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My Picosure Journey

UPDATED FROM Chantell3

17 days later...

$500
Hello all, this is what my tattoo looks like now. All the scabs have fallen off and the fading is pretty impressive. The kind of 'shadow' from the shading that you can see is mostly just the redness of the new skin. There is a tiny but of ink left in places but I expect this will disperse and I'm hoping I won't need any more treatments on that part of the tattoo.
The writing also looks faded and the lines look thinner. I'm applying bio oil twice daily to the tattoo :)

So far so good. The proccess has been so much less scary than I thought it would be, in fact it's been a bit of a breeze so far and I highly reccomend picosure to anyone considering tattoo removal. It works!

Il post again with a picture when the pinkness has gone down completely and my tattoo is kind of in it's 'resting state' if you will.

Bye for now!

Chantell3's provider

True Skin Medispa

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Looks great! Impressive fading so far.
Thankyou! :)
That is Impressive, you must be so happy to see such results so quickly! I went for a laser patch test on mine a few days ago and haven't seen any changes at all! I know its not hoing to happen over night, but Going for a full treatment on Saturday on the whole tattoo, so the process begins! I wish I could afford to go and have picosure as the results look amazing, I am worried normal q tech won't have as good results but its my only option at the moment:-( it's the colours I worry about:-(
Well if your patch test was on lining rather than shading then I wouldn't expect to see results straight away. The lining of mine still looks pretty much the same. I've seen some really good results with normal q-switched lasers. Ultimately, they do exactly the same thing as the picosure lasers, it just takes a bit longer :) so don't worry.
I have no shading on mine so probably will be a while before I notice anything! I have my first full session on Saturday. I worry about the colours in mine though they have already told me that the blue will not shift where as anyone who has had Picosure said this was one of the easiest colours to lift.... It's all to confusing this is going to be one hellava lesson I'm learning lol!
Yeah it will take longer to see any real differences with lines, as you can see from my pictures, the letters haven't really changed all that much. But it's just a case of being patient :) I can't comment first hand on the removal of colours as my tattoo is just black and grey. But I've heard that blues can respond pretty well. It's green, red and yellow that the old lasers struggle with I think. Using different lasers for different colours can combat this problem though, so maybe speak to your laser technician about that?
It's looking so good! I had my first appointment on Saturday and I can't wait to see what my results will look like after the scabbing stage. I posted my pics: http://www.realself.com/review/vernon-hills-il-excited-after-my-treatment-picosure?utm_source=notification&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RevApp&utm_content=H1.ConfirmRev
Hey, I took a look at your photos. Looks to me like you're going to see really good results from your first treatment! :)
Thanks for sharing! This really gives me hope in a tattoo that I wish was placed somewhere else. It makes me so depressed because it was done beautifully but it's in an area on my arm that I thought I would like but I don't. I'm really considering picosure I'm just so nervous about scarring. How's your arm healing? The area where the shading use to be, is it still pink and shiny? I'm so nervous I just want my arm to look like there was nothing ever there with no scarring. :(
pink skin is not new skin it is scarring.it usually from scabs and to much trauma. you should take at least 3 months off to avoid permanent scarring
UPDATED FROM Chantell3

Any ideas?

Hey guys, as you can see the laser has made a crazy impact on my tattoo as it seems that all the shading will be pretty much gone when the scabs shed completely after just one session. It's exceeded my expectations so far and I'm really happy with how it's going :)

Just one question, I don't know if you can see from the picture but where the scabs were, the skin is pink and shiny. Is this scarring or just new skin. If anyone has any info or tips on how best to repair it, please comment and let me know :)

Thanks!

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Hey, I think the pink skin is pretty normal. It should return back to normal over time. Still can't believe how much shading has come out!
Okay thankyou! I hope so :) do you think bio oil is a good idea once the scab has gone? Neither can I to be honest, I'm really impressed! How's yours coming along?
Bio oil is a great idea. You'll probably need to wait another week to ten days perhaps. The surface should hopefully be all but healed by then I would have thought! I'm putting it on once a day before bed. Hopefully it keeps any scars at bay. Mine is doing ok. My darker areas are breaking up now and some of the lettering is on its way out. I'm incredibly impatient, which makes this whole thing very difficult. Just gotta keep our eyes on the prize I guess! When do you'll think you'll schedule your next treatment for? Are you still going to give it a few months?
Yeah I think il buy some once it's all healed up. Oh good, when's your next treatment? Yeah I probably won't even think about booking my next session until around January. I'm in no rush really :)
Cool, that'll give it a good amount of time to heal properly. My next one is booked for Nov 29th, seems a lifetime away!
Yeah :) Oh that's not so long, it'l come round fast.
UPDATED FROM Chantell3

Timeline update!

So I woke up this morning and the flaking of the scabs has begun. The skin underneath is slightly pink and shiny but almost completely ink-free! So excited for it all to peel off :) This refers only to the cloud shading. The writing remains pretty much intact at the moment.

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It looks like a lot of that shading will be gone when the scabs come off!! Keep us posted. :)
Yeah I hope so! Il post again when it's all come off :)
How awesome is that!

I like!!!

Hey! It looks really impressive! The cloud is almost clear! Wow!....Really great for you...Keep lasering ;)
I know, I'm really please with it so far! I'd definitely recommend picosure if you really hate your tattoo. I think once the whole scab has fallen off, my shading will be pretty much completely gone after just one session! :) definitely worth it.

Great results so far! Thanks so much for sharing your story and being so open and honest about your feeling, there are so many others that can relate. 

Thanks! :)
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