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Tattoo Removal but Left Me with Hypertrophic Scarring

Unhappy patient
posted 3 years ago

Not Worth It
Cost: $1,300
Fort Lee, NJ

I had a tattoo on my arm removed. I grew out of it...

14 Jun 2010

I had a tattoo on my arm removed. I grew out of it. I had 2 laser treatments to burn the skin deep enough so the remaining ink could be picked out. The tat is gone but now i have a big hypertrophic scar where the tat was. Now instead of tattoo removal I have to get scar removal and buy silicone gel sheets which are costly.

I am very unhappy and depressed that i wish i left well enough alone. Please do your research and don't base your judgement by prices.

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Comments (3)

lolacincos
9 months ago

I had he same problem. HUGE scar. I went to a PS almost two weeks ago and had half removed. I get my stitches out on wednesday and the other half removed in a month. I still have scarring but the hypertrofic scar is almost gone. It looks so much better this way.

missyxmel
1 year ago

what kind of laser did they use?

discomix
2 years ago

i went thru the same thing. i had a sleeve i was removing and ended up with scars and keloids, stopped going had about 9 sessions, just ended up getting a cover up over it. it's depressing true, but it is what it is, we can only move on from it. hopefully in the future. there will be a REAL solution to tattoo removal.