INCLUDES 37-PAGE COURSE WORKBOOK, TRAINING VIDEO, MULTIPLE CHOICE ASSESSMENT AND VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
- How tattoo and pigment removal treatments are modified for the client’s individual skin type
- Effect of laser wavelengths on different tattoo colours and pigmentation
- Preparation of the treatment site for safe laser tattoo removal treatments
- Equipment, accessories and safety products
- Medical precautions for the laser user
- How to prepare for and perform a patient consultation to identify treatment objectives
- Importance of informed consent and how it should be achieved
- Consultation checklist
- Alternative treatments
- The necessity of pre- and post-care protocols
- Pre- and post-care regimes
- Skin patch tests in the treatment protocol for laser tattoo removal
- The importance of maintaining patient treatment records including photography.
- The relevance of photography and its advantages when considering laser treatments
- The use of skin cooling including pre-, post-cooling in laser tattoo and pigment removal treatments
- Forced chilled air and thermoelectric cooling
- The safe operation of tattoo and pigment removal laser devices
- Engineering controls
- Risks including eye damage, burns and laser plume
- New laser tattoo removal techniques (R2 & R4, etc.)
- Relevant regulations and standards
You are also provided with a set of help sheets under the ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TAB at NO EXTRA CHARGE including:
- Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms
- Guidance on Photosensitive Medication
- Fitzpatrick Skin Photo-typing
- Insurance Help Sheet
- Tattoo Lasers Technical Comparison Table
- UK Laser and Accessory Supplier List
- Access to two videos demonstrating tattoo removal
- Access to one review study from published literature on tattoo removal
You will also be invited to enrol and pay for the fourth and final Level 4 practical module.
