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Young, Stupid and Tattooed - New York, NY

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So, when i was 17 i got a tattoo. familiar story,...

regrettablemistake101August 5, 2014
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so, when i was 17 i got a tattoo. familiar story, doi. even more familiar? it was UGLY. so, i've been embarking on a long-ass journey for tattoo removal. to this point, i've had around 9 q-switched treatments and, most recently, one picosure treatment for the green ink two weeks ago (dayum, it's expensive.)

i really was feeling like, wow this thing is NEVER EVER going to go away, so i went through my email to find some before pics (and wow, it has faded significantly, huzzah!) i'm hoping that with around 1 more pico for the green and several more lasers for the rest it will be significantly faded enough. unfortunately, there's no hope for the orange ink, really. oh well! i'll be happy to have an orange amoeba thing on my arm more than this godawful bad tattoo mistake.

i'd love to hear any thing you guys have found for orange ink, words of encouragement and anything else you may think.

as for the pico: jury is still out; the green ink has faded, but i wish for a pretty penny that it would have been gone with the wind. alas, it hasn't.

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Lasertouch Aesthetics/ Tattaway

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Erica at Lasertouch is a total babe and great with a laser. Verdict is still out on picosure, and I think they missed some green within the rose.

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Williams122
August 5, 2014
hey there im really amazed with your fading it looks great! Im a dark skin african american who will be starting treatments soon sometime this month on a tattoo i got on my stomach of a rose to cover a scar that didnt come out the way i wanted it to. My tattoo is only 9months old and although my tattoo is mainly BLACK INK it has a lil red and green in it but its not bright or really vibrant at all because when it was healing i started peeling the scabs and stuff off every chance i got lol, so my color in my tattoo is quite dull plus the color doesnt really show well on my skin color like i thought it would. but how old is ur tattoo? when exactly did you start your treatments on the tattoo? and how long do you wait between treatments? I cant wait to get rid of this ink i hate my tattoo and i dont care if i have a lil red or green left over i can live with that but not this whole tattoo
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Williams122
August 5, 2014
OH AND WHAT KIND OF Q SWITCHED LASER ARE THEY USING ON UR TATTOO?
regrettablemistake101
August 6, 2014
I'll have to find out at my next appointment. Unfortunately, one of the things I have going for me is that my skin is pale, so the ink is a huge contrast to that and the laser can pick it up (or so I've been told.) I have had 9 q-switched appts, plus one pico for only the green in the "leaves" and outer circle. i would look into pico. my tattoo is 17 years old. yes, that earlier pic was from when it was 14 years old ( i stay out of the sun.) i usually go 4-6 weeks b/n appointments. i started about two years ago. as i said before, it's a lonnng process. good luck!
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Williams122
August 6, 2014
Thank you so much for ur response oh how I wish I had lighter skin right now so my tattoo would be easier to remove lol
regrettablemistake101
August 6, 2014
it doesn't hurt to go chat with someone. many places offer free consultations and you can go from there. best of luck to you!
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Williams122
August 6, 2014
Thank u
JLN319
August 6, 2014
Thank you for posting! You have had great fading!
regrettablemistake101
August 6, 2014
Thanks! I really was pretty hopeless until i found my "before" pics. It has faded. I've kept it out of the sun for the past two years, too.
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kahelelani
August 6, 2014
aloha regrettablemistake101, you are having amazing fading! Slow and steady wins the race with laser removal. I think soon you will have to think of a new name "regrettablemistake" no longer fits. Good luck with your removal journey; staying positive, having faith in the process and yourself, will all lead to wonderful results. You have given hope to many here on the forum, including myself. Mahalo/Thank you! aloha...k
regrettablemistake101
August 6, 2014
thank you so much kahelelani. i know the frustration and depression i've felt dealing with this stubborn thing. it's good to remind myself that as in life, tattoo removal is a journey filled with ups and downs(that are rather costly.) hopefully by next summer i can start to wear shorter sleeves again!
qwerty222
August 6, 2014
heya, did the green fade at all with q-switched treatments? i have stubborn and dense green with no access to pico at the moment D:
regrettablemistake101
August 6, 2014
it sure did! give it a try!
qwerty222
August 6, 2014
im trying! have had two treatments so far with no visible results for greens and purples. sigh.
regrettablemistake101
August 6, 2014
it is/was super super stubborn. i'm hoping that with one more pico it will fade significantly. then i'll use the other laser for the rest of the colors (due to cost, and that red apparently doesn't respond to the pico laser.)
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