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Huge Coloured Regret I Want to Erase but Feel Hopeless - Paris, France

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Hi I am Jeremy from France and I have a calf...

FrenchMilitary
$6,000
Hi I am Jeremy from France and I have a calf tattoo that I regret so much: it was made 3 mounths ago by a famous artist I thought talented. I am not an impulsive person usually but I now realize that I decided Too Quick. I have a flower lotus that I have made inked in thailand 5 years ago and I allways found it "Too Alone" so I décided to ad a layer and a "golden buddha" head in a japanese style. So I looked for an artist in France. I found someone who seemed understand my project and we designed the drawing together. The problem is that I didn't expext so much darkness a layer like that! Now I hate it everyday I Wake up in the morning, I dont eat and dont work out anymore : I am sad and often cry . I used to be a positive and self-confident person and now I am making my family and my girlfriend sad... I had an appointment with a Medical center in Paris which have the picosure : the problem : it is colour full and big! the woman told me that a complete removal is impossible for me because Of the red ink but a cover Would be possible. She told it Would be done in two parts each mounths for a total Of 900 $ a mounth! She also told me that They dont use "cooler" during the process and that it Would be very painfull and difficult to walk normally during healing process.. I dont Know What to do because my tattoo is even not finished . If I begin the journey I fear to fail and regret even More . I post Some pictures Of This terrible mistake on my leg.

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August 6, 2014
Welcome to the community, I am really happy you found us. I am so sorry that you are struggling so horribly with your regret....it can be a pretty hard pill to swallow. I have been down that road never thinking that it would ever end, it's pretty lonely and if you don't take control of the wheel you don't head anywhere. So how about this, start to take your life back, let's shift gears....so what....you got a tattoo...it's certainly not an ugly tattoo at all. You have options and you have support. Right now you are just at a road block...but with the right focus you can move forward. You mention you stopped working out, I did that too...working out will only help you -- so get back to the gym, or whatever you do. It's totally ok to cry, in fact it's healthy and it's our way of getting out our feelings, however you must also recognize when enough is enough. Stop living in the past, we can't go back there....the tattoo is on your leg and your life is waiting for you to live it, so get out there with your loved ones and enjoy. Trust me, looking back I regret all the time I wasted on regretting and hurting my family by being so depressed then the the actual tattoo. Let go and the solution will find you. Keep us posted. 
August 6, 2014
The new Picosure Boost can apparently treat red ink. If nobody in Paris has that yet, maybe they will soon. Or perhaps you could travel to somewhere that does. I'm going through the same process at the moment - considering removing a new tattoo. I couldn't eat or sleep either. The following really helped for me: 1 - Distraction - dive into other projects. Like Eva G says, start working out again. Maybe come up with a creative project. Make something! It doesn't sound like it will help but it really really will. 2 - Might sound silly but I found meditation apps really helpful. 15 minutes of meditation a day (using an app - there are loads of free and cheap ones out there) worked for me as an amazing cure for the knot of regret in my stomach. It also helped me sleep again, which makes everything feel better. All of Eva G's advice is brilliant too. When you have a new focus and carry on living your life again, the tattoo won't seem so important. Maybe you'll warm to the tattoo or maybe you'll find a way to get rid of it. Either way, it really isn't the most important thing in your life. :)
August 6, 2014
Thank You very much Eva and missTeri for your advices and support! Well I start to feel better, and begin to follow your advices: my friends are helping me a lot and I began to meditate every evening before sleep: it make me feel better. Dispite They are against removal My girlfriend and my family are helping me Too. I have a question Eva could You go to the swimming pool during healing period ? I start to meet over tattoo artist to talk about my tattoo and What They can do :maybe I think of putting a big red and white koi fish on the other side Of the calf covering up the chinese writting. }
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August 6, 2014
I am glad you are feeling better (great support MissTerri, so kind of you). Re swimming, you have to wait till you are healed, you must keep it clean and dry during the healing period. It's great that you are looking at all your options. Keep us posted on what you decide. 
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August 10, 2014
I think your tattoo is very cool, if that helps. I am also getting laser on a calf tattoo, but i dont know if i will remove all or only some of it. Mine was too dark i think too. I cant decide what is right for you, but i think your tattoo is beautiful! whatever you decide good luck
August 11, 2014
I feel your pain... When you just want to escape from yourself but literally can't & your stuck staring and carrying around your mistakes. I'm trying pico and hoping for the best & if it doesn't work I know I want a cover up and that will be my last tattoo...sucks to end on such a sour note. Well wishing you luck with your decisions, you'll make the right one in the end.
UPDATED FROM FrenchMilitary
9 days post

First session : pain and patience

FrenchMilitary
Hello my journey begin: I had my first session today for the Whole leg , I put numbing cream and the pain was bearable : it took 30 minutes and the doctor was very professional . Now its burning so much, I just want to sleep and eat. I Will post photos soon.

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September 15, 2014
Congrats!!! Rest up, fill your belly with lots of good healthy food and keep us posted :)
September 15, 2014
Congratulations on getting started! Eat, sleep and good luck with the fading :)
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September 16, 2014
Hi Jeremy!! I just read your post and wanted to let you know how my experience was removing the red in my tattoo. The first laser I used to begin removing my tattoo was the Q Yag 5- and the first color to be completely removed from my tattoo was the red. I know that every person and every tattoo is different, but I just wanted to let you know my particular experience, to let you know that it is possible to get rid of the red. Christina
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September 16, 2014
Also, I'm really excited for you that you decided to start this journey! I hope your leg is feeling a little better! I have some blue in my tattoo that didn't respond that much to the Q Yag 5 or the Ruby laser (although it did respond a lot more to the Ruby), so I'm looking forward to seeing how the Picosure does on your blue lotus!!
October 25, 2014
I just started undergoing remival for a large full-color thigh tatt-I'm using the PicoSure , but am weary about the red-a lot of people are saying reds may be the most difficult to remove? But you're saying you had success with the Qyag5? Worth checking out.
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October 25, 2014
I am also undergoing laser tattoo removal with the picosure laser. They are using a different laser for the reds. I was told the picosure does not work well on reds.
September 16, 2014
thank you for your support: this review gave me hope: http://www.realself.com/review/dallas-tx-tattoo-removal-picosure-and-medlite-3-4-sleeve I know I got a long way to go but I also know that nothing is imposible when you really want something. today some blisters appears, the weather is quite sunny and hot here but I dont go outside. For the red I know it is difficult but if it turn to pink I will be happy because I plan for a coverup with cherry blossoms and blue waves all around my leg after about 12 sessions...
UPDATED FROM FrenchMilitary
29 days post

20 days after session 1st

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there are some photos ater 20 days of picosure first session,
the 15 days of healing were quite difficult, the leg swollen and with a lot of scabs, the blisters were huge on the flower. It was difficult to walk normally and do sport during 2 weeks.
My tattoo is really less dark but not very fade. So I don't know if I will continue because the colours are bright. So maybe I will keep it like that because I want to be able to my boxing training. fortunately I got a wonderfull family and friends who support me. It is just a tattoo, I got the choice to continue like that during 1 year or to do other tattoos around.

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October 6, 2014
Thanks for the update, it looks like it faded nicely overall.