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Q Switch Lazer Tattoo Removal Journey. Canberra, AU
UPDATED FROM NataLilli
2 years post
Update! Cover up on a cover completed
NataLilliNovember 6, 2018
WORTH IT$913
Hi guys it's now almost the end of 2018, I finally got my coverup done and am pretty happy about it over all, amazing detail and I love my tattoo artist's work!
There was only 1 thing I'm not that happy about with my cover up because it wasn't apart of the original design. She added outside shading to cover a part of the old tattoo and added more to everywhere else to make it even, it was a long 5 hour process so at the end when she did the uwanted extra shading I wasn't quick enough to tell her not to do that….
Depending how it heals I'm wanting to lazer off the outside shadowing, I know since its waterdown black ink it lazers pretty well off BUT my main concern is jeopardising the details near the background shading. :( It's such detailed fine line work and since it is a cover up I will be needing to see my tattoo artist in the future to get it touched up.?I don't want to upset my tattoo artist, if it gets wrecked from lazer.
I'm also still getting use to having such a large dark piece on my arm. It was only tattooed 2 days ago so still fresh. It looks like I'm starting a sleeve but honestly don't plan to. It sometimes looks not as balanced on my body compared to my other tattoos. Will see how I feel about it in a month or so.
There was only 1 thing I'm not that happy about with my cover up because it wasn't apart of the original design. She added outside shading to cover a part of the old tattoo and added more to everywhere else to make it even, it was a long 5 hour process so at the end when she did the uwanted extra shading I wasn't quick enough to tell her not to do that….
Depending how it heals I'm wanting to lazer off the outside shadowing, I know since its waterdown black ink it lazers pretty well off BUT my main concern is jeopardising the details near the background shading. :( It's such detailed fine line work and since it is a cover up I will be needing to see my tattoo artist in the future to get it touched up.?I don't want to upset my tattoo artist, if it gets wrecked from lazer.
I'm also still getting use to having such a large dark piece on my arm. It was only tattooed 2 days ago so still fresh. It looks like I'm starting a sleeve but honestly don't plan to. It sometimes looks not as balanced on my body compared to my other tattoos. Will see how I feel about it in a month or so.
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March 28, 2018
How long has it been and how many sessions?
March 28, 2018
My last session was in December 2017, which was either my 5th or 6th lazer removal. It has been 3months. I started getting lazer in 2016 so 2 years?
March 28, 2018
I guess when you compare it to how it orginally looked like. After a year with it you get use to it.
March 28, 2018
Tattoo, like sure I still don't like the tattoo but I can live with it, without it really effecting my mental health, probably because I'm reassured by knowing what I can do about it or have done about it. Slowly making progress, learning patience and acceptance. :)
April 5, 2018
Thats amazing! :D I cant wait to reach that goal! Of feeling like that. And did you always want a cover up or full removal? And if not, what made you change your mind from full removal to cover up?
April 9, 2018
I knew it would take a loooot of treatments, time, money and would scar if I were to try to get it fully removed. I am sort of still hesitant to get a cover up to be honest, only because this tattoo I am removing was a bad cover up, but after doing more research, communicating with my recent tattoo artist and seeing my new cover up tattoo design, I am more reassured about the new cover up, as long as I do enough treatments to fade it to a point where I know it will not effect the cover up, I think I will be fine. :)
March 28, 2018
As for pain, its always a surprise when they first zap you, then you sorta get use to it during the process but every time you go in for a treatment it's a surprise. Always recommend using numbing cream an hour before appointments.
UPDATED FROM NataLilli
1 year post
Brief Update
NataLilliMarch 26, 2018
Hello guys,
It's been about 3 months since my last lazer removal. Honestly I can't see any significant change in fading. Healing was very quick and easy. Probably won't be going back to the cheaper place. I might go back to my initial lazer tattoo removal instead but not sure when... Probably will only get 2 more treatments before I get my cover up done. Already have my cover up designed by the amazing tattooist Katlin Greenwood. Feel free to check her instagram. The commisson art/ cover up design she did for me is the snake wrapped around a 'Nostalgia' bottle.
It's been about 3 months since my last lazer removal. Honestly I can't see any significant change in fading. Healing was very quick and easy. Probably won't be going back to the cheaper place. I might go back to my initial lazer tattoo removal instead but not sure when... Probably will only get 2 more treatments before I get my cover up done. Already have my cover up designed by the amazing tattooist Katlin Greenwood. Feel free to check her instagram. The commisson art/ cover up design she did for me is the snake wrapped around a 'Nostalgia' bottle.
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