What the F@$K Was I Thinking?!

Hey, i made a placement mistake too! Also deeply depressed about it. Its a skull tattoo on the lower half of my upper arm. The mistake is the placement, as every time i move or bend my arm, there is a massive warping in the face of the Skull. Makes it look silly. To make matters worse, the artist used a lot of white ink which cannot be removed. in fact, lasering white ink could make matters worse as it could oxidise and turn grey! When i explained my problem with the tattoo artist he took a defensive tone and said theres nothing wrong with it. I been thinking about going for laser removal treatment with PicoSure, which apparently breaks down the ink quicker, meaning less treatments. As far as i can tell, Picosure is the best for black ink. The surgeon said it would only take 3 sessions to fade enough for a cover up - although im sceptical. ( i think it would take longer ) so if 3 - 4 treatments should fade it enough for a cover up, 8 treatments should make your tattoo barely visible, but no guarantees it will go completely. Of course the other option is learning to deal with the mistake, and trying to get over it. Learning to love it or at least not hate it and feel depressed about it. Unfortunately im still in the depression/anxiety phase - hopefully time will overcome this. Good luck on your journey.

Hey:) I Know how Tattoo regret feels. I will Start removing some of my Tattoos (Not all) next month. I had a consultation and they made a Test Patch with the Picosure and enlighten Laser. Both Show Nice fading! I had Kind of depressions and Panic attacks because of the Tattoos too, but now i'm Optimistic. I've Seen some Nice success-Stories Here, so realself is realy a big help.
I guess your Shading will fade First. The Bold letters Could take longer. 6-8 Treatment Could be enough, but this is something Nobody can realy Know. It also depends on how Long you wait between Treatments. I guess 8 Treatment with 3 months in between are much more effective as 8 Treatments with just 4-6 weeks in between. There are also Other things that Can help the removal Process: no Smoking, no drinking, doing some Cardio for Better blood circulations.
Complete removal is possible, so don't let a tattoo rule your life. we all do mistakes. And there are a Lot of People who feel the Same way. Forgive yourself and take it as a Lesson ;) I Wish you the best for your removal Journey!

Twinning, mid September I lost my mind too and got myself a Valkryie on my ribs, she's about 6x5" and my artist told me " I just wasn't understanding, to trust the process, I was going to love it" well, sure as [RS bleep], I totally hate it and its HUGE, and black. So I am a [RS bleep] idiot. The good news is you're not alone, and I've really seen great results on peoples necks. I haven't posted on this site, I mainly lurk and secretly hope for the best with my own disaster. I understand your depression. I am so angry with myself (I am also 30), I went through two pregnancies and took such wonderful care of my skin, no stretch marks, days away from a six pack. I look freaking fantastic naked, ya I am gonna brag a little bit. but this large black tattoo makes me want to hide under a rock with a bag of Reese's Pieces and never return. Anyways, I'll be following you story, and hang in there.

I feel you so much on this. *
I think of the life I took for granted before I made a huge mistake. To make matters worse mine was done out of someone's house and i was told he used to own a shop and he was really good. We smoked a blunt and I keep telling myself i wouldn't have done that if I didn't get high. I know I would have back out but i was like whatever. I miss being able to date and feel like I had nothing to hide. I won't take off my shirt ever. I don't even like looking at it myself, it's just so poorly done and huge. Everyone that sees it asks me what made you want that? And i truly have no idea, lost my mind too. I had one laser treatment 3 months after I got it and I thought it took very well until it healed, I was disappointed that there was stick thick lines, lighter, but still thick. I've been trying to make another appointment but the people never pick up their damn phone so idk what i'm going to do. I can't believe I went through with it, it's india ink too which I didn't know. it's like the cheapest ink, usually used for art projects...so while it'll be easier to remove I hear I just absolutely hate the idea of paying so much for a stupid mistake I made. The artist charged me only 25 bucks because he knew it was so bad. I literally want to punch him and myself.

Just did my first session of the PicoSure laser last night. I am getting small tattoo on my spine removed ( not a tramp stamp!). my tattoo is almost 10 years old and has a lot of fading so I hope I wont need too many sessions.. first of all, the removal hurts like a B**ch!! They ice the area before they start and just as with getting a tattoo, you can take a break or two when needed. The whole process on my small tattoo took no more than 10 minutes. I am more worried about the healing process- it's day 1 and I already noticed some scabbing ( which is normal but just looks real ugly and it has to be covered under a bandage). Good Luck with yours! I can't wait for my process to be finished... I have seen nothing but great reviews from this PicoSure laser so I am keeping my fingers crossed

I completely know how you feel as iv been going through anxiety and depression too. Well think about it like this - Unlike my tattoo (because of the white ink) You can get yours removed! Yes it will take time and money, but its possible!

Awe I know how you feel. I have a sleeve that is huge and dark. Once you start the treatments you will start feeling better.

I had two nautical stars, half black, half white ink. They have been completely removed and the white ink did not oxidize. It doesn't happen in every case.

Hey dude I don't know how you feel about it now, but just know you're not alone. I've decided that it would be a great idea to get an amateur chest piece and I don't really like it sadly:/ I've had some downs too. I know it may not be on my neck like yours but I understand how you feel. If you wanna talk or anything just let me know. I'd suggest you to listen to some music you like do sports, work idk change your thoughts. and plus if you find a way to act as if "you didn't care" about your tattoo, it would make you feel better maybe .
I've had mine since feb. 6 2017 and boy I regret it...

Picosure will be able to remove it forsure! It will just take time and patience. You have to wait 8-10 weeks in between each treatment. The shading will be gone with a few sessions, and the dark lettering will take longer but its achievable

Don't worry, that tattoo will be gone in no time. I had a big black piece on my arm and is completely gone. Don't forget to take pictures so you can see the evolution!

Picosure isn't real cheap what made you want your tatt and then immediately did not want it what was the reason Cheryl