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What type of laser tattoo removal would be best for my tattoo? Picosure or Astanza Trinity? (Photo)

KyleG1Oct 18, 2015
Do you think the picosure or astanza trinity laser would work best to remove my tattoo? Do you think the tattoo could be completely removed?

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