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Chest Football Tatoo - Plymouth, England

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  • Cost: $97
  • Janet (Plymouth ENGLAND)

I have a chest tatoo of the football team...

  • 12 Jan 2013

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.

So i've woken up the morning after the second...

  • 16 Jan 2013
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.

Today is the 16th February and i must say some of...

  • 16 Feb 2013
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.

I've had recent treatment on Tuesday 5th March...

  • 14 Mar 2013
I've had recent treatment on Tuesday 5th March 2013 and I have added a recent photo of this.
This time the lady turned the machine up, and because of this it hurt more to have the treatment done. I had blood spots all around my tattoo this time which hadn't happened before but I was told this was normal.
Im not nervous as i was before at going to the laser clinic i think mainly due to the fact i know what to expect now.
The black lines are clearly fading away now, slowly but surely.
I have my 3rd coloured ink treatment booked in for 13th May 2013. Your probably wondering why 8 weeks away? Janet advised me on my last visit that as the treatment is getting more intense it is advisable to now space it out to 8 weeks rather than every 6 weeks which i don't mind doing. At £30 a session of black or colour treatment i can't complain.
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ms160289 10 May 2013
Hi Chris, i'm also from Plymouth looking to get a chest tattoo removed!! Ive seen a few on the internet, such as the Laserase and Hyde Park Clinic. Where are you currently getting yours removed? Thanks Mark
JannV 2 Mar 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.
chrishay123 3 Mar 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.
Jake Has Invisalign (RealFriend) 22 Jan 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. 
chrishay123 22 Jan 2013
Your welcome Jake. Best of luck with your removal process.
chrishay123 15 Jan 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!
Abbieh1602 15 Jan 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?
chrishay123 15 Jan 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.
Abbieh1602 15 Jan 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!
Megan P (Community Manager) 14 Jan 2013

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??

chrishay123 15 Jan 2013
Hi Megan. They don't appear to be blisters, just marks after I had the black outlines related. They have faded and disappeared now. I had blisters before when the red and yellow was treated on my first session. I have just got home this minute from the clinic, I've had 2nd treatment on the colours today, so I will expect blisters. The lady doing my treatment is using an Nd:Yag laser, so top of the range equipment. You are correct. I am slightly worried as I've read other reviews on here. I hope this information helps.
chrishay123 15 Jan 2013
*Black outlines removed
Megan P (Community Manager) 15 Jan 2013

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. :)

chrishay123 15 Jan 2013
Thank you Megan. I will post an update when my tattoo has healed better (I have a bandage on it at the moment).

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