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Laser Tattoo Removal - Having the Worst Experience Ever :( - Barrie, ON
UPDATED FROM JB22
1 year post
A couple more weeks
So I am due for a treatment on my back about the third week of November and I am planning to get my ankle done as well. I haven't got a treatment done on my ankle since January. My ankle still gets itchy once in a while so I am nervous that the same problem will repeat. I'm hoping the laser can even get through the skin since it was so badly damaged and scarred.
Replies (4)
N
May 24, 2016
Hey what happened?! :)
J
May 24, 2016
I'm still getting the treatments 4 years later. Minus 9 months where my ankle was so badly infected I couldn't touch it (from the place in barrie). So I've just been going to toronto. The one on my back is pretty much gone. My ankle still needs a few more. Very long process!
N
May 24, 2016
Yes indeed. Is your skin all healed? How many treatments have you had now? Glad you're back on track!
J
May 25, 2016
Ya it's all healed. For the longest time the skin on my ankle was thick and bumpy and scarred. But after time and treatments on it it somehow went down. I lost track of how many treatments I've gotten but it's at least 15 for each now. Ughh I thought it would be 8-12 when I researched it lol.
Thanks!
Thanks!
N
May 25, 2016
Thats lucky.. I have a thick scar at the moment so maybe ill have the same outcome as you.. Yeah I'm up to number 9, not even close to gone either. Ill prob need 20+. I'm considering trying a fractional co2 on it.
J
P
May 19, 2017
Hello just wondering how your tattoo removal is going? Did you decide on the CO2 laser? How did that work for you?
I'm from the LA area too what location did you go to?
J
May 20, 2017
Hey! I ended up going back to Toronto Cosmetic Clinic. I'm still going more than 5 years later... I'm not even sure what laser they have there to be honest!
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J
May 21, 2017
The one on my back...it's like a white outline of where the tattoo used to be but the ink is gone. Kinda sucks. My ankle is the same but not quite as bad
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N
July 18, 2016
I got itchy a couple of times from using Vitamin E oil. I switched to Kate Somerville scar serum. Any updates & pics? I would love to hear about your progress :-)
J
July 21, 2016
Ohh I've never heard of that. The one on my back is pretty much gone. The ankle is still there and will need a few more. I'm at about working sessions for each now...O can't believe it has taken that many. Sooo much $$$$$
J
N
July 21, 2016
Thanks for the reply! I just went in to #9 on my ankle, but I feel it will be taking at least 15 sessions : \ I'll be uploading my experience soon on my profile. I googled "vitamin e allergic reaction" and lo & behold, I went through that. My doctor confirmed that some people develop reactions to using vitamin e. Do you have pics on your ankle you can upload?
J
July 21, 2016
Oh hmm. That interesting. Ya it's definitely a looong process :( it's been 4.5 years for me. I'll try to take one of my ankle. My back might be harder. And my back has left a kind of white outline..so it's like the ink is gone but you can see it there. Very strange...hopefully it will fade over time
UPDATED FROM JB22
1 year post
infected :(
ughh so my back is infected but getting a little better...but my ankle is sooo bad, like red, bumpy, pussing and swollen!!! I'm going back on topical ointment antibiotics and oral antibiotics tomorrow. I can't believe it's been 7-8 months since I got a laser treatment on my ankle and it STILL gets infected. It's summer and I have to wear these patches and wear long pants and sleeves!!! This sucks. :(
UPDATED FROM JB22
1 year post
so uncomfortable :(
Wow so the same thing has happened (I knew it would)...my back is red and a little bumpy and some discharge. I am keeping it covered and putting polysporin on it. It feels itchy and painful and so uncomfortable! My ankle is also somehow worse. It also has some discharge coming out of it and is extremely painful. I feel like this is never ending.......
Hey there, how did your treatment go, you mentioned you were going in November.Â