Just Started Picosure - Burnley, UK
4 weeks post 5th treatment (4 on red)
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How are you making out with your removal? We look forward to hearing from you and hope all is well.
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The lady I see is very nice and very understanding. She obviously has a lot of experience with lasers and has a big client base. She makes me feel comfortable. However there is a technician in London called Wayne who does nothing but tattoo removal and was a previous tattoo artist I believe and he has great reviews.
The lady I see does all sorts of treatments as well as tattoo removal so doesn't just focus on that one thing. I am thinking of travelling to London to see wayne and see if he can blast away the majority of the rest of the ink. My question is do you think the skill of the technician is a big issue given the fact that the same machine is being used?? It is just an awful long way to London and I don't want to waste my time if I'll just get the same results with my current technician. Any feedback would be most welcome.
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http://www.laserandhealthacademy.com/media/objave/academy/priponke/s09_s10_cencic.pdf
There majority of laser manufacturers believe nano is still gold standard.
Picosure 755nm is not gold standard for any colour of ink.
great fading after a year! Seeing how you have done gives me great hope and encouragment so thank you for sharing! I too have scaring as my cover up tattoo got really badly infected!
I have been to see Wayne from reset rooms and I'm hoping to start in a month or so,(I have to wait for my tan to fade)! I honestly think that your fading is great and if I'm as lucky I will feel great! Keep going you have come so far in just a year!
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Incredible fading!
Then having a cover up should have been the answer but I hated that and now here I am with a mixture of ink and scars! I feel like a first class idiot. But if someone could guarantee I'd be free from this, even if it took 5 years, I'd feel like I'd be able to cope better.
Have you got a picture of yours?? I am pissed off that they get away with a clearly flawed method and take advantage of people in vulnerable states.
The best I can hope for is that I rid myself of the ink and then have cosmetic surgery to remove the scarring. I could live much easier with a surgical scar than one in the shape of a tatoo that is embarrassing. I have scarring all over my body from my rugby days (operations) but none of them come close to bothering me as much as this .
I am so sorry that you're really struggling, I wish there was something that I could say to get you out of your slump. Have you gone to talk to your doctor about your depression? When I was going through my, what I like to refer to as an event, I never thought I would be the same -- when my regret and extreme depression and anxiety started it felt like I walked into a brick wall and that I had nowhere to turn....that is not a comfortable way to feel, yet it seemed that no matter what I did I couldn't break through that wall, because every second of my day was dedicated to thinking about my horrible tattoo, I was so caught up in whole mess that nothing felt normal to me anymore. For me, I felt very selfish for causing so much tension in the house, my kids, my husband....even my dog felt it. I couldn't stand feeling that way, yet I couldn't seem to be happy -- yet I had so much to be happy about! It took months to finally feel happy and normal again, with the help of my wonderful family who didn't give up on me. I also sought professional help. I can tell you that recovering from a tragedy in one's life doesn't happen overnight, it takes time....but I was so sick and tired of being stuck behind that wall that each day I worked on removing one brick at a time, I had my set backs, but I persevered because I knew that behind that wall was my family and my life waiting for me and I deserved to be happy again. And so, here I am, the tattoo didn't change me one bit, I am still me, I just had to accept that my appearance had changed and when that happened, that "aha moment" I was finally free. I was able to think clearly, my days became more joyful, and I was a stronger and a more confident person. I worked towards my cover up, I accepted that my skin was never going to be perfect again as my old tattoo left permanent scarring which I can still feel, but I am ok with that, and so is everybody else -- little did I know that nobody really cares about my tattoo. I have now almost completed my cover up and have accepted the flaws -- I like to think of my tattoo as perfectly imperfect, just like me. It all starts with you, and you do have the power, you are stronger than you think...use that strength and start moving away those bricks and begin to live life your life again with excitement and passion -- let's face it, we only have one live, so live it to the fullest. I am sending you a huge wave of positive thoughts, and I wish you well. Now chin up - I will be checking in on you :)
Oh that's a great book xxxtiina, good recommendation! We have a whole community dedicated to the derma roller, and I know of one person here that is trying it to treat post laser tattoo removal scarring and hypopigmentation, I have asked her for an update as she she hasn't written in a long time. Thank you for taking the time to offer support to others in the community, it's very kind of you.
Thanks for the update. Does your technician use the PicoSure Boost, because the red really faded and that is unusual with the PicoSure. I hope that I haven't missed this information in your posts.