COWELL ST SKIN & HAIR CLINIC • SERVING PORT TALBOT 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 run along the M4 from Port Talbot.
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.
A tattoo you chose years ago can start to feel like it belongs to a different chapter of your life. Whether it’s a name, a faded design or simply something you’ve grown out of, removing it is a decision plenty of people in Port Talbot make.
Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic is a doctor-led laser clinic in Llanelli, registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and an easy run along the M4. We use medical-grade picosecond and Q-switch lasers to remove or fade tattoos, from £30 a session.
Every client begins with a free consultation and patch test. There’s no pressure and no sales pitch, so you’ll know exactly what’s involved before you commit to anything.
Tattoo ink stays put because its particles are too large for the body to absorb. When laser light hits the ink in very short bursts, the particles break into much smaller fragments.
In the weeks after each session, your immune system carries those fragments away and the tattoo gradually lightens. The brief pulse length means the ink takes the energy while the surrounding skin is spared excess heat, reducing the chance of scarring.
Complete removal. If you want no trace of the tattoo, we continue treatment until the ink is no longer visible. Darker inks usually fade quickest; some colours need more sessions.
Fading for a cover-up. If you’re after a cover-up, we can lighten the existing tattoo so your artist has more options and a cleaner base. Fading usually takes fewer sessions.
Most people describe the sensation as an elastic band snapping against the skin, lasting only while the laser is in use. Our Cryocooler blows chilled air onto the skin throughout to numb it and reduce swelling.
You can apply numbing cream beforehand, and because we are doctor-led, local anaesthetic is available for a small additional fee.
People travel from Port Talbot because they want a regulated, medically led clinic. We are registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, and our treatment protocols are set by doctors.
We choose the laser to suit your ink colours and skin type, and we charge per session according to tattoo size, agreed before treatment starts.
You’ll get a straight answer. If we don’t believe laser is right for your tattoo, we’ll tell you at the consultation.
Your consultation covers everything: the size, colours, age and position of your tattoo, your medical history, and whether you want full removal or a fade.
We then carry out a patch test to check how your skin responds and set the laser accordingly. You’ll leave with an estimated number of sessions, a fixed price per session and aftercare advice, under 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.
Port Talbot is known for its steelworks and industrial heritage, as well as Aberavon’s long sandy beach and the woodland and historic buildings of Margam Country Park. It’s a hard-working town, and our short appointments are designed to fit around busy schedules.
Port Talbot has plenty of tattoo studios, and plenty of people living with ink they’d rather not have. Tastes change, jobs change and relationships end.
Our clinic is at 10 Cowell Street in the centre of Llanelli, about 25 miles west of Port Talbot. The usual route is the M4 west to junction 48, then the A4138 into Llanelli. There are also trains from Port Talbot Parkway towards Llanelli. There is parking in the town centre.
The clinic is also within reach of Aberavon, Baglan, Margam, Taibach and Cwmafan. Appointments are short, and sessions are spaced weeks apart, so you would only make the journey every month or two.
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 when we use the correct laser and settings and you follow the aftercare. Redness, swelling, blistering or temporary changes in skin tone can happen, and we’ll explain how to deal with them. The patch test comes first so we know how your skin reacts.
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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