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Next step for tattoo removal? (photos)

NaivestrangerJul 6, 2016
I have two small tattooes that I have been trying to remove for 2 years. I have had 10 Picosure treatments and 1 Q switched treatment. Now I am left with remnants of the tattoo and pretty severe hypopigmentation. I do not want to have to get a tattoo coverup but I hate how my stomach looks right now. What are my options? I was thinking of continuing the Q switched treatments to remove the last of the ink (red and black) and getting skin colored tattoo to fill in the hypopigmentation. Help!

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Dr. Morris Westfried, MD
Dermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
Answered on Jul 7, 2016
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