Picosure Double Whammy, Stomach and Back Tattoos - Charlotte, NC

I ended up spacing the treatments out quite a bit, primarily for cost reasons. However, what I did find out was that, even though they say you can get multiple Picosure treatments in a shorter amount of time, the tattoo continues to fade months out. In fact, it’s been over a year since my last treatment, and the tattoo is still fading. I will likely not get another treatment.

Here are a few photos since my second treatment two weeks ago, two from the day of and one (stomach) from today. I'll post one of my back when I remember to ask someone to take a picture.

Today I went in for my second treatment. I will post some pics in a few days but for now I will just bestow on you all a few pieces of advice regarding the reduction of pain during the procedure:

1.) Keep ice packs on the site of the treatment until the very last second. I think this helped quite a bit and I wager is more effective than any numbing cream because the cold penetrates deeper than a topical cream.

2.) If you have any narcotic pain killers, it won't hurt to take one beforehand! I have some leftover Vicodin after having some back issues and I'd say that also helped make the treatment more bearable.

The woman doing my treatments also said that the pain will lessen as the ink fades, so I'm not sure how much that played a part. All I know is that the procedure was a bit more bearable this time, which is to say that it still hurt A LOT, but I didn't have to tell her to stop this time.

It's working! The one on my back blistered this time. Not sure why. Also worth mentioning is that I opted not to use Aquaphor or any ointment of that sort and instead apply a thin layer of aloe gel and then layer sweet almond oil on top. It's not thick and gooey and the skin absorbs the oil, leaving the area moist but not slimy. I healed excellently last time and anticipate doing so again.

Pictures soon!