A Look at the Science Behind Laser Tattoo Removal

After recently showing off super slow motion video of a tattoo being applied, Smarter Every Day took a trip to a plastic surgeon to look at how laser tattoo removal works.

Once it’s shattered, the white blood cells are going to come get those broken particles of ink, take it to the lymph-nodes, dump it into the liver and the you’re eventually going to poop out your tattoo.