Hi Winter
What colour is the tattoo and how big is it? Black is apparently the hardest to get off.
I had laser tattoo removal on a tat I had on my shoulder a couple of years ago, unfortunately for me it only faded to about half of the original ink and wouldn't budge any further, it was black too. I ended up getting it covered over a few weeks ago.
Basically you will need to have between 6 and 10 laser sessions for it to be removed. The time between each session needs to be 6 to 8 weeks, so it can take up to 2 years to be removed completely. And it really hurts too!
Oh, and the scar they leave is hardly noticeable, some people don't have scarring at all