Institute of Medical Physics - Laser Skin Rejuvination - Picosecond - 3D Models & Renderings

The standard modality for tattoo removal is the non-invasive removal of tattoo pigments using Q-switched lasers. Different types of Q-switched lasers are used to target different colors of tattoo ink depending on the specific light absorption spectra of the tattoo pigments. Typically, black and other darker-colored inks can be removed completely using Q-switched lasers while lighter colors such as yellows and greens are still very difficult to remove. Success can depend on a wide variety of factors including skin color, ink color, and the depth at which the ink was applied.

I was asked to create the entire line of laser skin rejuvenation machines that are used by Institute of Medical Physics in the UK. I used 3ds Max, and Octane for the rendering segment, and Photoshop and After effects for the finalized images. These models will be used to create animations for training purposes.

Q-switched lasers first became commercially available in the early 1990s. For a couple of decades before that, continuous-wave lasers were used as medical lasers for tattoo removal. Continuous-wave lasers used a high energy beam that ablated the target area and destroyed surrounding tissue structures as well as tattoo ink. Treatment tended to be painful and cause scarring.