So I decided to write on here after reading so many reviews. I have quite a number of ink mostly from my years in the army. I have a 3/4 sleeve that I am just not crazy about, and I'm a perfectionist. Basically it is just the blue that I hate, and so I eventually went to look at removal. Thankfully I found this site and read about the picosure which apparently works great on blue ink, it was a huge relief after being told by another dr that lasers do not work on blue (he only had a revlite). So I had my first treatment last Tuesday. I can already see a lot of blue came out, but Jesus that laser is a beast. Blisters are what you get when your shoes dont fit, what was on my arm is something else. It has been a week and it's healling well. I'll try to find a better picture of before. I am keeping the blue around the moon. I just want the blue and orange gone or down enough that I can get some grey over it and give the artist as much negative space as possible. I just felt the need to share my experience since others were such a help to me. Some of the people that post here seem very down, just believe it's not the end of the world. No your ink will not ruin your life, I work in finance for a pretty uptight bank and never had a problem, if I'm at a fancy golf course I might cover it up with an athletic sleeve ( the type lebron wears). A lot of my friends have ink, and I live in an area where a lot of others my age do to. Not to down play it at all, but just remember it's not hopeless its 2014 nothing is permenant. My generation went a little over board with the tats, so I'm certain this picosure is just the tip of the iceberg. It's just a tattoo so keep your head up. Feel free to comment. Suggestions for cover up :)

After one month the fading is pretty significant. I only had the front blue sky treated and you can see the difference between that and the blue under the bridge. Oh, I actually had the green and red treated under the tree, the red will need a revlite, but the green had a significant reaction. The scabing and blisters were really bad and the down time is almost not worth it - if this doesn't get better I will abandon the process. I used bio oil on the scabs and they healed well, but is still dry and flaky. Going in two weeks to get the blue around the elbow done.

So this is what my arm looks like post 1st treatment on the back half of my sleeve. 3rd over all (second pico). The lightening of the blue is really beyond what I expected. The pain during is not bad, but as you can see the top layer of skin is taken off, NO scars though - this was a deal breaker for me so I am glad to see the skin heals back to normal despite looking gnarly for about two weeks. Not sure if it is the ink or wave length, but the pico just annihilates my blue ink. I am prolly going to switch soon to a nanosecond laser to lighten the black and reds, as the pico doesn't work on them and it is way cheaper. Just as a tip, what's worked for me at least, is those of us who still love tattoos and even want to get more, start working on your next project. I'm starting to work on a nice collection with a really good artist, and helps take your mind off the whole laser process in the mean time. For those who want full removal, The pico really does work. Although, if you are a heavily tattooed person like me, just be ready to spend a chunk of change and endure a long time of pain and waiting - but these lasers do work and are nothing short of amazing all things considered. I'll try to post when it's all healed.