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Bunch of Tatts from Teen Years to Remove - Cincinnati, OH

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?Hello all, I've been playing with the idea of removing...

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Jtyler77
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Hello all, I've been playing with the idea of removing all noticeable tattoos for about ten years. I actually hate them, I got all of them from the ages of 16/18 so naturally their not of the best choices anyway. I have also lost opportunity throughout my life because of them. So now at the ripe young age I've decided to just payup and get it done. As of now I've been through 3 treatments on my left arm with the traditional q switch medlite I believe. My right arm has 3 treatments with said device and one with the newer Picosecond. My first 3 treatments n both arms were painful as hell, no local or cream just cold air and that didn't relieve any pain as far as I'm concerned. I went there because the price and it all seamed good. Well after my package deal ran out I did some research on the area for Picosure and found another place that just got their Picosecond this past January I went in today to consult thinking it was going to cost way more than I'm comfortable spending, but the Dr. hooked me up, $250 right arm $500 left then was willing to give it a go today. Truthfully I was a little nervous because of them not having the laser but a few months, but man I just want these horrid pictures off. Anyway we got right to it, they injected local anesthesia (witch I wasn't aware that was possible) and got right to it. Holy crap I hardly felt it, seriously no pain. No on the other hand the tattoos look worse post treatment than they did with the other laser, I'm hoping it's just because it's different technology and it's working better.Thanks everyone.

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March 24, 2016
Do you mind sharing where you're getting treatments done? I'm also from Ohio so just curious. Especially since they have the picosecond! Thanks for posting your progress btw, looking forward to your updates! Hope they're fading well.
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March 24, 2016
I don't mind at all. I was actually getting ready to tell you to follow me because I'm trying out new laser technology that was just released not to long ago called the Enlighten. I'll probably do a big write up this weekend on it and the doc who has offices in Dayton and Cincinnati dr Gary Palmer. I'm seeing pretty damn good results so far. Anyway keep in touch I will help in anyway I can.
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April 2, 2016
Good luck tomorrow!
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April 2, 2016
Thank you!! It went well! Still haven't unwrapped it yet to see what it's looking like though.
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April 3, 2016
Hopefully it's good for ya! Did they turn it up a notch since its your second treatment?
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May 18, 2016
Hey there, do you remember how many cc of lidocaine did your doctor use?
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May 18, 2016
It's not an exact science on how much they use, only on the mixed ratios. What they do is fill up 5 big syringes with 30 cc heavily diluted with saline. Then they work all around each tattoo till it's fully numb. My right arm/fingers they use about half or 15 cc, on my left arm they used it all last time. On your tattoo, my opinion is if my doc did it, he would use 5-7 cc. That's just my opinion though. He says they can use up to 50 cc an be safe. I did freak out a little when I seen that many syringes with that amount of "stuff" in them. That's when I questioned them immensely.
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March 5, 2016

Hi there, looks like your photos were added, if you ever have any issues with uploading in the future please refer to the following link from the RealSelf Support Center, or of course you can reach out to me anytime by sending me a private message: https://help.realself.com/customer/en/portal/articles/437790-how-to-add-photos-to-a-review

I wish you well on your removal, keep us posted!

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March 6, 2016
Looking good so far man. I feel u I'm removing a full hand tattoo to my finger tips an just want it gone unfortunately it's a long process. Keep up the good work an your tats should b off u before u know it
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March 6, 2016
Hey thanks Steve, I checked out your progress quite a few times, your moving right along man. The tattoos on my fingers are horrible. When I was super young I put a girls name there, we know how that ended up. Then I had the cover up. Worse part about getting them removed is the doc turns the power way down because of blood flow he says. So it looks like that will be the hardest part of the body and take the longest. I have others I'm removing and will be updating progress in a couple weeks when I go back. Good luck brother.
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March 6, 2016
Thanks bro. You can relate to the pain on the fingers dammmm man it's the worst. I got an infection on one finger my last treatment ended up taking a few weeks to heal not fun stuff lol