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PicoSure - Newport Beach, CA
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My dermatologist was the first to receive the...
user43211January 10, 2014
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My dermatologist was the first to receive the PicoSure laser in California so I decided to give it a go. I have never had any other laser removal done on my tattoo before PicoSure. My first treatment was in December and I received my second treatment today.
So far I have seen a huge difference in all the colors being faded- black, green, yellow, and lots and lots of red. I notice on this site that people say it doesn't work on red, but so far I have seen it fade as you can see in my photos. The nurse at my doctor's office assures me she has seen red disappear on other patients as well.
I have to be honest and say PicoSure is extremely painful! My tattoo is on the inside of my bicep so I'm not sure if that is the reason it is so painful or if it is for everyone. It just really, really hurts! I even took two Percoset before my appointment today, but it barely took the edge off. Be ready for some deep yoga breathing when you commit to multiple treatments of PicoSure.
After my first treatment my arm felt like it was on fire for hours and hours and sharp pains for about five days. My arm also had blisters all over the tattooed area. I kept it wrapped with gauze to keep the liquid from ruining my clothes once they opened up on their own. They also provided me with a very thick ointment to keep it moisturized so it wouldn't crack and be even more painful.
Today was my second treatment, which was just as painful, but only seemed to hurt for about two hours afterward. Now it's feeling ever so slightly sore. I hope the ink blasting keeps working as much as it did last month. I will update as it goes on.
So far I have seen a huge difference in all the colors being faded- black, green, yellow, and lots and lots of red. I notice on this site that people say it doesn't work on red, but so far I have seen it fade as you can see in my photos. The nurse at my doctor's office assures me she has seen red disappear on other patients as well.
I have to be honest and say PicoSure is extremely painful! My tattoo is on the inside of my bicep so I'm not sure if that is the reason it is so painful or if it is for everyone. It just really, really hurts! I even took two Percoset before my appointment today, but it barely took the edge off. Be ready for some deep yoga breathing when you commit to multiple treatments of PicoSure.
After my first treatment my arm felt like it was on fire for hours and hours and sharp pains for about five days. My arm also had blisters all over the tattooed area. I kept it wrapped with gauze to keep the liquid from ruining my clothes once they opened up on their own. They also provided me with a very thick ointment to keep it moisturized so it wouldn't crack and be even more painful.
Today was my second treatment, which was just as painful, but only seemed to hurt for about two hours afterward. Now it's feeling ever so slightly sore. I hope the ink blasting keeps working as much as it did last month. I will update as it goes on.
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Second Treatment Completed
user43211February 3, 2014
So it's been almost a month since I had my second PicoSure treatment! I can't say it hurt any less than the first one. I took two percoset before my treatment and it did not help AT ALL. I won't bother next time. Here is the new photo! Amazing!!!
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February 3, 2014
Wow, I am stunned with how much your tattoo had faded in only two treatment. Amazing results so far!
February 3, 2014
Fantastic results so far! I'm very impressed with even the fading of yellow! Keep us posted :)
February 4, 2014
Wow, amazing results so far! I am keen to see the red in your tattoo fade as I am also removing red ink in mine. Good luck :)
February 13, 2014
Can you tell me if they mixed white ink with the red when you got your tattoo done? I am trying to figure out if the pico sure will remove pink that was made by mixing red and white because I've heard it won't.
February 13, 2014
Hi, I'm sorry, but I don't have pink in my tattoo. I have purple that's lightened up that might look that way. They may need to treat it as pink as time goes on...we shall see.
February 6, 2014
The one thing Ive heard consistently about Picosure is that it doesn't work well on red ink specifically and that the Q-switched are still better at that. Your tattoo seems to have a lot of red. Were you concerned about this when you started? Do you see that its making a difference on those parts just as much as the black or other colors? Thanks for posting!
February 6, 2014
Hey, we've both getting tattoos removed from the same part of our body :) Stings up in there doesn't it. You're making fantastic progress for only two treatments by the way.
February 6, 2014
Hi there...yours is looking good too. Sure does sting!!!! Ouch I dread going next week for my third one. :(
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March 27, 2014
really nice results- and your skin looks undamaged! I can't believe how well the green responded. Mine just turned to yellow:(
March 27, 2014
Really good progress. How long are you leaving between treatments? Was you're most recent one in the last couple of days?
March 27, 2014
I'm trying to leave just four weeks in between sessions, but this time it was longer because I was out of town. I had my most recent treatment about three weeks ago. My next appointment is April 6th or so.
March 27, 2014
Four weeks is pretty close, but it's obviously working for you! Have you noticed any raised areas at all? I think the inner bicep is quite safe in terms of scarring, as it's pretty fleshy. Fingers crossed!
March 27, 2014
For weeks is what they recommended so I stuck to it. I have zero raised areas. Thank God! I just hope the red and pink comes off as they promised.
March 27, 2014
That's good! Are you using any oils or anything between treatments? Also, are they using a different laser to target the red?
March 27, 2014
They gave me an intensive moisturizing lotion to put on my blisters when they dry up so they don't crack. I blister up very badly. No other laser used. She swore picosure will get the red completely and said it has on other clients
March 27, 2014
Well it's certainly faded the red down considerably, which is interesting because everything I've read suggests that it should have any real impact on it. Do they possess any other lasers should the red stop responding to the Picosure?
March 28, 2014
Very encouraging. Thanks for posting. I'm not quite ready to jump on the problems with red bandwagon either as I'm also seeing fading with mine..... Not as dramatic as your though.
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