Method for removing a tattoo through patterned trans-epidermal pigment release

A method for removing a tattoo through patterned trans-epidermal pigment release, the method comprising:

• determining a first treatment area of skin of a patient through a primary template, the primary template comprising primary apertures, wherein the primary apertures are circular apertures;
• marking the first treatment area of skin of the patient along borders of the primary apertures to outline a grid of primary tegulae;
• delivering a tattoo removal fluid to primary tegulae in a first treatment session;
• determining a secondary treatment area of skin of the patient through a secondary template, the secondary template comprising secondary apertures, wherein the secondary apertures are non-circular and non-polygonal apertures;
• marking the secondary treatment area along borders of the secondary apertures to outline a grid of secondary tegulae, wherein the secondary tegulae border the primary tegulae;
• and
• delivering, in a second treatment session, tattoo removal fluid to the secondary tegulae.