Black Ink Laser Tattoo Removal W/ Picoway - Cincinnati/N. KY

Here are the promised photos after my latest treatment this past Saturday. We're just going to call it treatment #11. The red are the only areas treated. You can see the stem down my spine has some slight hypo-pigmentation as I mentioned yesterday, which is why they chose to not treat it this time around. The tendril/whisker petals are pretty much not visible anymore (see previous photos to know what I'm talking about). Really they just targeted the still visible parts, which were the areas I had mentioned at the very beginning would be the 'problem' spots because the ink was more dense there. I'm very happy overall and can see the light at the end of the tunnel!

It's been almost a year and I am so sorry for the lack of updates for those who have asked and those who have been following! Life has been a whirlwind, I was busy planning my wedding, then COVID hit and I was busy canceling my wedding and dealing with being temporarily laid off as well. I am happy to say though that my husband and I we able to go through with getting married on our planned date. The officiant was so nice and willing to just sign our marriage license and preform the ceremony portion for when we reschedule our wedding stuff. And I am also re-employed which is nice to have that security.

That being said, I did have treatment # something, I think maybe about 11 or 12 now? (I've stopped keeping track I'm sorry!) this past Saturday. A couple things to mention since it has been a while since my last post. My Invisible Ink office moved closer to the downtown Cincy area, still on the KY side, which is a plus for me since I live north of the city and don't have to travel quite as far anymore. The new office is a lot roomier and still very nice.

Since we are still experiencing the pandemic I want to touch base on how my office handled that as well. It was great - they send you a message beforehand asking that when you arrive you stay in your car and text that you have arrived, and of course you need to wear your mask. They have a staff member unlock the front door and greet you, then take your temperature and ask all the common questions (have you traveled internationally, been near anyone known to have COVID, etc.). I was the only one besides staff in the office during my time, and no one was allowed to enter with me (my husband occasionally joins but due to the pandemic he did not this trip.

Procedure went great. They did not laser the entire area as I have some slight hypo-pigmentation down the spine and they wanted to give that area a break. They also no longer bandage the treated zone - something about it trapping heat in and promoting blisters and the hypo-pigmentation, you just keep the area clean as normal.

I do not have any pictures at the moment, put promise to get my husband to take one once he gets home from work this evening so you can all see the progress. Honestly it looks great though and it has faded so much. I am so happy with my results so far, I cannot praise the folks at Invisible Ink enough.

Until tomorrow when I get that picture - I hope you are all staying safe out there!

So, feeling inspired, and 5 weeks after my 8th treatment, I decided to update after some comments motivating me and saying it would be helpful to see the later stages of the removal. THAT BEING SAID - I went searching for my '1 Day After' photos of my 8th treatment only to find I had deleted them from my phone and also accidentally from my email! Unless I can somehow dig them up from beyond the trash graveyard of my email I think they may be gone. ON THE BRIGHT SIDE - I did find my '1 Day After' photos for my 7th treatment, so please enjoy those for now!
This post is me realizing how much I've been sliding in my updates. I used to do day after and half-way photo uploads and those dropped several treatments ago... I started this RealSelf journey not only to give myself peace of mind, but to share what I wished to see and read from other posters going through the same thing I was. I'm sorry if you have been following and I've let you down a little with my inconsistency. I am aiming to do better and get my posting frequency up again. This is just a small start, but I so plan to have a faux halfway in between treatments update for my 8th treatment this weekend.
Thanks for reading and keep at it everyone!