Tattoo Removal While Breastfeeding. Can a tattoo be removed while breastfeeding? Because of the lack of research, doctors recommended that breastfeeding parents wait until they stop breastfeeding to begin or continue the laser tattoo removal process.

The laser energy causes the tattoo pigment to shatter and fragment into smaller particles which are picked up by the body’s immune system and filtered out via the liver. If you become pregnant while undergoing laser tattoo removal, do not be alarmed. While the act of having a tattoo placed will not affect the breastfeeding relationship itself, it is unknown whether the inks used may pass into breastmilk especially during laser removal.