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This is a picture from after 1 treatment.I was...
georgiecJanuary 3, 2014
This is a picture from after 1 treatment.I was told it would fade the ink blues greens, red, and black will go. Can't remember what lazer but it was okay. 2010 . The tattoo was only 8months itself i hated it after i got it. :-(.
So iv been waiting 2years hiding this tattoo from friends family .can't go swimming can't wear singlets .iv been wanting to wear dress for 2-3 years now it makes me so sad! I can never come home and plan nice things to wear always just what ever works.
Iv had so many up and down days. From deep depression to lots of hope that i have to be patient.
My main concern now is iv noticed alot of hyperpigmentation around and Im stressing mainly from my last treatment. It has gone down over 1month a bit but is making me panic. Am i going to have a ghost after all this? Do you think it will be a efficient out come? Are here colours fully removable... I recently asked my lazer personel if she knew much about the picosure..she says it does not remove all colours.. Would i be best trying picosure or staying with the ruby lazer??
His is where Im at now
So iv been waiting 2years hiding this tattoo from friends family .can't go swimming can't wear singlets .iv been wanting to wear dress for 2-3 years now it makes me so sad! I can never come home and plan nice things to wear always just what ever works.
Iv had so many up and down days. From deep depression to lots of hope that i have to be patient.
My main concern now is iv noticed alot of hyperpigmentation around and Im stressing mainly from my last treatment. It has gone down over 1month a bit but is making me panic. Am i going to have a ghost after all this? Do you think it will be a efficient out come? Are here colours fully removable... I recently asked my lazer personel if she knew much about the picosure..she says it does not remove all colours.. Would i be best trying picosure or staying with the ruby lazer??
His is where Im at now
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please tell me what you advise i should do?
georgiecJanuary 4, 2014
I am going to see a derma specialist on the 14th jan. They do scar removal and have a tattoo removal machine picosure. Iv heard pico eats away blues purple and red like there is no tomorrow? Do you think 2 more treatments with pico sure would eliminate this very faded blue? Thus being the end to my nightmare. My other concern is the damaged tissue at the end of all this will that smooth over settle colour itself again? Or should i stop and get a cover tattoo right now...
Answers please?
Answers please?
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January 4, 2014
Hey! Welcome along!! Thank you for sharing your story, it's clear to see you've come a very long way, which is encouraging. It looks like your currently left with the final stages, and some troublesome ink that's clinging on!! I've heard that the Picosure laser can be very effective at tackling end stage tattoo removals, that the standard lasers are struggling with, so I reckon it'll definitely be worth a shot - although keep in mind that it's likely to cost more, but can you put a price on your happiness?? I don't think it's particularly effective on reds, but should work well on your remaining colours, I think.
With regards to the skin colour change, I think you're referring to hypopigmentation. Hyperpigmentation is when parts of the skin get darker, due to over production of melanin, hypopigmentation is when it gets lighter, due to the laser targetting the melanin in the skin as well as the ink - apparently this happens quite a lot with the Ruby laser. Apparently, in most cases, the skin colour returns steadily, some months after the final treatment, so try not to worry too much about that! The specialist dermatologist should be able to advise properly.
Just keep reminding yourself how far you've come and how happy you'll be on completion, and use that as your motivation to spur you on to completion! Be sure to keep us updated, and know that you'll find support here!
January 4, 2014
Thank you that is very encouraging! It has been a very long time and iv been able to keep it together until now! Its never bovered me to the point of real worrying ect ect about the removal. There are 5 spots of the tinys bit of red lingering at the top of every leaf. So stubburn there was also a orange/yellow to the middle of the flower the centre. That has faded quite alot but is still there. . Wondering if that will come out? And small bits of light coloured green? Iv heard the pigmentation can take 6-months to a year to fully recover and bring its self back! Im worried about depigmentation if its off loss can that be told before my next treatment? The payment side of things doesn't bover me, :-) like you said for my happiness its worth it.
January 4, 2014
You're welcome. Be sure to take all these questions with you when you see the specialist, they should be able to answer them. There are ways to reduce the scarring, massage and scar sheets and things like that I believe. Let us know how your consultation goes.
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