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Picosure Tattoo Removal - North Myrtle Beach, SC
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I dislike the tattoo on my side although it was...
jacksonaFebruary 13, 2017
$500
I dislike the tattoo on my side although it was done well and I wouldn't consider it a bad tattoo. I used the picosure website to find a location near me with the laser I wanted. I just completed my first session. I am dissatisfied with the place that I went to, but the results seem alright so far. I may find a new location for proceeding sessions. I wanted to post photos, because there didn't seem to be much information for professional, colorful, and relatively new tattoos. This tattoo is about 5 years old. The process took maybe 10 minutes total and, although was supposedly numbed using lidocaine cream, was excruciating. The red and yellow seem almost completely unchanged but the rest has faded a good bit. I've been drinking a ton of water and I don't smoke.
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February 15, 2017
From what ive read/heard red and yellow are very hard to get rid of..some say the picosure doesnt even work on red but i think it does just slowly....thats a good idea to wait longer than 10 weeks, give your body as much time as you can for it to soak up the ink. My lady says she recommends people waiting 16-24 weeks in between sessions. Daily massages with oil of the area help too. To see results after one session is great!! You must have a strong immune system and respond well :) Good luck! :)
February 16, 2017
I've started to see some of the red break down now but yellow hasn't budged. I will post more pictures when the change is more noticeable. I've been massaging many times a day with coconut oil. Thank you!! I'm excited to see how much it has really faded. It's still pretty red which I think is making it look a bit darker.
February 16, 2017
Ive had about 12 sessions on one tattoo and 4 on the other, the tattoo seems to get brighter and darker (if that makes sense) right after the treatment and lasts for a few weeks. You seem to have good intuition ~looking forward to seeing your progress :)
February 17, 2017
Hi! Just curious how long and how painful this was? Your progress looks good for a first treatment! And was the first treatment $500?
February 17, 2017
It was very painful for me. It took about 10 minutes and I'm glad she finished when she did because I don't think I could have handled it another second. She used numbing cream on me but I don't think it was numb yet when we started. I read someone else describe the feeling as oil hitting you from cooking bacon and a rubber band being pulled back and hitting you.. I think that is accurate but it's consecutive and very quickly for the entire duration. Once the actual laser treatment is over there isn't much pain, it just feels like a mild sunburn. Thank you. Yes the first treatment was $500. I am not satisfied with that. I knew that the red and yellow would most likely be untouched from it and asked if excluding those two portions of the tattoo would be less, and they said no. Considering that the red and yellow are about a third of it, I don't think that was fair. It's a pretty large tattoo though and for the entire piece I think that is an alright price compared to others I have seen.
March 12, 2017
I live in Myrtle Beach too and I go to Raleigh every eight weeks for treatment. Very friendly and professional staff . They have Picosure and I am 100% satisfied with them and the results I'm seeing. Where is the place you are going if you don't mind me asking. The only places I found with Picosure near Myrtle Beach was Charleston and Raleigh.
March 19, 2017
It's called touch medspa in north myrtle beach. I think there may have been one in Wilmington also but I haven't looked into them.
UPDATED FROM jacksona
3 days post
3 days after first treatment
jacksonaFebruary 14, 2017
Blue and greens faded well. Some blistering on the green where the tattoo had been slightly scarred. Not much pain just itchy now.
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February 15, 2017
Fantastic results for first treatment! I hope you're thrilled.
February 15, 2017
Yes thank you! I think I am happy with it. However, I don't think the flower or butterfly will be touched by the picosure. I'm trying to decide if I should just leave them and cover them up once the rest is gone or if I should seek another laser for treatment of those colors.
UPDATED FROM jacksona
4 days post
Going into 5 days after
jacksonaFebruary 16, 2017
Blistering has gone down. I didn't notice any "pinpoint" bleeding before but some patches of scabbing have appeared, mostly around where blisters were. (I didn't pop or aggravate them). I went to the gym for legs today and I'm not sure if there would be any correlation. I'm a little concerned about the scabbing, because I have read that will most likely lead to scarring. I have been massaging with coconut oil 5-10 minutes at least 3 times a day. I will post pictures tomorrow, but if anyone has any experience with tiny blisters turning into tiny patches of scabs I would like to hear it! Skin treated still fairly red under ink and itchy.
You can definitely see a nice amount of fading! How long do you have to wait til your next treatment?
Definitely a very smart way to look at it. I'll be interested to see how the fading progresses throughout your following treatments!