COWELL ST SKIN & HAIR CLINIC • SERVING BURRY PORT FROM LLANELLI

Laser Tattoo Removal near Burry Port, from £30 a Session

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

Safe & Regulated

Registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and led by GMC-registered doctors.

Clear Pricing

Priced by tattoo size, from £30 a session, with a free consultation and patch test first.

Less Discomfort

A Cryocooler chills the skin throughout, with numbing options if you want them.

Close to Burry Port

In Llanelli town centre, a few minutes along the coast from Burry Port.

Why Choose Our Laser Tattoo Removal

The right laser for your ink

We use both picosecond and active Q-switch lasers, and choose between them based on your ink colours and skin type.

Removal or fade, your choice

Clear a tattoo completely, or fade it just enough for your artist to cover it with something new.

Doctor-led care

Treatment follows doctors’ protocols, with local anaesthetic available if you want a pain-free session.

How it works

Free consultation and patch test
Personalised plan and a fixed price per session
Sessions spaced 6 to 10 weeks apart

Sometimes a tattoo is a reminder of a moment you’d rather leave behind. Sometimes it’s just faded, blurred or no longer your style. Either way, if you live in Burry Port, help is only a few miles up the road.

Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic in Llanelli is a doctor-led clinic registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. We use medical-grade picosecond and Q-switch lasers to remove tattoos or fade them for a cover-up, from £30 a session.

Every client starts with a free consultation and patch test. There’s no pressure and no sales pitch; we’ll simply give you an honest view of what’s achievable.

How Laser Tattoo Removal Actually Works

Illustration: the laser passes through the skin surface and shatters the ink beneath it into tiny fragments. Phagocytes (immune cells) engulf the fragments and carry them away through the lymphatic system. © Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic.

Tattoo ink particles are too large for your body to clear on its own. Our lasers send very short pulses of light into the skin, and the ink absorbs that energy and breaks into much finer particles.

Your immune system then gradually clears those particles in the weeks between sessions, so the tattoo fades step by step. Short pulses keep the heat in the ink rather than the skin around it, which reduces the chance of scarring.

Complete Removal or Fading for a Cover-Up

Complete removal. If you want the tattoo gone, we treat until the ink is no longer visible. Black usually clears quickest; some colours need more sessions.

Fading for a cover-up. If you’d like to replace it with something new, fading it first gives your tattoo artist a cleaner base to work on. This normally takes fewer sessions than full removal.

Keeping Treatment Comfortable

The sensation is usually compared to an elastic band flicking on the skin. Our Cryocooler blows chilled air over the area throughout, which numbs the skin and keeps swelling down.

You can apply numbing cream before your visit, and as a doctor-led clinic, local anaesthetic is available for a small additional fee.

What You Can Expect from Treatment

Visible fading: most tattoos lighten after each session
A realistic timescale: professional tattoos can take up to 12 sessions; amateur tattoos often need far fewer
Time to heal: sessions are spaced 6 to 10 weeks apart so your body can clear the ink
Managed discomfort: cold air from the Cryocooler before, during and after, with numbing cream or local anaesthetic as options
Short appointments: most sessions take minutes, not hours
Aftercare support: a take-home aftercare pack and a team you can call with questions
Honest advice: if a tattoo is unlikely to clear fully, we’ll tell you before you start

Why Burry Port Clients Choose Cowell St

Being so close, many Burry Port clients appreciate having a regulated clinic on their doorstep. We are registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and follow protocols set by our doctors.

We match the laser to your ink and skin type, and every session is priced by tattoo size and agreed upfront.

We won’t oversell. If laser isn’t right for your tattoo or your skin, we’ll tell you at the consultation.

Your Free Consultation and Patch Test

We’ll assess the size, colours, age and position of your tattoo, ask about your skin and medical history, and agree whether you’re aiming to remove or fade it.

A patch test then shows how your skin responds so we can choose the right settings. You’ll leave with an estimate of sessions, a fixed price per session and aftercare guidance, and you’re under no obligation to book.

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.

4-minute video · with sound

Thinking of Removing a Tattoo? Watch This First

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.

Tattoo Removal Prices

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.

What Tattoo Removal Clients Say

4.9 out of 5 from 35 Google reviews. Read them all on Google

“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

Before and After Your Treatment

Before you come in

Come with the area clean: no make-up, perfume, deodorant, or body or face creams.
No real or fake tan on the area. Sunbeds and prolonged sun exposure are not allowed in the month before treatment, and any tan must fade completely before we can treat.
Use SPF 30 or higher on the area between treatments.
Tell us about any change to your medical history, and any medication you take, including anything bought from a chemist or herbalist.
Arrive in good time, so we can cool the skin first if needed.
We may charge for an appointment that cannot go ahead because of a tan or fake tan.

After each session

We cool the area after treatment and apply a soothing serum or aloe vera gel. Keep applying it three times a day for at least one week.
A small amount of bleeding can occur. If needed, we cover the area with a non-stick dressing.
The tattoo may look bruised, with a grey or purple colour. This fades over the next 7 to 12 days.
Mild swelling, redness and tenderness are normal and usually last up to a week.
Blisters sometimes form, more often with red ink, followed by a scab or thin crust. Keep the area clean and dry, let it heal by itself, and do not use lotions or creams on open skin.
Do not remove scabs or crusts. Let them fall off by themselves. The skin underneath can stay red for several weeks.
You can shower or bathe after 24 hours. Pat the area dry, and do not rub it.
Do not apply make-up to the area until it has fully healed.
Protect the area from the sun for the first two weeks, and use sunblock or avoid sun on it for at least one month.
Once the area has fully healed, massaging it may help disperse the pigment.
If you see signs of infection, such as strong redness, pus, swelling or tenderness, tell your doctor straight away.
The skin can become temporarily lighter or darker after treatment, and sun exposure makes this worse. This usually settles within three to six months, though it can be permanent.

Download aftercare advice (PDF)

You’ll take home a detailed aftercare pack, and you can call us with any questions while you heal.

Serving Burry Port and Pembrey

Burry Port is a harbour town on the Carmarthenshire coast, with its marina, the Millennium Coastal Path and the long sands of Cefn Sidan nearby. In 1928 the seaplane carrying Amelia Earhart landed here, making her the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.

Burry Port is a harbour town where summers are spent on the beach and at the country park, which is often when an unwanted tattoo bothers people most. Autumn and winter are the ideal time to start removal, because treated skin needs to be kept out of the sun.

Our clinic is at 10 Cowell Street in the centre of Llanelli, about 5 miles east of Burry Port. It is a short drive along the A484 through Pwll, and the train from Pembrey & Burry Port station to Llanelli is one stop. There is parking in the town centre.

The clinic is also within reach of Pembrey, Pwll, Trimsaran and Kidwelly. 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.

Other areas we serve

Llanelli Swansea Carmarthen Kidwelly Ammanford Mumbles Morriston Neath Port Talbot Porthcawl St Clears Laugharne Pembrokeshire

Tattoo Removal near Burry Port: Your Questions Answered

How much does tattoo removal cost?

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.

How many sessions will I need?

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.

Does it hurt?

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.

Can you fade a tattoo for a cover-up?

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.

Will it leave a scar?

Scarring is rare when the right laser and settings are used and aftercare is followed. Redness, swelling, blistering and temporary changes in skin colour are possible, and we’ll explain how to look after the area. A patch test comes before your first full session.

How should I prepare, and what about aftercare?

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.

Does laser tattoo removal work on all colours?

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.

How do I book from Burry Port?

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.

Ready to Start? Book Your Free Consultation

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.