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Diary of my Tattoo Removal in London, England
UPDATED FROM tattooremovedlondon
5 months post
After third treatment
tattooremovedlondonNovember 17, 2014
$1,000
Apologies for not having updated in a while but to be honest there hasn't been much to report.
I had my third treatment a couple of weeks ago. The attached pictures were taken shortly afterwards. In terms of results it's a little disappointing at this stage. I can see some fading of the black ink in parts. The red ink does have a tendency to blister and scab after treatment which means it's painful for 7-10 days afterwards. I can see some very minor fading in bits of the red and green but I must admit after such painful treatment I was hoping for more visible results by now.
Obviously I knew it was going to be a very lengthy procedure to remove such a large tattoo but I can't help feeling a little disheartened now seeing that it will take what seems like forever.
I had my third treatment a couple of weeks ago. The attached pictures were taken shortly afterwards. In terms of results it's a little disappointing at this stage. I can see some fading of the black ink in parts. The red ink does have a tendency to blister and scab after treatment which means it's painful for 7-10 days afterwards. I can see some very minor fading in bits of the red and green but I must admit after such painful treatment I was hoping for more visible results by now.
Obviously I knew it was going to be a very lengthy procedure to remove such a large tattoo but I can't help feeling a little disheartened now seeing that it will take what seems like forever.
UPDATED FROM tattooremovedlondon
2 months post
24 hours after second laser tattoo removal on colours
tattooremovedlondonAugust 10, 2014
It's 24 hours after my second laser tattoo session, only this time she focussed on the colours. Using the numbing cream definitely helps. It felt a lot less traumatic than my first experience. Although of course it still wasn't nice. The pain treating colours is different from treating black ink. The laser for black is a more sharp pain, where the laser for red ink felt like more of a burning pain (at least that's how it felt for this second session). I've attached a couple of pics. They show where the red ink has been treated has created a blotchy/dotted effect.
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September 25, 2014
Hi there - well done on your journey so far! As a fellow Brit (Welsh bird) I take my hat off to you because in my limited experience, red ink is by far the most painful to shift! Have you experienced any scarring/thickening? I had a red heart lasered off my ankle 11 weeks ago with a view to covering it but the skin is so thick now no needle or laser would penetrate it [RS bleep]
November 17, 2014
I can't see any scarring myself but when I feel the area there are some lumps that feel like pimples that have been there for several weeks. I'm hoping they will go over time but it's possible they may leave some scarring.
So are you going to stop your laser treatment now then and just leave it as it is?
November 17, 2014
I'm not sure if there is anything I can do! It isn't scarring - more like thickening and hardening of the skin. I've moisturised three times a day for weeks with very little improvement. It's definitely light enough to cover now but as long as the skin is in this condition, I can't get tattooed! Frustrated and impatient :/
September 25, 2016
Hey how are you going now? :-)
October 18, 2016
I gave up with that laser place as wasn't making enough difference. I'm having picosure at reset room instead now so will post a different review in future
UPDATED FROM tattooremovedlondon
2 months post
The day of my second treatment
tattooremovedlondonAugust 7, 2014
My second treatment has been split in to two so the colour and the black can be treated separately. I had the black treated about 30 mins ago (see pic). Before treatment today I applied a lot of Dr Numb cream and wrapped myself in clin film for two hours before the treatment. Admittedly it still really hurt (as soon as that first blot of laser hit me I immediately remembered how horrible it was last time) but it was a bit less intense for having used the numbing cream. I had the black treated today and will have the colour treated in two days time. The woman doing the laser today said next time I need to leave more than two days between treating black and colour otherwise I run the risk of damaging my skin and leaving scaring.
I forgot to take a picture before my second session today but if I'm honest I don't think it looked any different 8 weeks after having had my first laser session than it did before I'd had it treated. I've taken a pic straight after my session today and you can see that it's red and the pores look very open where the black ink has been treated. I'll update soon if anything to report.
I forgot to take a picture before my second session today but if I'm honest I don't think it looked any different 8 weeks after having had my first laser session than it did before I'd had it treated. I've taken a pic straight after my session today and you can see that it's red and the pores look very open where the black ink has been treated. I'll update soon if anything to report.
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August 7, 2014
Hey am having a large tattoo removed atm .but have read up that you shouldn't use a numbing cream as it acts as a barrier not sure if it's true thou ? I just grit my teeth it took 6hrs to get the ink what's 20min to remove it ?
August 9, 2014
I've met a few different staff at the laser clinic and all of them have advised me to use a numbing cream. To be honest i don't know how you can manage it without numbing cream. The pain is the worst.
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Thank you for coming back to update :) I hope I haven't missed this information - what laser are you being treated with?
Let us know how it goes. If you wouldn't mind adding an update to your review to share what laser you are using, that would be great. Thanks :)