COWELL ST SKIN & HAIR CLINIC • SERVING MUMBLES FROM LLANELLI

Laser Tattoo Removal near Mumbles, 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.

Worth the short trip

In Llanelli town centre, a straightforward drive from Mumbles and Gower.

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

Walk along the Mumbles promenade on a warm day and you’ll see plenty of tattoos, and some of them belong to people who wish they didn’t have them. If a piece of old ink makes you reach for a long sleeve every summer, there is a straightforward way to deal with it.

Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic is a doctor-led laser clinic in Llanelli, registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. We remove tattoos completely, or fade them ready for new artwork, using medical-grade picosecond and Q-switch lasers, from £30 a session.

It starts with a free consultation and patch test. There’s no pressure and no sales pitch, just an honest assessment of your tattoo and a clear idea of the sessions and cost involved.

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 is made up of particles that are simply too big for the body to remove. Our lasers fire pulses lasting a tiny fraction of a second, and the ink absorbs that energy and breaks into much smaller pieces.

Over the weeks that follow, your immune system gradually clears those pieces away, and the tattoo becomes lighter after each session. Delivering the energy so quickly concentrates it in the ink rather than the surrounding skin, which keeps the risk of scarring and pigment change low.

Complete Removal or Fading for a Cover-Up

Complete removal. When the goal is clear skin, we continue treatment until the ink is no longer visible. Black ink generally responds quickest, while some coloured inks need extra sessions.

Fading for a cover-up. If you’d like new work over the top, we can lighten the old tattoo just enough to give your artist a clean starting point. This usually takes fewer sessions than full removal, and we’re happy to plan around your artist’s advice.

Keeping Treatment Comfortable

The sensation is usually likened to an elastic band being flicked against the skin, and it only lasts while the laser is working. Our Cryocooler blows chilled air over the area throughout, which numbs the skin and keeps swelling down.

You’re welcome to use numbing cream before your appointment. Because we are doctor-led, local anaesthetic is also 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 Mumbles Clients Choose Cowell St

Clients from Mumbles tell us they want to know their treatment is properly regulated and medically led. We are registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, and our doctors set the protocols we work to.

We choose between our picosecond and Q-switch lasers based on your ink colours and skin type, and we price each session by tattoo size, agreed before any treatment starts.

If laser isn’t the right answer for your tattoo, we’ll say so at the consultation. We would rather give you an honest view than book sessions that won’t help.

Your Free Consultation and Patch Test

Your consultation is a full assessment. We look at the size, colours, age and position of the tattoo, ask about your skin and medical history, and agree whether you’re aiming for complete removal or a fade.

A patch test then shows how your skin responds and lets us set the laser correctly. You’ll leave with an estimate of the sessions needed, a fixed price per session and aftercare guidance, with no obligation to continue.

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 Mumbles, West Cross and Gower

Mumbles sits at the western end of Swansea Bay, known for its pier, its lighthouse and its busy seafront, with the beaches of Gower close by. It’s a place where people spend a lot of time outdoors, so it’s no surprise that unwanted tattoos are something we’re often asked about.

Life in Mumbles means sea swims, the promenade and summers spent in short sleeves, 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. From Mumbles most clients drive through Killay and Gowerton and over the Loughor Bridge. There is parking in the town centre.

We regularly see clients from Mumbles, West Cross, Newton, Langland, Bishopston and across Gower. 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 Burry Port Kidwelly Ammanford Morriston Neath Port Talbot Porthcawl St Clears Laugharne Pembrokeshire

Tattoo Removal near Mumbles: 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 uncommon when the right laser and settings are used and aftercare is followed. Redness, swelling, blistering and temporary changes in skin tone can occur, and we’ll explain how to look after the area. The patch test lets us check your skin’s reaction first.

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 Mumbles?

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.