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Eco Friendly Tattoo Removal
During past tattoo removal laser procedures a coolant known as tetrafluoroethane is applied to the skin to prevent scarring and overheating. The problem is that this coolant is a greenhouse gas, and that has some eco-enthusiasts in an uproar. With that, after years of performing tattoo removal procedures with this coolant that doesn’t necessarily harm the ozone layer, one man stood up to the challenge. He’s provided a simple, logical and inexpensive solution to this problem.
The Man behind the Idea
John Stuart Nelson is the Medical Director of the Beckman Laser Institute in Irvine, Ca. He came up with the idea of using a carbon dioxide spray rather than tetrafluoroethane, since the CO2 doesn’t harm the environment at all. He said to store the CO2 under pressure and to apply it to the skin the same way as before. As his colleagues began doing it his way they noticed that the only thing that had changed was the type of coolant being used. Since then, it is the primary coolant for tattoo removal.
Benefits
One of the first things noticed after Dr. Nelson’s discovery was that the same results were being reached as before. The non-toxic agent cools the skin before turning into gas and the spray only emits a fine mist of dry ice (CO2 particles). Since tetrafluoroethane is several times more potent than carbon dioxide, instead of being just a simple and reasonable solution, it simply proves that the world is going green in the least expected places, and all of us benefit from that.
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