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I've Had 10 Laser Sessions on a Huge Full Color Tattoo
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I've Had 10 Laser Sessions on a Huge Full Color Tattoo
Apparently green is the hardest color to remove. Good thing half of my leg was tattoo'd green 18 years ago...
I've been working on removing this for the last 3.5 years. I go every four months. Below is the before picture and the other one is right before I had my 10th session.
I trust the clinic I go to a lot. They told me to space my appointments out four months apart. Anything less and I'm wasting money. Now that I've just hit my 10th session, they told me to space my appointments out six months. At this point, it really does take a few months of healing before noticing much change.
Color is brutal to remove, so it's a long process. I try not to think about it too much, and just stick to the schedule. It's a routine now.
The pain is satanic. It's terrible. If you have a small tattoo I'm sure it's a breeze, but large tattoos take a lot of time. This one is about 45 minutes per session. It feels like acid is being dumped on my skin. The blacks are the worse. It is x100 worse than being tattoo'd.
Healing is also terrible. Because it's so big and also on one of my extremities, it takes awhile to heal. It's also gross while healing.
That being said, at this point I should be 2/3's of the way done. Everything is going as it should be. I probably need another five treatments. Since I've been advised to only go every six months, that's another 2.5 years. Pretty wild it takes six years to remove something that took so little time to get.
Accepting this is a slow process is very helpful. If you think this is going to be quick, you're just going to drive yourself insane. If you're thinking of removing a tricky tattoo like this, just be patient and trust the process.
Holler if you have any questions!
I've been working on removing this for the last 3.5 years. I go every four months. Below is the before picture and the other one is right before I had my 10th session.
I trust the clinic I go to a lot. They told me to space my appointments out four months apart. Anything less and I'm wasting money. Now that I've just hit my 10th session, they told me to space my appointments out six months. At this point, it really does take a few months of healing before noticing much change.
Color is brutal to remove, so it's a long process. I try not to think about it too much, and just stick to the schedule. It's a routine now.
The pain is satanic. It's terrible. If you have a small tattoo I'm sure it's a breeze, but large tattoos take a lot of time. This one is about 45 minutes per session. It feels like acid is being dumped on my skin. The blacks are the worse. It is x100 worse than being tattoo'd.
Healing is also terrible. Because it's so big and also on one of my extremities, it takes awhile to heal. It's also gross while healing.
That being said, at this point I should be 2/3's of the way done. Everything is going as it should be. I probably need another five treatments. Since I've been advised to only go every six months, that's another 2.5 years. Pretty wild it takes six years to remove something that took so little time to get.
Accepting this is a slow process is very helpful. If you think this is going to be quick, you're just going to drive yourself insane. If you're thinking of removing a tricky tattoo like this, just be patient and trust the process.
Holler if you have any questions!
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what kind of laser they using on you?
The first half were with a Qswitched nanosecond second. Then they upgraded to a PicoPlus.
*Qswitched nanosecond laser
oh gosh 6 years :I do i have the patience for that :( but still, work in progress, haven't started mine but will wait 2 months before starting removal, mine are colourful and its covered over my scar, don't know if i should go for it or just live with it forever.
Thank you for paying it forward and sharing your story with the community. I wish you well with future procedures and look forward to your updates. What advice would you give to anyone considering this procedure?