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Laser Q-Switch SINON - my Journey with my Colorful Tattoo Removal on my Wrist - Poland, EU
UPDATED FROM Alex912
1 year post
getting used to my tattoo :)
WORTH IT$100
Hello you guys!
I have not written here anything recently, so a little update now...I have decided to keep a tat. The process of removal is really frustrating-you never know what will be the final outcome...I was there myself and i was positive but taking into consideration the pain, time and money...I decided to keep my tattoo and get used to it. If after some time, I will still be unhappy with it, I will start the big journey of removal. For us (all the people from tatoo removal community) tattoo removal is not a treatment - it is a journey.
A real one - the mental journey; to accept what you have done to yourself, to come to the point that you need to accept things as the are and to convince yourself that you need to be patient and stay positive because this is sth. that does not change who you are as a person.
Secondly, it is a journey of pain and constant hope; the pain is unbearable on wrist (from my experience), what I know in the parts of the body, like backs or arms the pain is more tolerable; the more thick the skin - the bigger pain from what I have read. The pain is during the treatment but after it you still have a feeling of burning in the area of tat - this one is bearable. You hope for the results to come after each treatment, you look everyday at your tat and pray for the fade!
The last one is a journey of time and money - a lot of people here are in a position where they need to travel to another city to get a treatment (like I did) I have travelled over 3 hours to get to the laser treatment and it was a whole day trip. Some of you travel as I did and it consumes a lot of preparations, energy and really makes you feel devastated. What is more, they money is the case as well. I paid not much for my treatments but considering my salary was like 400-500 $ I paid 100$ for a treatment - it was much for me. Not mentioning the costs of the trip itself. So the moeny can be a real journey of frustration for most of us here.
All in all, tattoo removal is a real journey, the challenging one! - but this journey has a happy ending, and eventually you get rid of your regret and are able to start over. What I want to say, is that this journey no matter how devastating and painful - is worth its price!
I have not written here anything recently, so a little update now...I have decided to keep a tat. The process of removal is really frustrating-you never know what will be the final outcome...I was there myself and i was positive but taking into consideration the pain, time and money...I decided to keep my tattoo and get used to it. If after some time, I will still be unhappy with it, I will start the big journey of removal. For us (all the people from tatoo removal community) tattoo removal is not a treatment - it is a journey.
A real one - the mental journey; to accept what you have done to yourself, to come to the point that you need to accept things as the are and to convince yourself that you need to be patient and stay positive because this is sth. that does not change who you are as a person.
Secondly, it is a journey of pain and constant hope; the pain is unbearable on wrist (from my experience), what I know in the parts of the body, like backs or arms the pain is more tolerable; the more thick the skin - the bigger pain from what I have read. The pain is during the treatment but after it you still have a feeling of burning in the area of tat - this one is bearable. You hope for the results to come after each treatment, you look everyday at your tat and pray for the fade!
The last one is a journey of time and money - a lot of people here are in a position where they need to travel to another city to get a treatment (like I did) I have travelled over 3 hours to get to the laser treatment and it was a whole day trip. Some of you travel as I did and it consumes a lot of preparations, energy and really makes you feel devastated. What is more, they money is the case as well. I paid not much for my treatments but considering my salary was like 400-500 $ I paid 100$ for a treatment - it was much for me. Not mentioning the costs of the trip itself. So the moeny can be a real journey of frustration for most of us here.
All in all, tattoo removal is a real journey, the challenging one! - but this journey has a happy ending, and eventually you get rid of your regret and are able to start over. What I want to say, is that this journey no matter how devastating and painful - is worth its price!
Replies (3)
EG
Thanks for the update, you sum up the reality of tattoo removal very well -- it certainly is a journey! I am glad that you're keeping your tattoo, it looks great.
Hey there, I'm just wondering what you thought of the co2 laser for tattoo removal? I have a tattoo not responding well to tattoo removal - would you recommend co2 which creates the holes??
UPDATED FROM Alex912
1 year post
I am having second thoughts...
Hey!
So I did my cover up a week ago and I am already having second thoughts....God, I feel so hopeless about all the tattoo thing....I do not know what to do anymore...If I will try to remove the tattoo the scar will appear....if I leave the tattoo I will regrett it in the near future...a cirlce that never ends....maybe there will be a chance to remove the scar...? I do not know what to do...I like the tattoo just don't think i like tattoos on me anyway....I would prefer to have nothing on my skin...
Picosure is in poland now as well but it costs my month salary! Just one procedure! :O
I regrett having any tattoo at a first place....
What is more, I am moving to another country in two months so I will not be able to removing tattoo so easily...it will take me 10 hours journey to get here....What do you guys think?
Should I start removing tattoo again? I know the clinic that I was removing previous tat will remove the dark ink completelly and make lighter colour parts (Q-Switch SINON). Should I go with it? What do you guys think?
So I did my cover up a week ago and I am already having second thoughts....God, I feel so hopeless about all the tattoo thing....I do not know what to do anymore...If I will try to remove the tattoo the scar will appear....if I leave the tattoo I will regrett it in the near future...a cirlce that never ends....maybe there will be a chance to remove the scar...? I do not know what to do...I like the tattoo just don't think i like tattoos on me anyway....I would prefer to have nothing on my skin...
Picosure is in poland now as well but it costs my month salary! Just one procedure! :O
I regrett having any tattoo at a first place....
What is more, I am moving to another country in two months so I will not be able to removing tattoo so easily...it will take me 10 hours journey to get here....What do you guys think?
Should I start removing tattoo again? I know the clinic that I was removing previous tat will remove the dark ink completelly and make lighter colour parts (Q-Switch SINON). Should I go with it? What do you guys think?
Replies (4)
EG
I am so sorry to hear that you're having second thoughts. Your tattoo is so pretty, you may just be overthinking things, allow yourself time to adjust to your new tattoo and see how you feel when some time passes.
I am planning to do that :) I love it but I am not sure if I like tattoos on myself I am keeping it now because it is too pretty to ruin it with laser :)
Thanks for comment!
Thanks for comment!
EG
Good stuff, keep us posted on how you are doing -- take care :)
Yah that too is awesome....it is incredibly beautiful and I love the style. I think it looks great :)
I'm not sure if it helps, but I have been following your story here for over a year now. I also have a large light blue rose tattooed... It looks a lot like your previous one, actually. And I love your new tattoo so much. You gave me the motivation I needed to get it covered. I don't like my tattoo, but it can be replaced by something beautiful like yours. So thank you.
I hope you grow to like it. If not, I do believe that tattoo removal technology will continue to improve, and in the future the process won't be this complicated and expensive.
I hope you grow to like it. If not, I do believe that tattoo removal technology will continue to improve, and in the future the process won't be this complicated and expensive.
thank you! I have days when i really like my tattoo and then again come the days when i hate it and want my pale skin back...Maybe you will post some pictures of your tattoo? I am glad to give you the motivation for cover up! I think my cover up is 100 percent better than the original one. where do you have our tattoo?
Hello Alex!! I know you comment often on my page, so today I thought it would be my turn :)
So a few months have passed since you last posted here on realself. Any news for us? :) have you been thinking about what to do?
I don't know if that can help, but I do like a lot your blue rose cover up :) it's not messy at all, but I completely understand if you don't see yourself with it. My only advice would be he following: even if people tells you you're ink is great, if time goes on and you definitely can't get used to it, you should follow your heart. But if you do start laser treatments again, maybe sticking with it and see how far you can keep on with it and see the results? Well, I don't know, maybe I'm just dumb ^^ sorryyyy
Anyways I would love to know what you've decided and show you some love and support :)
Cheeeeeers from France!
So a few months have passed since you last posted here on realself. Any news for us? :) have you been thinking about what to do?
I don't know if that can help, but I do like a lot your blue rose cover up :) it's not messy at all, but I completely understand if you don't see yourself with it. My only advice would be he following: even if people tells you you're ink is great, if time goes on and you definitely can't get used to it, you should follow your heart. But if you do start laser treatments again, maybe sticking with it and see how far you can keep on with it and see the results? Well, I don't know, maybe I'm just dumb ^^ sorryyyy
Anyways I would love to know what you've decided and show you some love and support :)
Cheeeeeers from France!
Hey!Thaks for visiting me, I not thinking about removal right now. I have decided to keep a tat and get used to it :) If in some time I will decide to remove it anyway I will start lasering - only with pico - but maybe till that time the magical cream will appear(the one that Alec discovers)? :D...The cream that everyone on this page are dreaming about! Anyway, at the moment I am keeping my tattoo and focusing on other things in my life and stay positive :)
Cheers from Poland!!
Cheers from Poland!!
Awesome!!!! Glad to know you're not torturing yourself anymore :)) any plans for other tattoos or are you stepping back a little? Kisses!
hey, this is actually my only tat that i have and i am not planning any of them for now...i need time to get used to this lil one :)
This is like super late lmao but there is scar laser treatments. Also aloe vera, bio oil, vitamin e oil etc. It takes months but it helps. :)
UPDATED FROM Alex912
1 year post
BIG NEWS!
HI everyone!
So, I was here registered, because I regretted my tattoo, but after two years and two laser treatments I have decided to stay with a tat, cause I think it is not as bad. I eventually came up with the idea of adding a new rose on the wrist so it will look much better because as on the one side of my wrist it was not looking nice so I wanted to make it somehow ''complete'' in a way that tat would cover my whole inside wrist part.
I choose the studio and artist and made a little change to the blue rose and added a new one; pinky rose. I post a picure of it, I really like it very much now! What do you think?
I think the reason why I decided to do that was that under the blue rose I have a scar that i hate, so even if in the future I would lasered the tat fully, the scar will reveal and I definiatelly prefer having a tattoo than a scar.
So, I was here registered, because I regretted my tattoo, but after two years and two laser treatments I have decided to stay with a tat, cause I think it is not as bad. I eventually came up with the idea of adding a new rose on the wrist so it will look much better because as on the one side of my wrist it was not looking nice so I wanted to make it somehow ''complete'' in a way that tat would cover my whole inside wrist part.
I choose the studio and artist and made a little change to the blue rose and added a new one; pinky rose. I post a picure of it, I really like it very much now! What do you think?
I think the reason why I decided to do that was that under the blue rose I have a scar that i hate, so even if in the future I would lasered the tat fully, the scar will reveal and I definiatelly prefer having a tattoo than a scar.
Thanks a lot for the update!
Sending you good vibes from France ;)