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Starting Tattoo Removal Process on Three Tattoos Using PICOWAY!!! Follow my Progress Here. New York, NY

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I am about to book my first appointment with Ny...

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I am about to book my first appointment with Ny Skin and Laser using the newest Picoway lasers I am excited to get rid of these unwanted tattoos! I have had three consults in NJ and two said they would use the picosure the most updated laser they had available. The fee for all three tattoos was going to be between 500-600 per session and they said in average it could be between 6-10 sessions. They all said they could not guarantee 100% removal noting that the small amount of red and yellow in my flower tattoo would be hard to remove completely. They also told me it would HURT! After doing more research I heard about the new Picoway laser by syneron candela and found a clinic in NY that has it. Dr Kauvar at NY Skin & Laser Center is the only one in what seems like the tri state area to have purchased this laser and she herself has been part of the clinical studies. I had my consult with her last week. The wait time was an hour and it seems like this is probably the norm so I have to be prepared to have enough time to get into the city from NJ deal with the waiting room times and then she said to give myself about an hour for the procedure as she used numbing injections first that take time to kick in. She seemed very knowledgable and friendly (I had my five year old with me) she too time to answer all of my questions. The rate she gave me per session for all three tattoos was $1000 and gave me an estimate of 8 treatments for removal she does believe that I can get close to 100% removal using a combo of lasers and techniques. I haven't been able to find many reviews at all on Picoway so I'm excited to share my story on here and hopefully be able to show great results! I'm also posting the journey on Instagram. Should be having my first treatment in the next few weeks so I'll be sure to keep this updated!

Lisa tattoo removal's provider

Arielle Kauvar, MD

Arielle Kauvar, MD

Dermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology

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May 12, 2015
Can't wait to see how the picoway handles the colors!! Good luck! :)
December 2, 2015
Same. I'd love an update on this since I'm starting soon.
May 14, 2015
expect the pico to remove the green ink a bit faster than regular lasers unfortunately it will not be great on the black and forget about reds/pinks.
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May 14, 2015
glen - really? I thought the new picoway laser would be more helpful on the red? What would you suggest for that and the black?
May 20, 2015
Um, pico laser works on all colors, especially black. I think u need to do ur research because ur statement is completely false.
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May 20, 2015

Hey there, I thought I would share the following video, Dr. Tina S. Alster explains PicoWay laser removal including what colors it can remove

http://www.realself.com/video/picoway-tattoo-remov...: <rs-video-player video='{"id":"5465","external_id":"3896143071001","uri":"video\/picoway-tattoo-removal-how-it-could-save-you-time-and-money"}'></rs-video-player>

May 29, 2015
Actually picosure does not seem to work on black ink as well as traditional q switched lasers. The reasoning is that the black ink particles are large and require the Q switching firing in nanoseconds as opposed to the pico firing in.picoseconds. Second the wavelength of the pico is 755 doesn't cover reds period. Finally its not great on blues, much better that YAG lasers n blues but not the breakthrough they were hoping for as well. The most optimal color is green. Sorry my information is completely accurate despite what the laser maker wants the public to believe. Also it doesNOT remove tattoos in 2-3 sessions read these posts some are up to 9 and 10.
May 29, 2015
Im sorr I didn't see your question, I was perusing the realself and had not returned. I still believe the traditional gold standard Q Switched YAG is the best for black ink. The Q Ruby as well but that one causes more tissue changes ( loss of skin color) than the YAG. Black insk are generally the easiest to remove because they absorb in wavelength so well. If you started your pico journey it WILL work don't fret ( unless red ink) I just wont be as fast as you may have heard ie cutting the treatments in at least half.
May 29, 2015
Nope wrong. See my answer below
May 29, 2015
Picoway is rare I was discussing picosure the picoway will cover red because it has the 532 wavelength vs the 755 of the picosure. But I still isn't fantastic with green or blue.
May 29, 2015
Im sorry I was talking about the picosure which t what I thought you were doing. The picoway will be much better on the reds, again picofiring lasers are not new as the video said they have been around many years. The pico on blacks isn't as great as they thought but if they have the picoway it will cover reds that picosure wont
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August 5, 2015

Hi there, I would love for you to kick off the conversation in the following forum post: What Do You Think of The PicoWay So Far?

December 2, 2015
Any update?