{"id":332,"date":"2011-03-06T05:24:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-06T12:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lyosmd.com\/houston-plastic-surgery\/?p=332"},"modified":"2024-08-01T18:16:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:16:03","slug":"laser-skin-treatment-for-birthmark-and-tattoo-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyosmd.com\/blog\/laser-skin-treatment-for-birthmark-and-tattoo-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Laser Skin Treatment for Birthmark and Tattoo Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A birthmark can often be the cause of teasing for many children,  causing them to feel self-conscious about it for the rest of their adult  lives. This is particularly the case when the birthmark is in a highly  visible place. Coincidentally, tattoos can also be a source of great  embarrassment. Something that at one time seemed like a good idea, now  is clearly not an accurate representation of who you are and perhaps it  is even hindering you from getting jobs.<\/p>\n<p>There are many reasons people chose to seek out treatment to have  their birthmark or tattoo removed and these reasons are as valid and  individualized as the marks themselves. Dr. Lyos understands the  sensitivity of the procedure and would like to remind you that if you  are considering having it done, whether you decide to come here or not,  to only go to a trained physician.<\/p>\n<p>To see examples of <a href=\"\/laser-procedures-houston\/\">Laser Skin treatments<\/a>, feel free to check out our<a href=\"\/before-after-gallery-houston\/\"> Before and After Photo Gallery<\/a>. If you have any questions, or to schedule a consult with Dr. Lyos.<a href=\"\/contact-houston-plastic-surgeon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A birthmark can often be the cause of teasing for many children, causing them to feel self-conscious about it for the rest of their adult lives. This is particularly the case when the birthmark is in a highly visible place. Coincidentally, tattoos can also be a source of great embarrassment. Something that at one time &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyosmd.com\/blog\/laser-skin-treatment-for-birthmark-and-tattoo-removal\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Laser Skin Treatment for Birthmark and Tattoo Removal<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cosmetic-procedures"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Laser Skin Treatment for Birthmark and Tattoo Removal - Dr. Andrew Lyos - Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lyosmd.com\/blog\/laser-skin-treatment-for-birthmark-and-tattoo-removal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Laser Skin Treatment for Birthmark and Tattoo Removal - Dr. Andrew Lyos - Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A birthmark can often be the cause of teasing for many children, causing them to feel self-conscious about it for the rest of their adult lives. 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