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Picosure and Medlite on 3/4 Sleeve - Dallas, TX
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One more thing
forever studentSeptember 16, 2014
WORTH IT$500
I wanted to add that I plan on seeing this all the way through and posting it on here. I have yet to see a large, colorful tattoo that has been completely removed and I plan on being that guy.
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UPDATED FROM forever student
11 months post
one year without laser
forever studentSeptember 16, 2014
Hello everyone. My apologies because I have not kept up with my profile lately as life has gotten really busy. It has been around a year without any lasering and the both tattoos have continued to fade really well. I am about to start another heavy duty round all of fall and winter. I realize now that it is actually good to allow the skin to heal and the ink to get maximum fading without cooking your skin. I am hoping another heavy round and maybe another year off and then one more touch up round and I should be done.
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March 5, 2019
Hey I just wanted to applaud you on your journey. I too am looking to remove /fade my colour full sleeve but for a cover up. I have gotten several quotes from different clinics in Toronto/Hamilton that uses the picoway. I have a lot of red in my sleeve, did you experience any side effects while removing the red besides the common swelling, blistering, redness? I was told by a laser tech that if there is any pink in the red, that the red might turn grey. I have some black and grey underneath my red so I’m wondering if that will make it harder to remove the red. While going through your removal you mentioned there was a significant difference from using the Picosure compared to the medlite c6. How significant was it? Enough to only use Picosecond lasers if you had to do it all over again? Thank you for your commitment to sharing your story. It’s really helped me to believe that it is actually possible.
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update
forever studentFebruary 26, 2014
Hello, I just wanted to touch base and let everyone know I will have a few more pics up soon. I haven't been lasered in awhile since life gets in the way sometimes. Just means I have to keep being patient but at least I know it keeps fading for up to a year after a laser treatment so it's not bad to take breaks and let the skin heal. I will make an effort to be on here at least once a week. I know i have been slacking so my apologies.
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February 27, 2014
That's kind of you to check in, thank you - life gets sooo busy at times - I can relate. Look forward to your photo update :)
April 2, 2014
Really looking foward to hearing fro you, did you get any more treatments done?
April 19, 2014
not yet. I need to post pics soon. I haven't been layered in awhile but I have continued to see really good fading. I am about to start up again. I had to take a break due to personal issues, basically been so busy I haven't made it in.
April 20, 2014
Have you heard about the femtosecond laser? Do you think it will come out soon ?looks really promising!
April 23, 2014
No I haven't heard of this! I will look at it but I figured technology would continue to get better now that companies know there are huge profits in it.
April 2, 2014
Just an observation. You're tattoo removal really inspired me to try and get mine off. Thanks
April 19, 2014
Thanks. I haven't layered in awhile but I am about to pick back up. It's a long road but well worth it. Especially if you are young and have really healthy skin.
April 20, 2014
I'm 32 and I consider myself and my skin healthy. I also work out which I think helps a lot. How young are you?
April 23, 2014
I am 36 about to turn 37. I have recently stepped it up and have been eating really healthy and working out quite a bit. My pics above are at my worst shape. I also don't smoke which is a huge plus. I can almost look at pics on here and tell you who smokes and who doesn't just by their skin and how it reacts
May 4, 2014
Yeah. It will keep fading for around a year after your last session. There is a website where a guy lasers once and doesn't do it again for a year and has the pics to show how much it continues to fade. I haven't been lasered in awhile. I was told by a doctor that it is good to take long breaks every now and then to allow skin to heal and ink to fade. I am about to start going again soon. Mentally it is good as well. Lasering is just as much mental as physical.
May 10, 2014
I had every hard color imaginable. Purple, blues, greens, yellow, red, and black.
May 11, 2014
What's the hardest in your opinion? I have a lot of red and dense black since mine is a 3/4 sleeve cover up. My tattoo actually looks a lot like yours. Big red dragon with a dense black background. Thanks!!
May 18, 2014
Those are the easiest colors. Red and black come off easy. I had some deep reds that were completely gone after one session (with Medlite C6) The Pico doesn't really get the red but it handles black very well. Purples and greens are the toughest but the Pico handles those colors really well as well. The Medlite not so much. You using a Picosure or Medlite Laser?
May 18, 2014
That's great to know! Because most of my tattoo is black and red. There is some blue and green too, but not that much. I haven't started treatment yet, still finding the courage to start. I live in Brazil and next year I'm moving back to New Jersey. I'm thinking of getting it treated in a clinic in New York that I researched. They are known as the best in the area. Thanks for info!
May 22, 2014
New York Skin Clinic is supposed to the spot. I know they did the clinical trials for the pico sure there and they have every laser known to man. I talked to them and they said they could completely remove my entire tattoo. I wished I lived in NYC because I would be there in a second.
April 10, 2014
Hi! I remembered your post about wishing there was a place in Texas that had Pico and Medlite for the red...well I'm from Houston and have been keeping any eye out for places with Pico there and I found a place that has both lasers so they can treat all colors. Not sure if that's too much of a drive for you if you live in Dallas, but just thought I'd let you know. They've only had it for a month and didn't do tattoo removal before this, but they seem to have good reviews for all of their other laser services. It's called DermatouchRN in case you're interested in checking them out.
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