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Tattoo Gone Wrong! Hoping my Tattoo Excision is Right:) - Cincinnati, OH

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1 year post

2 years post excision

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$750
Just realized I had quite a few emails in my real self inbox and I feel horrible it took me so long to respond. I still don't regret my decision to get my tattoo removed surgically! The scar will always be there but it always reminds me to think long and hard before I do things;)

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Peter McKenna, MD

Peter McKenna, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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April 17, 2016
I think you made the right decision. Rather than going thru the long painful treatment after treatment route which gets old and expensive really fast. I sure wish I could've had mine surgically removed but there's too many for that... Good luck to you my fellow Cincy neighbor!
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April 20, 2016
Thanks! I'm happy with the one on my hip because I don't have to look at it everyday plus it actually looks like what I asked for! Thank goodness for technology! Plus I think some other Cincinnatian's ended up going to my surgeon. So I'm glad I could help people. Maybe he'll hook me up with some free plastic surgery
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April 20, 2016
Can you ever get it back tattooed? If you wanted to
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April 20, 2016
I could get a tattoo to cover the scar but I now love my ink free wrist! I just decorate it with bracelets now!
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April 20, 2016
Aww! Well yes I feel you on that!!
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7 months post

8 months post excision

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The redness comes and goes but I have less and less people noticing my scar. The left side of the scar is raised which bothers me but I'm hoping with time it will settle down and just blend in with my normal skin.

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January 18, 2015

Looks really good. What triggers the redness?

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January 19, 2015
Wow! I can barely see the scar!!! Amazing!
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February 26, 2015
Wooww this is so brilliant! I look forward to being at this stage!
March 22, 2015
Did you lose any flexibility? I am getting one removed on my wrist pretty soon and I am worried about loosing range of motion. I workout a lot so I need to have flexibility on my wrist
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4 months post

5 months post surgery

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I was inspired to post an update from seeing everyone else's excision results... Which look great by the way! My scar tends to have some really red days still. Today looked good so I have attached a photo. You can see a scab to the left. There was actually a suture that did not absorb that my body was rejecting. I had to dig it out with tweezers! Besides that though things are slowly healing. Have a great day everyone!

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October 25, 2014
It's looking amazing!! That sutures scab should settle soon, I had that same issue when I had my appendix out last year, it healed much faster once I dug the suture out. Looking so Amazing though, really!
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October 25, 2014
Thanks! I can tell just in two days that the section with the suture is already looking better! I forgot to mention I have an herbal scar repair cream on in this pic...that's why it looks so shiny. I don't think it is really helping my scar but it smells good:)
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October 27, 2014
Amazing!!! :) very nice result! I am very happy for you! It turned out so well! Best of luck and hugs!
November 9, 2014
this looks great!!! i've been looking into excision but am worried my tattoos are too large. this is great though since i live in cincinnati also, thanks for the review
November 29, 2014
Hello! Just a few questions! Did it really just cost $750? And what is the name of the place you went to? I am in the cincinnati area as well and am currently in the same situation.