I started tattoo removal on a tattoo which runs from my collar bone down my shoulder. Should I be bleeding post treatment?

December 31, 2014
Asked By:CaelynN in Battle Mountain, NV

Post treatment it has bled significantly. My intentions are to have it faded enough to cover with light watercolor to match the rest of my half sleeve. Because I know bleeding leads to scabbing and scabbing leads to scarring, I'm concerned that this has not been done correctly. There are many holes a few mm in diameter, and it almost looks as if the laser was held over these areas to long. In prior tattoo removal I only experienced redness around the treated area. A Q-Switched laser was used.

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