My journey

Had a few discouraging comments made on my progress that really made me feel like poop. Let me fall you the whole story and share the whole tattoo. So 2 years ago I got a 3/4 sleeve tattoo and it’s been my biggest regret. I’ve worn long sleeves for the past 2 yers every day (let me tell you.. you can only wear the same shirt to the gym so many times????).. I’ve been removing the tattoo as a whole with each session and I should’ve been doing it in smaller sections so let this be a lesson for those of you with sleeve tattoos. At this point my tattoo is all line work. The top is more faded than the bottom part.. I’ve been to the two best tattoo removal shops in the MInneapolis area wnd am now treating my tattoo in two sections... i don’t know if there’s much else I can do at this point to speed up the process. I was going for full removal but now a cover up sounds so much better than removing it for another 2 years. I have researched artists and planned my sleeve for the past year & a half now because I had a feeling that this was going to take too long to fully remove. I’m just sick of spending my life indoors missing out on fun summer things, working out in a short sleeve shirt, feeling the sun on my skin in a bikini and not being able to work certain jobs because I can’t wear their apparel. I dont even know what that feels like anymore sadly. So, 2 more years of removal, hiding behind long sleeves, and turning down opportunities in the fitness industry (what I want to do for a career) just can’t be gods plan for me. I’ve been feeling so discouraged and obsessing over my tat lately like I did last summer. In the winters it’s easy to forget about but the summer is when I get sooo depressed. I’m just so sick of it all. I’d rather cut my arm off than remove it for another year or two. So this is where I’m at, sorry for the rant. Here’s some pics. For those of u feeling depressed about a tiny tattoo on your arm, be grateful youre not me.

Hi all! Ive been on this website for the past year and a half now and it’s time I share my journey. I’ve been removing my tattoo for the last two years (almost) now. I’ve been using the picoway laser and have seen some results. It’s a veeeery slow process but after two years I’m almost ready to cover this mistake up. I’ve gotten a total of 16 treatments. 14 with pico and 2 with PiQo4. The last two with the PiQo4 laser I’ve seen really great results and have helped me speed up the removal process. I noticed my arm gets a lot more blistery and red after those 2 treatments as well. But my healing process has been great. It’s usually red / swollen a few days after, but I havent noticed any significant hypo/hyper pigmentation issues besides one tiny dot on my arm. This community is everything to me and gives me hope/ lets me know I’m not alone.