Standard laser tattoo removal often causes real discomfort, even with a numbing cream on the skin surface. At Kirei Clinic, Dr Mei or Dr Rosie administers a local anaesthetic injection before treatment begins, fully numbing the area so the laser stage is carried out on already-numb skin. The anaesthetic makes this approach painless, not a change to the laser.
The Two-Stage Process
Your treatment runs in two stages, each delivered by a different clinician. Dr Mei or Dr Rosie, both GDC-registered dentists, examines the tattoo at consultation and administers the local anaesthetic injection, numbing the area fully before laser removal starts. Once the area is numb, Louise, a GDC-registered Dental Nurse, carries out the laser removal stage using Kirei Clinic’s genuine picosecond laser, breaking the tattoo ink into smaller particles your body clears naturally over the following weeks.
Why Kirei Clinic?
Kirei Clinic is one of few clinics with a genuine picosecond laser, not a picosecond setting added to older equipment. Pairing this laser with a local anaesthetic injection, administered by a GDC-registered dentist, gives you a tattoo removal service most clinics don’t offer: numb skin for the laser stage, rather than a topical cream dulling only the surface. Read more about picosecond laser technology on our Picosecond Laser page.
FAQs
Why is this treatment called “painless”?
The laser stage still delivers energy into your skin, same as standard laser tattoo removal. What removes the pain is the local anaesthetic injection Dr Mei or Dr Rosie gives before laser removal starts, fully numbing the area first. Without this injection, laser tattoo removal on unnumbed, surface-cooled skin causes real discomfort for most patients.
How many sessions does tattoo removal need?
This depends on the tattoo’s size, ink colours and depth. A safe dose of local anaesthetic only covers a set area, so a large tattoo often needs splitting across several sessions for this reason alone, on top of the sessions your body needs to clear the broken-down ink. Dr Mei or Dr Rosie assesses your tattoo at consultation and gives you a realistic sense of how many sessions to plan for.
Who carries out tattoo removal at Kirei Clinic?
Dr Mei or Dr Rosie, both GDC-registered dentists, administers the local anaesthetic injection. Louise, a GDC-registered Dental Nurse, carries out the laser removal stage using Kirei Clinic’s genuine picosecond laser.
Does tattoo removal have downtime?
Some redness and swelling in the treated area is common after each session. This typically settles within a few days.
Do all tattoos respond to removal?
Most tattoos respond to laser removal, though results vary by ink colour, depth and how the tattoo was originally applied. Your clinician and Louise discuss what to expect for your specific tattoo at consultation, rather than promise a fixed outcome.
Is there anyone who shouldn’t have this treatment?
This treatment isn’t suitable if you have a known allergy or sensitivity to local anaesthetic, and isn’t recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Your clinician reviews your medical history at consultation to confirm the treatment fits your circumstances.
Available in Leeds
Kirei Clinic delivers painless tattoo removal from our Leeds city centre clinic. Dr Mei, Dr Rosie and Louise all work from here, so your anaesthetic and laser stages run under the same two-clinician approach.