Laser Tattoo Removal Statistics 2026

How many med spas offer laser tattoo removal?

7,554 of the 53,215 US med spas in our directory (14%) offer laser tattoo removal, going by their Google listings and websites.

Laser tattoo removal ranks 37th by provider count among the 81 treatments we track.

Med spas offering laser tattoo removal are listed in 51 of the 51 states (counting Washington, DC).

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What else do laser tattoo removal providers offer?

88% of med spas offering laser tattoo removal also offer laser hair removal.

83% of med spas offering laser tattoo removal also offer Botox.

82% of med spas offering laser tattoo removal also offer microneedling.

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Who performs laser tattoo removal?

63% of the 3,286 laser tattoo removal providers that name their clinical team online list a physician (MD or DO).

43% of the 3,286 laser tattoo removal providers that name their clinical team online list a nurse practitioner.

27% of the 3,286 laser tattoo removal providers that name their clinical team online list a physician assistant.

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What percentage of Americans have a tattoo, and how many regret one?

In ASPS's 2024 data, 84% of combined laser skin treatments (laser hair removal, IPL, tattoo removal, leg veins) were performed on women (2,623,375) and 16% on men (488,681). [1]

In ASPS's 2024 data, combined laser skin treatments by patient age were: 19 and under 7% (211,317); 20-29, 20% (631,318); 30-39, 29% (917,654); 40-54, 35% (1,093,794); 55-69, 8% (257,973); 70+ not reported. [1]

In ASPS's 2024 regional data, the Mountain/Pacific region (Region 5: AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY, AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) accounted for 41% of combined laser skin treatments, 44% of nonsurgical skin tightening and 36% of noninvasive fat reduction. [1]

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How many laser tattoo removal procedures are done each year?

ASPS estimates 3,112,056 'skin treatment using lasers' procedures in 2024 (flat vs 3,101,772 in 2023); this single ASPS category combines laser hair removal, IPL, laser tattoo removal and laser treatment of leg veins. [1]

ASPS reported 3,101,772 combined laser skin treatments (laser hair removal, IPL, laser tattoo removal, laser leg-vein treatment) in 2023, up 6% from 2,915,199 in 2022. [2]

ASPS reported 199,945 laser tattoo removal procedures in 2020 (down 7% from 215,898 in 2019), the last year ASPS published a separate tattoo-removal count. [3]

The Aesthetic Society's 2022 statistics estimate 24,750 tattoo removal procedures in 2022 (up 8% from 23,012 in 2021) with an average charge of $233 per procedure. [10]

What is the success rate of laser tattoo removal?

ASDS's 2023 Consumer Survey lists vein treatments, muscle sculpting and laser tattoo removal among treatments with top satisfaction ratings of 95% or higher among consumers who had them. [9]

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How do patients rate laser tattoo removal providers on Google?

Google reviews of med spas offering laser tattoo removal average 4.80 stars, across 1,358,539 reviews of 7,169 rated listings.

93% of the Google reviews left for laser tattoo removal providers are 5-star.

73% of laser tattoo removal providers with at least 5 reviews hold a 4.8-star rating or better.

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What published research says

These numbers come from outside sources, not our directory; each one links to its source below.

• ASPS's average surgeon/physician fees for 2023 were $697 for combined laser skin treatments (laser hair removal, IPL, tattoo removal, leg veins), up from $582 in 2022. [2]
• ASPS's 2024 statistics are national estimates extrapolated from about 1,000 survey responses by ASPS member plastic surgeons plus CosmetAssure data (95% confidence, +/-4.62% margin of error); minimally invasive counts also include data from non-member dermatologists and otolaryngologists. [1]
• An openFDA MAUDE search for laser devices (GEX) whose narrative mentions 'tattoo' returns 111 reports (1998-2026), mostly injuries such as burns, blistering and scarring; PicoSure is the brand most often named (22). [4]
• Pew Research Center (2023) found 32% of US adults have a tattoo, including 22% who have more than one. [5]
• In Pew's 2023 survey, 24% of tattooed US adults say they ever regret getting one or more of their tattoos. [5]
• Pew (2023): 38% of US women and 27% of men have a tattoo; 41% of adults under 30 and 46% of those 30-49 have one, versus 25% of those 50-64 and 13% of those 65+. [5]
• An Ipsos poll (August 2019, about 1,005 US adults online) found 30% of Americans had at least one tattoo, up from 21% in 2012, and 92% of tattooed respondents said they were happy with it. [6]
• A 2023 US cross-sectional study (Morlock & Morlock, Cureus; 3,033 adults) found 35.3% had a tattoo; factors predicting tattoo regret included more years with the tattoo, tattoos on the face, neck, hands, wrists or fingers, peer pressure, being impaired when tattooed, and a tattoo-related adverse event. [7]
• In a 2016-2017 multicenter US study of 511 cosmetic dermatology patients (JAMA Dermatology, 2018), 8 of 11 tattoo-removal patients (72.7%) and 19 of 22 body-contouring patients (86.4%) reported psychological or emotional motivations. [8]

What these numbers can't tell you

• Counts are Google Maps listings we classify as med spas, so they include dermatology and plastic surgery practices that offer med spa treatments and exclude spas without a Google listing.
• A treatment counts when the spa's Google listing or website names it, so a spa with an outdated menu can be over- or under-counted.
• Credentials count only clinicians a spa names with a credential (MD, DO, NP, PA, RN) on its own website, so spas that leave their team off their website are left out of those shares.
• We hold no patient records: every figure describes providers, their listings and their Google reviews, not who gets treated.
• Ratings and review themes are Google's, as shown on each listing on the snapshot date; Google filters some reviews and does not publish how.

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