This Bird Needs to Fly Away...Norway, NO

Back in business so to say. I had R0 treatment done last week but only with 2 rounds. According to my technician all the browns could have taken one more round but she decided that it was enough since the black was getting irritated. I got blisters all over it but only small ones. They were all gone in 4 days. My technician was quite surprised when I told her I barely blistered the first time though, because she used to pretty high settings.

The end of the tail and right wing did not blister at all and they don't seem to be doing any peeling either. The rest of the bird is peeling though (itchy!!). Unlike the original plan we went through the whole bird except for that little swirl with white ink in it. Also the dark brown right around that same swirl did not have too much of a reaction, if any. The rest of the browns did react, that's what she told me. So I'm not sure. She was worried if he had used any UV-ink because if he had she couldn't possibly remove it. She told me that that type of tattoo got really popular once and then there was nobody wanting to get them anymore... So some places bought those inks really cheap and tattooed people like it was regular ink. Wow. But I'm pretty sure this is not the case with mine since the place I went to was a pretty good, more of an art gallery to be honest, so I'd say I don't need to worry about that. She then told me that it could just be a matter of adjusting the spot size to make it react like the rest of it reacting. Who knows? At any rate I'm now going through healing process, it's super dry and itchy as hell but cocoa butter and damp, cold towel helps. :) The earliest I can go for next round would the first week of December. I haven't decided yet what to with that because I keep going back and forth on having or not having a picosure treatment done on me. I contacted a place offering that and their answer was that it's probably not worth the trip as picosure doesn't do well on reds and my tattoo is basicly black and brown (brown having lot of red pigment in it). So perhaps it is best to stick with nd yag Q switch for now, possibly have ruby laser at some point if it seems need some boosting. I just don't know. :/ It's so hard because it is only the beginning and there's no way of speeding up the process... Oh, I just hope it's not done too deep.

I'm finally updating! My life has been up and downs and I never know what's going to happen the next day. I've tried my best to ignore the tattoo but I haven't been too successful. Guilt is still the worst part of it and sometimes I'm overwhelmed by it. It seems that I'm still able to do my job though as I was caught off by surprise when a leaving customer stopped and told me that you sure are a one happy girl. I was quite taken back as I don't feel like I'm that person anymore but before I knew it I answered him that "Why wouldn't I be when the world is full of happiness".

Now that's when I stopped to think. That's how I used to think. No matter what I would always look on bright side and just keep going. Why would I choose now different because some tattoo on mt back? I'm still beyond pissed at my artist as he couldn't follow my wishes at all. It makes it easier when my partner tells me, that I really wasn't hard to understand and that it was just he really wasn't listening to me. He was just going with his vision. He was there with me when it was done and he's helping me pull through. Also with the nasty part of it (he helps with putting on the ointment and so on). But to let a an a-hole, who doesn't give a s*it about what happened then and now control my life...? Now that's insanity.

As for the tattoo itself, the most dense and biggest lines are still dense as ever. There's only little breakage at the throat but I'm pleased with the right wing. It was lighter to begin with but it's looking so much better. I decided to try and ignore the tattoo as much as possible between the treatments so I'm not documenting it all (just right before my next treatment). I'm still wondering about the dark brown though... Like I said in my earlier update one of the test spots turned purple and it pretty much stayed that way. But the same color with the base of the right wing turned the same color but if you look at the pictures you can clearly see that it's doing some serious fading.

Now I'm off for a job interview and then to the airport! My treatment is tomorrow in the morning. Wish me luck!

Hi! I'm super excited because my tattoo has done lot of lightening already! It seems one of the flesh tones responds super well! It's already back to my skin color! But other brown did turn darker, but it's getting lighter too again! Some of the dense black is getting lighter too, there was so much of that black there that my skin is just shedding... Like a lot. But still no scabbing!

Here they recommend to use a ointment called Hirudoid Forte for 2 weeks after your treatment. It's a cream that improves your circulations. Sauna is also a good thing, that's also good for your circulation. I also have an access to lymphatherapist and it seems to do a lot too... I've had 3 treatments after my tattoo removal and I'm quite surprised how much change there seems to be after only a week! Oh, and I decided to use couple of times cocoa butter if my skin felt reaaaaaally dry. I love that stuff~