21 Years Old, 2 Year Old Tattoo That Needed to Be Gone! PICOSURE LASER - Burnsville, MN

Someone posted on Lana B's review about something called RECELL it helps bring back the pigment in your skin. Apparently it is available in Australia and England but in clinical trials in the US. I don't know where you're located but it would be something to look into

I read the skin colour should be back to normal in about 1 year after last treatment. I know how you feel as I am now in a horrible depression and a tattoo regret phase. I know this "I ruined my body" feeling (I have big colourful tattoos on my neck and waist) and I feel like there is no solution for that. Looking at your progress gives me hope! Girl, you managed to do impossible, the tattoo is gone! I hope you will feel better soon...

I had inner bicep tat completely removed too. Has been off for 3 years, hypopigmentation never resolved. Still there. But at least the ink is gone. Nobody can see it except you when u examine it. Don't worry about the small things. The most important thing is your tattoo is off. Congrats.

Its summer now but when the temp drops some in the fall you might want to try press garments or tight long sleeves. Friction causes pigment to darken, hence, the reason our underarms and body creases are a but darker than the rest of our body. Or you cam go to town scrubbing the crap out of your arm while in the shower. And if all else fails, you could do fraxel or tca peels to lessen the obvious.

Hi, I have hypopigmentation also but I don't think mine is permanent as of now. I'm still in the process of removing my tattoos. In the case of my skin not returning to normal I've heard good success with microneedling. You can also get prescribed Lattisse and put it on your hypopigmented areas, I read on here a doctor who had prescribed it to her patients that 85% of them saw improvement. An easy one that can be tried at home is ginger! I've read that some lucky people have success with that also. Anyways I do believe sometimes skin will even itself out to a degree. Good luck!

Try not to beat yourself up. Look back at your first pics and see how far you've come. Tell yourself that all of the hard work is done - you managed to get rid of pretty much all of the ink. That stage is the hardest. A lot of people on here would kill to be at the stage you're at now. My tattoo was in the same place as yours - it's good because it's quite discreet. I can garauntee you that nobody in the gym is paying attention to the inside of your arm. I went through the same phase of keeping mine covered up, through embarrassment, but now it's barely visible that's not the case. My skin hasn't been left in a perfect state, and up close it's still possible to see evidence that there was something there, but instead of dwelling on the fact that that area is skin will never be perfect again, I try to focus on how I was very lucky to be able to remove my tattoo to the extent that I have. You should try and do the same. Your perseverance has really paid off.
As I understand it, hypopigmentation generally slowly correct itself over several months. Give your mind some time off. Perhaps say to yourself you'll let it do its thing for the rest of the year and perhaps see what the progress is like come the winter. If there isn't much change I believe there are options to try and bring back some of the colour. I haven't had a treatment for over a year now and still my skin continues to slowly sort itself out. I anticipate it being at least another year before I see the final end result, but I see that as a good thing now!
Keep your chin up. You've done amazingly well :)