I had 4 sessions at a tattoo removal place, then changed to a new place where Ive now had 2 sessions. The last 2 times it hurt during the treatment as usual, but afterwards there was no tenderness or scabbing. It feels and looks fine the day after. Im afraid Im throwing money at a machine thats doing nothing. Or is this normal when youve had multiple sessions already? Also, what should the voltage be set at? The machine ranges from 800-1000v.
I just had my first laser tattoo removal session 2 days ago and I'm not experiencing any of the blistering and scabbing I was warned about. There is some minor inflammation but other than that, the treated area looks/feels fine. I also don't see much of a difference with the tattoo (I realize it will take 6+ sessions but I was expecting better results after the first session). Does it take a few days/weeks for the body to absorb the ink or should I assume the treatment wasn't very effective?
I received the treatment on Monday. Went back Wednesday to get the blisters lanced and have continued to change out and wear bandages with antibiotic and gauze until today, Sunday. My Dr. told me to keep it bandaged, covered and continue using a compressor sock until it has healed. Nothing has scabbed over - and I wonder if that is because I am keeping everything covered and moist. I also don't want to risk infection because the blister skin is very thin.
This was done about 4 weeks ago by a YAG machine. 1st treatment. is this even normal? the rest of the tattoo looks fine and the scabs are almost fully healed. This one burn doesn't have a tattoo under the scabs, which are barely even scabs, the wound is still open. How will this look? is it gonna look bad? is the skin gonna be white? red? probably gonna leave a scar? In how long will I be able to do a tattoo make over on this? I'm very worried and depressed about this! Thanks a lot for your time.
I had a fourth removal treatment 6 days ago and I didn't have any bleeding, but did have slight bruising/ swelling. Almost all scabs have disappeared by now, but there are still little dark red dots everywhere. I feel they were much brighter red the first day, but considering this has been almost a week. Should I be worried that I still see them? The tattoo is on my ankle and had a lot of color, so I know it will take a while, but I don't think I had these issues with the other sessions.
Post treatment it has bled significantly. My intentions are to have it faded enough to cover with light watercolor to match the rest of my half sleeve. Because I know bleeding leads to scabbing and scabbing leads to scarring, I'm concerned that this has not been done correctly. There are many holes a few mm in diameter, and it almost looks as if the laser was held over these areas to long. In prior tattoo removal I only experienced redness around the treated area. A Q-Switched laser was used.
This tattoo has always blistered at first and I may have scratched off the top skin/scabbing in my sleep :( I know you're not suppose to because it causes scarring. Now I am worried because it looks like it may scar? It looks like it may be one of those white scars. I'm not sure though it's only been a little over a week since the laser. My other tattoos are not healing like this one. I've been putting mederma on it also. Can anyone give me advice on what's going on if i should be worried?
I received 2 sessions of tattoo removal. The 1st time nothing happen it healed nicely, the second time it hurt more intensely. After the session it scabbed and blistered and as it begins to peel i notice the white spots under the scabbed part which is alot of the tattoo. Is the white part scar tissue or will till go back to normal.