COWELL ST SKIN & HAIR CLINIC • SERVING AMMANFORD FROM LLANELLI
Doctor-led laser tattoo removal for complete removal or fading before a cover-up, planned around your tattoo, your skin and your budget.
HIW registered • Medical-grade lasers • Doctor-led clinic • 4.9 out of 5 on Google
Registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and led by GMC-registered doctors.
Priced by tattoo size, from £30 a session, with a free consultation and patch test first.
A Cryocooler chills the skin throughout, with numbing options if you want them.
In Llanelli town centre, a straightforward drive from Ammanford and the Amman Valley.
We use both picosecond and active Q-switch lasers, and choose between them based on your ink colours and skin type.
Clear a tattoo completely, or fade it just enough for your artist to cover it with something new.
Treatment follows doctors’ protocols, with local anaesthetic available if you want a pain-free session.
Most tattoos start with a good reason. Over time, though, a design can lose its meaning or start to clash with who you are now. If that sounds familiar, laser removal can help you move on from it.
Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic is in Llanelli, in the same county as Ammanford. We are a doctor-led clinic registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, and we use medical-grade picosecond and Q-switch lasers to remove or fade tattoos, from £30 a session.
Your first step is a free consultation and patch test. There’s no pressure and no sales pitch, just an honest conversation about your tattoo and what laser can do for it.
The particles that make up tattoo ink are too large for your body to remove. Laser light, delivered in pulses lasting a fraction of a second, is absorbed by the ink and splits it into tiny fragments.
Those fragments are cleared naturally in the weeks after each session, so the tattoo fades over the course of treatment. Because the pulses are so short, the surrounding skin is protected from excess heat, reducing the risk of scarring and pigment change.
Complete removal. If you want clear skin, we keep treating until the tattoo is no longer visible. Black ink normally responds best; some colours take longer.
Fading for a cover-up. If you’re planning a cover-up, a few sessions can fade the old ink so your artist can work over it more easily. Fading generally needs fewer sessions than full removal.
Most people say it feels like an elastic band snapping against the skin. Throughout treatment, a Cryocooler blows chilled air over the area to numb it and limit swelling.
You’re welcome to use numbing cream before your appointment. As a doctor-led clinic, we can also offer local anaesthetic for a small additional fee.
Clients from Ammanford choose us because we are regulated and medically led. We are registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, and treatment follows our doctors’ protocols.
We assess your ink and skin before choosing a laser, and every session is priced by tattoo size, agreed before treatment starts.
We’ll also be upfront. If laser isn’t likely to give you the result you want, we’ll say so at the consultation.
At your consultation, we look at the tattoo’s size, colours, age and position, review your medical history and talk through whether you want removal or a fade.
A patch test helps us check your skin’s response and set the laser. You’ll leave with an estimate of sessions, a fixed per-session price and aftercare guidance, and there’s no obligation to go ahead.
To secure your appointment we take a £30 deposit. It comes off the price of your treatment, or we refund it in full if you decide not to go ahead. Please read our cancellation policy before you book.
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Why tattoos are permanent, how the laser works, how many sessions you may need, side effects, aftercare, results, cost, comfort and photographs. © Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic.
Prices are per session and set by the size of the tattoo. We confirm your price at the free consultation, before any treatment.
| Size | Approximate area | Price per session |
|---|---|---|
| Extra small | 3cm x 3cm | £30 |
| Small | 4cm x 4cm | £40 |
| Medium | 5cm x 5cm | £50 |
| Large | 6cm x 6cm | £60 |
| Extra large | 10cm x 10cm | £80 |
| XX large | 12cm x 12cm | £100 |
Larger tattoos are priced at consultation. Local anaesthetic is available for a small additional fee.
How many sessions will you need, and what will it cost in total? Read our tattoo removal cost guide.
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“Can’t recommend this place enough. Pete is great, knowledgeable and friendly.”
Adam J. · Google review
“My tattoo is completely gone, no trace of it whatsoever.”
Steve C. · Google review
You’ll take home a detailed aftercare pack, and you can call us with any questions while you heal.
Ammanford grew from a small village into the main town of the Amman Valley during the coal mining era, and today it’s a busy community with independent shops and open countryside all around. Llanelli is an easy drive down the valley.
Ammanford is the main town of the Amman Valley, and like anywhere, plenty of people here are living with a tattoo they’d rather not have. Tastes change, jobs change and relationships end.
Our clinic is at 10 Cowell Street in the centre of Llanelli, in the same county. Most Ammanford clients drive down via Cross Hands or Pontarddulais, and there is parking in the town centre. Ammanford is also on the Heart of Wales railway line, which runs to Llanelli.
We regularly see clients from Ammanford, Betws, Tycroes, Llandybie, Glanamman and Garnant. Appointments are short, so many people fit a session around work or the school run.
For the full detail on lasers, comfort and aftercare, see our main laser tattoo removal page.
Prices run from £30 a session for a tattoo around 3cm x 3cm to £100 for one around 12cm x 12cm. We confirm your exact price at the free consultation, and you pay per session with no upfront course fee.
It depends on the ink, colours, depth and where the tattoo is on your body. Professional tattoos can take up to 12 sessions, while amateur tattoos often clear in far fewer. We’ll give you an honest estimate after assessing it.
Most people compare it to an elastic band flicking against the skin. We blow chilled air over the area with a Cryocooler throughout, which makes it far more tolerable. Numbing cream is an option, and because we are doctor-led, so is local anaesthetic.
Yes. Fading usually takes fewer sessions than full removal and gives your tattoo artist a much cleaner base to work on. Tell us what your artist needs and we’ll plan around it.
Scarring is uncommon with the right laser, the correct settings and good aftercare. Redness, swelling, blistering and temporary changes in skin tone may occur, and we’ll explain how to manage them. A patch test lets us check your skin first.
Avoid sun, sunbeds and fake tan on the area for a month beforehand, and come with the area clean. Afterwards, apply soothing serum or aloe vera gel three times a day for at least a week, wait 24 hours before showering or bathing, do not pick scabs or crusts, and keep the area out of the sun for at least a month. You’ll get a full aftercare sheet.
Black and dark inks respond best. Some colours, such as greens and blues, can take more sessions, which is why we use more than one type of laser and assess your tattoo before quoting.
Call 01554 227543 or message us on WhatsApp at 07437 164988. Consultations are free, and we’re open Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm, at 10 Cowell Street, Llanelli.
Come in, show us the tattoo, and find out how many sessions it’s likely to take and what it will cost.
A £30 deposit secures your appointment. It comes off the price of your treatment, or we refund it if you decide not to go ahead.
Find us
10 Cowell Street
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
SA15 1UU
Monday to Friday
10am to 6pm
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