PICOSURE - WARNING SEVERE HYPOPIGMENTATION Tattoo. - Miami, FL

Do you have any before and after pictures?

Go to Avita Medical website. This is the company who owns RECELL. There are many case studies with photos of before and after. I was signed up to a Clinical Trial and I am not able to publish photos from the Clinical Trial. I read yesterday that RECELL will be FDA approved in USA this year and will be available to the Public in USA by 2018. There are several hospitals in USA allowed to do the treatment on a case by case compassionate basis at the moment. The treatment is available now in England, Australia & Europe. This treatment replaces your damaged skin cells with skin cells cultured from your own body. It will restore your pigment accurately and permanently. The treatment is not a quick fix. After the treatment, the tiny cells start to multiply and replicate In my case the pigment took about 9 months to be virtually 100% restored. It really is a miracle treatment. I considered covering my damaged skin with coloured tattoos and thank God I didn't. You don't need to do this and I know you won't be happy with the result. Hopefully, you will be able to access a Doctor who does this treatment.

Did you have depigmentation from a tattoo removal? Did anyone in the trial? I wonder if it'll work on lasered skin.

Full removal, and I'm positive ill get there, thank you.

I just read your profile, you are NOT alone. As beautiful as my tattoos were I just felt overwhelmed and wanted them gone. If you decided to remove them it will take time, and there will be moments that you want to cry, but never loose sight of your goal. I have created visuals the hep me stay positive, I even phohoshoped images of my self with out my tattoos and have it in a frame on my desk, because I believe that will be my new reality. If you are ever in doubt or need some support I'm here for you! Best of luck and stay positive

Hi, Thanks for the great idea about the photoshop! I can't wait to do the same- sounds so positive and inspiring:)!

Thanks so much for this comment Lana :) I am really so grateful to have found this community and people like you that understand the emotional side of this tattoo regret. I love your idea of visuals and photoshop to stay positive. You're progress is fantastic so far and your attitude and determination will take you a long way in this as well, so I have no doubt you'll get there! And I'm here for you as well if you need anything during this process..encouragement, a person to vent to..I'm around :)

Absolutely this can be a VERY emotional process, the week after each session I am miserable and question what Im doing to my body. I have started making notes to remind my self that it happens every time and in a few weeks I will be happy again and loving the progress I have made. It also helps that I have a few friends that have had tattoos removed many years ago and there is zero trace of them ever having ink. So I know its possible, it just takes time.

That is a very powerful and inspiring message Lana B! Way to go!!!!

I agree with, Eva! And that's great that you know people who have had success with this!

hello I'm Brazilian is a shaded back big black tatugem! Do you think I have chances to nd yag as PICO not arrive in Brazil: (.. I loved his words were the ones that encouraged me .. abarços the Braisil

was kind of confusing because I put the translator

Do I have eva chances?

Hello, im not completely sure I understand your question, but I believe your possibly asking if there is a pico sure laser in brazil? I would check the web site for "CynoSure" there is a directory of where the lasers are available. Best of luck

o picusore não cehgo no brasil... será que tenho chances com o ND yag ? o que vc acha ?

Não será mais rápido, mas com o tempo que ele também funcionará

Hello, I do not believe so, I have read about many people that have been previously treated with other lasers initially who switch to Picosure still have great results.

I know, I have written Real Self t=for help, not sure what the problem is.. its coming I promise

okay, wasnt sure if you knew. Thanks for keeping us updated!

can you upload a picture of your arm a well? tanks in advance :)

Hello, yes I just had my 4th session this week so am still healing, in a few weeks I will add a picture of my progress. The first few weeks you are scabbing and red so you can not see much progress. Thank you for checking in and stay tuned:)

Hello, byetattoo I have had four sessions now at 8 weeks apart, so roughly 9 months. The friends of mine that have had them removed did not have the luxury of Pico as this was many years ago, and they easily had 15-16 treatments, also after you are finished your last treatment your body continues to try to remove what ink is left so you will see fading after you are no longer actually lazering. I did see results after my first treatment especially in the lighter shading areas of my tattoos. But I did not see breakup of harder or "outline" type of lines until these past time. Although how quickly you see break up or removal depends on a many factors, what type of laser are you using, are your tattoos many colors, or just black and grey , are you fair skin or dark skin, how old are your tattoos? are they professional or amateur (amateur tattoos tend not to be as deep in the dermis as professional work) are you pretty active? Remember the more you sweat/ keep your body pumping blood the faster you will see results, and if you smoke quit now, it makes an significant effect in your bodies ability to heal. When I started Dr,Simon guessed around 5 sessions should remove my tattoos so I have a rough date in my head as to when they will be gone, but my advice to you would be not to fixate on a time period because you are likely to drive your self nuts. keep your final goal in your mind and maintain a positive outlook through the process. For example an athlete training for the olympics, they run, swing lift, what ever it may be every day doing the same thing over and over, but rather then get stuck in the rough routine and letting pain/ obstacles get them down they maintain focus of the big picture, them on the on the podium winning a medal. Its going to take time, but when you get there every ounce of pain will be worth it. :) Im excited you you! Best of luck, keep us updated.

Thanks so much for taking the time to give a thoughtful answer, I'll try to keep all your advice in mind. Its very helpful to see your progress in the mean time!

Hi Welsh Chad, I completely understand what your going through. I contemplated starting my removal years ago and was overwhelmed of the idea of 16-20 treatments. While I have no personal experience with any other lasers my decision to go with Pico Sure was because of the extensive research I had done, lead me to truly believe that no other laser could preform in the same amount of time. I will say that there are some very obviously differences our tattoos that would lead them to be removed at different rates regardless of the laser type. Firstly my tattoos are vey old 10+ years, where yours seem to be fairly new. I do not have a lot of solid bold lines as you do, and sold ares are they are going to take a lot longer to remove. Think of throwing a rock through a large glass window the larger the window the more pieces there are going to be to clean up. Thats basically what your body is doing internally, taking these fragments of ink and trying to process them through your system internally. With that said the nano second technology of the Picosure is able to break down those pieces into much SMALLER fragments and quicker resulting in more noticeable results and less treatments long term. I will also add that I strongly believe my eating and life style choices contribute to the effectiveness of the process. So if there are things you can do/ or not so to get you body clean I would recommend it. SO YES I think Pico is a great option for you, I would be sure to find a reputable Doctor in your area that uses the laser and set up a consultation. You have nothing to loose. As hard as it is, do not let this dominate your thoughts or emotions, you seem that you have a wonderful home life with a small baby and so many things to look forward to, take the steps needed and be assured it will go away in time, and keep your attention on the things and people that make you happy:) Best of luck and ill be sire to keep up with you

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly Lana. That is an amazing comment you've written and I really appreciate the advice. I have a pretty good diet and I do exercise which I hope makes a difference. I've been aware of picosure ever since I began my removal 18 months ago, but it's always been a case of "too expensive, no" everytime I'd think about it. It's also lots of travelling. I truthfully expected my tattoo to have gone a long time ago, and the experience is starting to become overwhelming. I usually pride myself on my positivity and how laid back I can be. I'm going to wait a minimum of 6-8 weeks and maybe give picosure a try. I notice with the results of many picosure patients that the tattoos lose their shape quite quickly, where as my stars are still very much.. stars, so I hope that it could really break things up. Thanks again for your help. :-)

I completely understand, I am blessed that my Dr, (Dr, Simon) is very close to me. Defiantly take your time allow you body to hear and then give it a try, I would try and consult with a Dr via email or Skype possibly if you will be traveling far before you start your process and see what they predict your outcome will be. I have read others stories on here that have had many sessions with a Yag or Q switch laser then switched to Pico and saw a significant difference so I would say your chances are good:) Keep us updated, speak to you soon

Thanks again Lana. I think after 14 treatments it's probably time to give it a go. Could make a huge difference! I'll wait 8-10 weeks first as I've just had a treatment. :-)