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Touched Up Tattoo Fading VERY Slowly - Springfield, VA
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Hi everyone! I did a lot of research on removing...
meanienarSeptember 4, 2016
$1,500
Hi everyone! I did a lot of research on removing touched up tattoos, but unfortunately could not get much data on it.
In 2013 I got a "III XXI" tattoo in my lower ab.
A year later, at another tattoo parlor, I got a "breathe" tattoo on my chest, and I added a "XC" to my "III XXI" tattoo. The artist also touched up the "III XXI".
Last year, I began to hate them (I have other tattoos that I don't hate) and decided to remove them.
There are two pics of my breathe tattoo:
The first one is after 1 R20 treatment, the other is from yesterday (after 2 R20 and 7 conventional QSwitched laser removal sessions)
There are also two pics of the "III XXI" tattoo: first one is when I first got the tattoo, the other is from today, after receiving one R20 and about 7 conventional QSwitched laser removals.
As you can tell, my breathe and the "XC" (both by the same artist) have faded very well. However, my touched up "III XII" is still fairly visible and has only faded slightly.
I got my R20 treatments (done at Change of Art- great place, owner Sharon is highly knowledgeable and amazing) about $1000 for (3 treatments - 2 for "breathe" 1 for "III XXI")
Lucky for me, I moved to Eastern Europe after and conventional treatments are only about $25 here (for both tattoos) and quality is just as good as in the US.
Have any of you dealt with removing touched up tattoos? How long is this going to take me? Will it ever go away?
In 2013 I got a "III XXI" tattoo in my lower ab.
A year later, at another tattoo parlor, I got a "breathe" tattoo on my chest, and I added a "XC" to my "III XXI" tattoo. The artist also touched up the "III XXI".
Last year, I began to hate them (I have other tattoos that I don't hate) and decided to remove them.
There are two pics of my breathe tattoo:
The first one is after 1 R20 treatment, the other is from yesterday (after 2 R20 and 7 conventional QSwitched laser removal sessions)
There are also two pics of the "III XXI" tattoo: first one is when I first got the tattoo, the other is from today, after receiving one R20 and about 7 conventional QSwitched laser removals.
As you can tell, my breathe and the "XC" (both by the same artist) have faded very well. However, my touched up "III XII" is still fairly visible and has only faded slightly.
I got my R20 treatments (done at Change of Art- great place, owner Sharon is highly knowledgeable and amazing) about $1000 for (3 treatments - 2 for "breathe" 1 for "III XXI")
Lucky for me, I moved to Eastern Europe after and conventional treatments are only about $25 here (for both tattoos) and quality is just as good as in the US.
Have any of you dealt with removing touched up tattoos? How long is this going to take me? Will it ever go away?
UPDATED FROM meanienar
Finally seeing results with removing touched up tattoo
meanienarMay 27, 2017
It's been about 6 months till my last post but I am seeing more results, especially with my touched up one (one that says III XXI). Since my last posting I have gotten 2 conventional laser treatments.
Btw I included a pic of another tattoo I am removing (back of neck, after 15 sessions)
Btw I included a pic of another tattoo I am removing (back of neck, after 15 sessions)
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June 1, 2017
I see you have some white spots where your tattoo was. I have the same hypopigmentation issues. Have you had any improvement in these areas after letting your skin heal for some time? Thanks!
June 1, 2017
Hi there. Hm I'm not sure if it's getting better with time or not. I guess I need to pay attention to it. However, the lady at the removal place said we won't laser that one anymore, but That she will do some other treatment on there after 5-6 months. I will ask her what that procedure is and let you know. It is supposed to help with the hypopigmentation
September 7, 2017
Hi I'd like to update you on my treatment for the white spots. The lady used a candela laser with the option for "pigmented lesions". The result was a soft brown blister-like covering. See my updated review for the picture. I will let you know if I see any improvement
UPDATED FROM meanienar
Hypopigmentation treatment post- laser tattoo removal
meanienarSeptember 7, 2017
Hey guys,
My chest tattoo is finally done with laser treatments. However, as you can see in this old photo, i had the side effect of hypopigmentation. My tech said that because there is no more ink left in the spot, we can treat the white scarring. She used a candela laser with the "pigmented lesions" option and about 30 minutes later, I got this scary looking soft blister/scab. We will see what this treatment will or won't do.
My chest tattoo is finally done with laser treatments. However, as you can see in this old photo, i had the side effect of hypopigmentation. My tech said that because there is no more ink left in the spot, we can treat the white scarring. She used a candela laser with the "pigmented lesions" option and about 30 minutes later, I got this scary looking soft blister/scab. We will see what this treatment will or won't do.
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September 8, 2017
Your doctor did a great job. I had a couple of large roses on my hip removed in the late '70s, and all they had available then was cut and sew by a plastic surgeon. I wish I knew then what I know now; my plastic surgeon did a great job by it took 10+ years for the scars to fade as yours have in only one year.
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Thanks for sharing your journey with us -- I hope that you find lots of support here. As for removing touched up tattoo, mine was a cover up which I tried touching up to make it nicer before deciding to remove it -- and I had great results.