PicoWay Laser Tattoo Removal

PicoWay ultra-short pulse laser tattoo removal at SILK Laser Clinics Melbourne (Australian Skin Clinics), treating all ink colours including stubborn blues, greens, and reds. Picosecond pulses shatter ink particles into finer fragments for faster clearance and fewer sessions compared to older nanosecond lasers. Average 6–10 sessions for significant fading or complete removal on all skin types. Available at Chadstone, Doncaster, and Emporium Melbourne.

Tattoo removal at SILK Laser Clinics Melbourne (Australian Skin Clinics) is performed with the PicoWay laser — a picosecond platform operating at pulse durations in the trillionth-of-a-second range rather than the nanosecond range of older Q-switched systems. The ultra-short pulse duration creates a predominantly photomechanical rather than photothermal effect: rapid energy delivery within each pulse generates a shockwave inside the ink particle that shatters it into smaller dust-like fragments, rather than relying primarily on heat. These finer fragments are more efficiently phagocytosed by macrophages and cleared via the lymphatic system, resulting in faster fading per session, fewer total sessions for clearance, and reduced risk of thermal scarring compared to nanosecond laser removal. PicoWay operates at multiple wavelengths — 532 nm, 785 nm, and 1064 nm — enabling effective fragmentation of the full spectrum of tattoo ink colours: black and grey (1064 nm), red and orange pigments (532 nm), and the challenging blue and green inks (785 nm) that are largely resistant to single-wavelength nanosecond systems. Melbourne clinics offer PicoWay removal for professional, amateur, and cosmetic (permanent makeup) tattoos across all body areas and skin types (Fitzpatrick I–VI), with sessions spaced six to eight weeks apart to allow immune clearance of fragmented ink between treatments. In Australia, where tattoo prevalence is high among younger demographics, the SILK Melbourne network provides accessible medically supervised PicoWay removal through multiple shopping centre locations with extended weekday evening hours.