Can there be as tattoo elimination product such a thing, or could it be a scam?

04/03/2013 11:06

A few months before I found a present on the internet offer website Yazoom for a 12 month way to obtain tattoo removal product (Lazer Cream) for $130. While there's the typical '*Results can vary' disclaimer, the pictures look quite impressive. While I wouldn't really have any tattoos, the only way for eliminating them I've heard of requires lasers* so I was interested. Now below is just a somewhat prolonged and twisty story but bear with me.

On visiting their (what appeared as if Australian) site, I came across an area where they listed the cream's elements. The primary 'diminishing' component was shown as 'Zyalight'. Riiiight. What's that then, I wondered? Googling it directed me to a pr release from 2000 about 'a significant development in skin lightening technology... Growth of Zyalight, a totally normal lightening component' with a organization named Zylepsis, which as it happens went under in 2003. Therefore a dead end.
I also found an area named 'Study' where they explained the outcomes of unpublished clinical studies on the solution. Below is just a screenshot of this area. It's worth having a fast skim go through.

Therefore I googled the test figures and found.... an information booklet (pdf) from the UNITED KINGDOM Medicines Information Service for a prescription medication named eflornithine. Eflornithine product (offered as Vaniqa) premiered more than 10 years back to lessen the development of undesirable hair on your face in girls. That's, for hirsutism**. It works on a particular enzyme involved with hair growth. Therefore while a product, it's nothing related to tattoos. This is exactly what it says concerning the medical trials:
The effectiveness of eflornithine has been demonstrated in tattoo removal natrally numerous trials, none which have been completely published....After reviewing the trials submitted for certification reasons, the EMEA determined that the data demonstrated that eflornithine product increases outward indications of hirsutism, reduces darkening look of facial skin, and reduces emotional vexation with the problem.

Both primary randomised, double blind, multicentre automobile controlled studies (DE140-001 and -002) included an overall total of 596 girls who'd cosmetic hirsutism that required treatment at the very least twice per week. The topics utilized (in a percentage of 2:1) both eflornithine 15% or perhaps a vehicle-cream twice each day for 24 weeks, and were used for once they received no therapy 8 weeks. The main efficacy measure was a four stage Physicians Worldwide Assessment (PGA) of development or worsening of the problem when compared with standard. Extra effectiveness measures were a home evaluation survey and video analysis of decrease in hair growth and spatial bulk.

Statistically significant changes in undesired facial hair growth were observed after week 4 (001 study) and week 8 (002 study) towards eflornithine centered on PGA. The differences became clinically important at week 16 (001 study) and week 24 (002 study). At 24 weeks, at least 70% of subjects using eflornithine had at least some changes within their situation, compared to 41% using the automobile Two open-label reports (DE140-010 and -011) examined the utilization of eflornithine in 970 women who eliminated hair at least twice per week from their upper lip and chin.6 Study 010 was a study: 18% of subjects were ranked medical achievements after 20 weeks of therapy, increasing to 24%. Since heard this before. Paste and nearly cut common. Initially I simply wondered if the trial cited for the tattoo elimination product was a sub trial of the eflornithine trial - possibly some tattooed girls were section of the initial trial and observed their tattoos diminishing throughout the trial. But I will not find any reference to tattoo diminishing in any of the pamphlets for eflornithine/Vaniqa and if it was possible I'm sure it'd be shown as a possible side-effect.