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Removing Two Simple Tattoos - Mountain View, CA
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I got two Hello Kitty tattoos when I was younger,...
NaivestrangerMarch 3, 2014
$800
I got two Hello Kitty tattoos when I was younger, that I now do not like anymore. I had my first Picosure laser treatment on 2/28/2014. The tattoos are fairly simple black outlines, with red and yellow here and there. They are located on the front of my hip. The procedure itself hurt so bad! The pain is indescribable, like a hot blade is cutting you :( I had blisters after the procedure, and it was very sensitive for a few days. The tattoo was fully healed after a week. Did not fade as much as I hoped, but will continue.
UPDATED FROM Naivestranger
4 days post
Bye bye kitty?
NaivestrangerMarch 4, 2014
I had my second Picosure laser treatment a couple of days ago (2/28/2014). I was mistaken in the first post. My first laser treatment was on 1/14/14, and my second one was a couple of days ago on the 28th. It was so hard going to this appointment. I was hoping it would hurt less, as I have heard the pain can decrease with subsequent treatments. Its just so hard to willingly drag yourself to the torture chamber…. When I got there she said that the first treatment had not faded my tattoos as much as she would have liked. She told me she would slightly increase the laser intensity to see if we could achieve created fading this time (great!). I could not tell if this treatment hurt more than the first one or not. All I know is that it did NOT hurt less :( The blistering has been more severe with this treatment. It is difficult to bend over or move too much, as this area is very sensitive. Antiseptic cream helps slightly. I think I should have more fading with this treatment, but we shall see. I will update shortly before my third treatment.
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March 5, 2014
Hey, I totally can empathize with the pain and location. I promise if you go to a clinic that has a zimmer chiller it's NOTHING like the "hot blade" feeling that you had ( I've done both). Icing before and during the treatment will help with pain, plus, try to schedule your appt a week AFTER your menstrual cycle and that should help, too. sorry it hurt so bad:(
March 5, 2014
Yea the location is the worst!!! :( I have not heard of a zimmer. I am glad you mentioned that I am going to look into it. Will try those tips thanks so much :)
March 5, 2014
Look forward to watching your progress, I have a feeling they will be gone in no time...how far apart do you plan on spacing out your treatments?
March 5, 2014
I am hoping! I do it every 6 weeks, thinking about moving it to every 8 weeks to give it more of a chance to heal. Not sure that will be necessary though
March 12, 2014
The discomfort you noted is unfortunately normal. Any clinic that tells you that the treatment is painless isn't being completely honest. But everyone experiences pain differently!
September 5, 2014
Dr Kirby, do you think that using topical numbing creams affects the effectiveness of the treatments?
UPDATED FROM Naivestranger
3 months post
Ready for fourth treatment...
NaivestrangerMay 28, 2014
Ok so I am finally updating again! I have had three treatments so far, and this Friday (5/30) will be my fourth treatment. It seems like my tattoos have faded more, unfortunately this is a really long process. The "good" kitty is taking longer because I had it tattooed over twice. I will post another update after my fourth treatment has healed.
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