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UK PicoSure Removal 2 Small Black Tattoos - Esher, GB
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I have 2 tattoos that I regret getting done, I had...
8025sarahsApril 1, 2015
$1,200
I have 2 tattoos that I regret getting done, I had the one on my wrist done when I was 18 and the one on my back when I was about 21. Now I'm 27 and I don't feel they are feminine or professional so have embarked on getting them removed.
After much research I went for PicoSure, it's incredibly expensive, and my nearest clinic that offers it is 80 miles away, but the results seemed to be much faster.
So far I've had 2 treatments done on both tattoos. Originally I wasn't going to document it on here, so I don't have any before pictures, but as you can imagine they were just solid black tattoos. The first two pictures are healed after my first session, the black didn't break down as much as I expected from seeing it on the tv, I think they make out that the white frosting is the tattoo faded which is totally misleading!! Also I must say the laser is incredibly painful, it's almost unbearably painful, I had to ask her to stop and give me a minute when she did my wrist! Anyone whose had it done will understand, it's another level of pain, so if you are sensitive this may not be for you!
The second two photos are immediately after my second treatment on both, 6 weeks after my first. This time I used Emla numbing cream which was about £6 odd from Boots, for this tiny little tube. The pharmacist grilled me on what it was for! You have to put a thick layer on 30mins before the treatment, and I would highly recommend it, as after my first treatment I was dreading going back. This time she said she turned the power up, it was still very very painful don't get me wrong, but the cream took the edge off, so instead of being excruciating it was just very painful!
I will shortly upload some healed photos, this time I have to wait 10 weeks between treatments because she turned the laser up, so my 3rd treatment is next Saturday and I'm hoping to see a lot more breaking down of the black as I'm currently quite pleased!
After much research I went for PicoSure, it's incredibly expensive, and my nearest clinic that offers it is 80 miles away, but the results seemed to be much faster.
So far I've had 2 treatments done on both tattoos. Originally I wasn't going to document it on here, so I don't have any before pictures, but as you can imagine they were just solid black tattoos. The first two pictures are healed after my first session, the black didn't break down as much as I expected from seeing it on the tv, I think they make out that the white frosting is the tattoo faded which is totally misleading!! Also I must say the laser is incredibly painful, it's almost unbearably painful, I had to ask her to stop and give me a minute when she did my wrist! Anyone whose had it done will understand, it's another level of pain, so if you are sensitive this may not be for you!
The second two photos are immediately after my second treatment on both, 6 weeks after my first. This time I used Emla numbing cream which was about £6 odd from Boots, for this tiny little tube. The pharmacist grilled me on what it was for! You have to put a thick layer on 30mins before the treatment, and I would highly recommend it, as after my first treatment I was dreading going back. This time she said she turned the power up, it was still very very painful don't get me wrong, but the cream took the edge off, so instead of being excruciating it was just very painful!
I will shortly upload some healed photos, this time I have to wait 10 weeks between treatments because she turned the laser up, so my 3rd treatment is next Saturday and I'm hoping to see a lot more breaking down of the black as I'm currently quite pleased!
Replies (8)
April 2, 2015
Hi I had my first treatment on half of my tattoo 2 days ago and I go back for the second half of my first treatment next wednesday. I could not bear the pain and I am scared of going back. Did you need to ask before intending on using the cream and do you know if the cream affects how the laser works?
April 3, 2015
I know exactly how you feel! I called them up a few days before my 2nd treatment and asked what I could use for the pain. Apparently they don't let people use numbing cream on the first session as they need to see that your skin reacts ok, right before my session I asked if it would make the laser less effective and she said no it would not. You should definitely try the numbing cream before your next one, it really makes a huge difference, just think you've experienced it at its worst so nothing will be as painful as that :)
April 3, 2015
Thankyou, I will probably email or ring them just to double check :) How black was your tattoos originally?
April 4, 2015
They were pretty dark, I'll try and find old photos, I really wish I had taken pictures before!!
I am so glad that you decided to document your tattoo removal journey here, you are off to a great start. Sorry you are finding it so painful, I combined ice with numbing cream prior to treatments, I also left my numbing cream on longer than 30 minutes beforehand..it helped. I look forward to your updates, so keep em coming and good luck!
I usually left it on for 1.5 hours, even up to 2 hours. The nurse would place an ice pack on the parts of the tattoo that she wasn't treating and then move it around - keep in mind my tattoo was large. :)