Tattoo Removal for Entrepreneurs
Overview
Laser tattoo removal is a cosmetic procedure whose time has come. For the last decade, nothing has been hotter than tattoos. For the next decade, Astanza believes no cosmetic laser procedure will be more exciting than tattoo removal. We’ve built our company around this belief, and have seen it grow quickly. If you believe like we do, we eagerly invite you to join us in this market.
Astanza tattoo removal lasers are designed and built with one goal – to remove unwanted tattoos. They are made for the laser clinic that wants a special piece of equipment to expand their expertise to laser tattoo removal. Or, for the laser clinic that wants to upgrade to a more powerful machine, and one that can remove a wider range of colorful tattoo ink. It is a spectacular asset to the entrepreneur setting up their first tattoo removal clinic – or their first chain of tattoo removal clinics.
Our q-switched lasers are FDA-approved for tattoo removal and are used by many clinics that specialize in laser tattoo removal. What these “power users” recognize is that having a single laser like the Trinity that can remove virtually every color of tattoo ink is preferable to having to purchase two or more lasers. This is especially true when they realize that the combination Nd:YAG and ruby Astanza Trinity is priced very competitively to other lasers that don’t have this extra functionality.
Both Astanza lasers – the Duality and Trinity – have TruePower. Each pulse is powerful enough to shatter tattoo ink and is produced by an active q-switch.
Many low-quality lasers work by “stacking pulses” which is a trick of shooting dozens of weak pulses and adding up the total energy to produce a figures. These passively q-switched lasers aren’t able to deliver enough energy to shatter tattoo ink.
To learn more about the Astanza Trinity and Duality, please visit the Our Lasers section.
Reasons to Add Laser Tattoo Removal
Many cosmetic clinics and tattoo removal clinic entrepreneurs are looking to accomplish several goals:
Invest in a fast-growing cosmetic procedure – the “next big thing”.
Find a laser that does one thing extremely well – not one that does everything poorly.
Generate income with a well-tolerated, fast-to-perform, and safe laser treatment that up to 1/3 of the population may need.
Independent research has established that tattoos are more common than at any point in history, with as many as 30% of college graduates and 24% of the general population wearing at least one tattoo. Tattoos are everywhere in the popular culture, with nearly every celebrity sporting body art and new tattoo studios popping up every day.
Many of these individuals have had tattoos for a number of years, and for a significant percentage, these tattoos don’t meet their needs. At least one in five tattoo wearers wish their tattoo was removed, and of those over 30 years of age, only 30% say the tattoo has improved their lives. Powerful motivations exist for removing tattoos, including the removal of name tattoos, tattoos that are visible with family, friends, or at work, and changes in body and skin that occurs with time.
Adding laser tattoo removal can add significant profit to your practice. The investment required to add laser tattoo removal is relatively small compared with the income that can be generated by laser removal treatments. Astanza lasers can generate $150-$500 for a five to fifteen minute treatment on a single patient with very minimal consumable expense (bandages, tape, etc). Patients return every 4-6 weeks for follow-up treatments, and most patients will need 5-10 sessions.
Insurance doesn’t cover laser tattoo removal, but your patients will be more than happy to pay to remove the name of an ex-boyfriend or fraternity letters that have them wearing pants versus shorts on the golf course.
Advertising this procedure is straightforward. If tattoo removal or cosmetic laser treatments are a new endeavor, Astanza can provide training and practice consulting support through a leading laser tattoo removal training program. These experts have years of experience operating laser tattoo removal clinics and guiding physicians in how to safely and effectively perform tattoo removal and simply manage the business aspects of this profitable procedure.
Contact Astanza to learn more about the market for laser tattoo removal and how our lasers can help you succeed in this field.
