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Chest Football Tatoo - Plymouth, England
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I have a chest tatoo of the football team...
I have a chest tatoo of the football team Manchester United. I got this done approx. 2 years ago.
I booked myself in for tatoo removal at a clinic in Plymouth in England recently and my first session was on December 12th. I had the colour and the black outlining treated and it cost me £60.
I've recently had a second session on January 9th and the lady that treats me said because it is painful for me, she will treat the black ink today and i come back next week for the colour to be treated. I therefore paid just £30.
I am rather worried because before i got booked into this clinic, i went to another clinic for a free consultation and the lady said it looks like you have some scarring already. She wanted to charge me £90 a session!
Would anyone be able to tell me if there looks to be any scarring already, im scared their is, i want this tatoo gone as soon as possible and i know there will be many sesions to go before the tatoo is fully removed. The last thing i want is scarring outlines.
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January 15, 2013
Hi chris, Your one of the first reviews i have seen from the uk, im from scotland! i had my consultation with laserase last week and my tattoo is on my forearm not any bigger than 6cm long and about 3cm wide and they are gonna charge me £100 a session, so im gonna have to save like mad! whats the pain like, tolerable? they wont give me numbing cream as they have a cooling machine! i dont think it looks like its gonna scar and im sure aslong as you stick to thier healing process it will be ok. The laser they use on you is the same as will be used on me so fingers crossed its a good one!
September 3, 2013
Hi Abbieh im from Liverpool im goin with Epilite skin clinic because my tattoo is only about 4wks old I cant get t lasered till about feb because of the heeling process but good luck with it.
January 15, 2013
Hi Abbie. I can't say I've come across a fellow uk review yet either! I had a previous consultation with Laserase prior to the clinic I'm at now and they wanted 90 pound a session, which I feel is rather greedy. If your familiar with Google Earth I'd search around on there like I did for Tattoo removal clinics and get a decent quote. As I'm sure your agree 100 pound is alot of money. The pain is certainly tolerable and you can ask at any time for a break if it becomes to much. The cooling machine is essentially a tube on the removal machine blowing out cold air as the treatment is being done which does help to a degree. I'm not familiar with numbing cream, the clinic I'm with recommends their patients to take paracetamol before the treatment which doesn't make any difference to me. It's apparantly a 'gold standard' laser so I wouldn't worry about that.
January 15, 2013
Yeah i couldnt believe it, initially mine was £90 but i decided i wanted another little line done and she put it upto a £100. Hoping to have my first treatment round about the 15th of feb. Aww good, i keep reading all these horror stories about the pain and im getting myself so wound up about it!!! they say the cooling machine is meant to numb it but im not convinced lol did they say how many treatments you will need?
January 15, 2013
Gosh, that is harsh. My next treatment is 26th Feb (6 weeks to wait). Primarily I have been waiting 4 weeks between treatments, however today I have been advised to come back every 6 weeks after the colour and black treatments as the fading may improve which I'm happy with. I know what you mean, I've been getting wound up about it too. To help you and other fellow readers on here I'm going to post regular updates with pictures after each treatment. I believe the cooling machine soothes the burning temporarily but doesn't numb it. The pain is like an elastic band being flicked against your skin, it's uncomfortable but your be fine. They can't tell me how many treatments I need as it varies from person to person and how good your immune system is at flushing the tattoo particles away. I'm hoping after 10 though!
UPDATED FROM Chris24680
So i've woken up the morning after the second...
So i've woken up the morning after the second session on the colour ink on my tattoo. I am still feeling very sore from yesterday and i did not sleep very well last night because of it. This time it has not blistered which im surprised about but it has wept in a couple of places. I just hope it doesn't cause me discomfort later because i have to go to work.
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January 23, 2013
Hope all goes well with your tattoo removal process, I'm planning on removing a tattoo with about the same shade of red as yours and black as well, this helped me. thank you.
UPDATED FROM Chris24680
Today is the 16th February and i must say some of...
Today is the 16th February and i must say some of the black lines are fading now. I've not noticed much change on the coloured ink although alot of the red at the top of the middle has gone.
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March 2, 2013
Hi. I'm at about the same stage as you. Will be interesting to compare notes. My practitioner was concerned mine not fading quickly due to having 2 off at the same time. But looking at photos & comments on here I think it's going ok. I'm also in uk.
March 4, 2013
Hi JannV. That's great. It's a long old process but I'm sure it will be worth it in the end. Mine isn't fading that quickly either, though I'm hoping to start seeing better results after my next treatment. My next treatment date is tomorrow, and I'm getting the black ink treated. Thank you. Good luck for your removal process.
I'm sorry to hear you are worried about it possibly scarring. You have probably seen from reading other people's reviews that the area often times will blister. I'm assuming you are worried about scarring based on the reddish marks on the outline. Were those blistered after you had your session done??
I'm glad to hear the marks have faded and disappeared now. I bet that was a relief to you! Post an update when you get a chance so we can here how your 2nd treatment turned out. :)