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Paler and Ghost tattoos

So it's been 3 years now, since I started the laser Sessions.
As you can see it lightened up and became grey. I start getting "Ghost Tattoos" Where the melanin under the tattoo colours is fading. I know this process can bei reversibel, it just takes time.
I wear short skirts/pants again, combined with patterned tights. You can't spot the lightened Tattoo through the patterns, even when you know it.

Little update

I see, I neglected that little Internet blog a while...this picture shows the right cat ear on the left knee, once the darkest part of the whole tattoo. The first picture is from early 2017 I think, while the second one was taken a few weeks ago. I got 16?/17? Laser sessions now. I'm probably halfway. So this is the result after 3 years and 3.5k Euro. Opinions?

Negotiations

I'm still in negotiations with a few places nearby that offer the Picoway laser. I currently pay 100€ every appointment for the Picosure in Nürnberg and I can't afford more. Usually they say it's 100€ for a 5x5cm sized tattoo. But in my case it's quite hard to tell what size the actual area is. That's why I crafted something with overhead projector foils!
I took pictures and sent them around to some doctors. Now I'm waiting for an answer. Oh, and look at the fading...

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Sven Fitzkow
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First I went to a doctor in Stuttgart who didn't seem very trustworthy (he recommended me opening the blisters with a needle that I should disinfect with a lighter first; he was basically a punk in a white coat) plus very expensive so I took research for a new studio and went for "Fleur de Lis" - in Nürnberg. The tattoo artist there took the time to explain me detailed how a tattoo removal works. He pulled out all the stocks of didactic, drawing paragraphs, layers of skin and explained me how tattoing works in general. It's kind of sad that I have to highlight how well-advised I felt after, because shouldn't it be always like this, especially when you spend such a load of money? Anyway, then we went upstairs to get the laser treatment done. It was very painful though, despite the lidocaine cream and the cold air. After the treatment he sticked a clear foil on my knees which I removed one week later. No blistering at all, it just got itchy. I used Contratubex for aftercare.