AMAZING!! Medical Tattooing - Redondo Beach, CA

So here it is!!! MY Horrible Scars Journey

Many many years ago, (18+to be exact) I had these (kisses from the sun as my mom would say) "Ugly brown freckles i say LOL "on my shoulders that I hated terribly. I hated them So much so i would do anything to remove them. Being newly divorced at the time i wanted to look and feel pretty again & wanted to get rid of these horrible freckles. So i started looking through the phone book(yes a phone book lol) and came across this Doctor that had listed Removal of sun Spots amongst many other things. I thought WOW PERFECT!! so i call him and I actually talk to the Dr. himself. He tells me "oh yes, i have this new machine i haven’t even un packaged yet!" you will be my first patient (That should of been my first clue to run away & run away fast!) but at 23 of course i didn’t (sigh) i wanted to beautiful! From what i remember i believe it was an Erbium laser, But i wouldn’t swear on it.

So jump forward to the day of the procedure. It was $1000.00 dollars total, and OH i forgot to mention! The Dr was an Eye Dr.!! Not a plastic surgeon not a general doc,nor a dermatologist a FREAKING eye Dr. Which should of actually been my first clue to run away fast!

So here i am in his office sitting in a chair with something wrapped around my chest so to expose my shoulders, The room was big and cold kinda like a sterile surgical room. There is actually another person in the room assisting. They had put some numbing cream on me 20 min earlier. So i hear this machine come on and its making a clicking/ticking sound. He starts on the first spot and let me say I cant believe i didnt run out of there screaming my head off!!Its like hes burning my skin with this electrical shock feeling, but i still sit there. The pain is sooooo intense im sweating profusely and literally screaming inside my head.At one point i could smell burning flesh (YES BURNING FLESH!) I am in so much pain my head falls forward & i can feel myself slowly passing out.To this day i remember that clicking/ticking sound. Hes going sooooo deep on each spot and the pain is soooo intense its torcher.SLOOOW PAINFUL TOURCHER!!

So after me going in and out of consciousness he has proceeded to do over at least 25 plus spots. How i survived burning flesh over 25 times i will never know. So, then i am walked to another room (i dont really remember the walk) and im sitting in a chair where the Dr. tells me i need to by this bleaching cream from him and put it on every day. At that time im hearing him but not really comprehending what hes saying. He then puts this bleaching cream on my shoulders!!! OH MY GOSH is all i can say!!!! The pain the burning, i say out load ,"Im going to pass out!!!" WTH was he thinking!!! putting bleach cream on deep open wounds!!

Now fast forward to being at home, i have deep wounds that are ouzing liquid,blood and what ever else is coming out of them.The Dr. had instructed me to put this bleaching cream on every day twice a day. OH MY GOSH!!! Again what am i thinking!!! I put this bleach on everyday twice a day!! i endure the pain because i want to have beautiful skin (sigh) I keep these areas covered with gauze and ointment and cool towels.I have to change this dressing that i came up with myself at least 3 or 4 times a day becuase of the ouzing.This went on for about 3 months of healing.

So jump forward again, i was all healed and left with many many embarrassing Hypopigmented scars all over my shoulders. I forgot to mention before i had the procedure i almost had him do my chest but had decided to do it at another time THANK GOD i didnt! so for the past 18+ years I have spent thousands amongst thousands amongst thousands and then some more doing everything in my power to try and get my pigment back and guess what?? still No pigment

UNTIL!!!! I recently met a wonderful lady by the name of Laura Albano, she is located in Redondo Beach CA & Huntington Beach CA.

She is a professional Medical Tattoo Artist, i came across her name on here from a Dr. from UCLA that mentioned her.That they send patients to her after they’ve had surgery. Not just plastic surgery patients, but Burned victims, car crash victims, breasts cancer patients and the list goes on. Dont take my word for it look her up

do your research,she is a blessing to many many people including myself.

For the first time in over 18 years i have pigment, I have color in my skin. My hypopigmented spots are now becoming a thing of the past. for the First time in years i have hope of wearing something sleeveless without spending hours to try and blend my spots with cover and powders & self tanners where people wont notice & me just praying if someone does notice that they dont ask me what happened.

Im sharing my journey and before,during & after pictures because ive seen a LOT of IPL burns, Laser burns ,Hair removal burns and many other types of burns on here where people have lost all hope on how to fix hypopigmented skin. Well im here to say

"Here is your Hope"

Laura Albano

I will be adding pics soon its taking me a bit to get all of them uploaded