are fine once your director clears them. Pools, saunas, hot tubs and long soaks wait while the surface repairs, and training is held back where heat, sweat or a strap would sit over the treated field. Pat the area dry and leave any dressing as instructed.
What should I weigh up before agreeing to a course?
Loss of skin pigment in the treated patch, temporary darkening of the surrounding skin, blistering and the infection risk that comes with an open surface, textural change where scarring history exists, and the possibility that a piece plateaus short of clearance. Those are named at the consultation before any figure is agreed.
Can eyebrow and eyeliner pigment be treated the same way as body ink?
It is treated on its own listed line at ₩150,000 (≈ $105) and with more caution, because cosmetic pigment formulations are not body ink and some of them darken on contact with laser light. Proximity to the eye also changes how the field is protected. A test area comes first.
Is there a tattoo you would decline to treat?
Yes. Skin that is sunburnt, freshly tanned, broken or infected over the design moves the date instead of being worked at a reduced setting. Where a piece sits on skin with a history of raised scarring, the plan opens with a stated ceiling. And where someone wants a large dense piece gone inside a fortnight's holiday, we say the calendar does not permit it.
How do I get my piece assessed before flying to Seoul?
Send the consultation form with photographs of the whole design and one close-range shot in daylight, note roughly when it was done and whether it covers anything older, and tell us your dates. We reply in English as soon as possible with what we would expect to propose and what still has to be measured in person. The rooms run 365 days a year, so the appointment itself is rarely the constraint.
