Bye bye, Tattoo

Oct 10th, 2017 I got my first tattoo. I waited for 3 months to see this artist and feel as though he must have been having an off day. I wanted a tattoo of a tree, not a pipe cleaner. The tattoo was rushed and took less than 25 min from start to end. I immediately hated it and was filled with regret. Several different artists told me they could attempt to do a cover-up, but the idea of more ink in the skin and the possibility of it not really being covered up and horrible made me even sicker.

I told myself I'd keep in for a minimum of one year to see if I changed my mind, and never in that entire year did my mind shift in the slightest. So, here I am starting the removal process.

On Oct 16th, 2018, after considering different options, I had my first consultation and treatment with Invisible Ink in Denver, Colorado. Invisible Ink is the only place in Colorado that had the PicoWay and they offer a guarantee if you pay for the full process up front, which I chose to do.

They estimated 8 treatments for full removal, and any treatments beyond that are free until fully removed. Because of a few discounts, the total cost was right around $1650.

The photos attached are the tattoo right after I got it when it was nice and fresh and the day after the first treatment.

The treatment was not nearly as painful as I had anticipated. The description of rubberbands slapping you over and over again seems to be the most accurate. The whole treatment took less than a minute.

I hope to keep you guys updated and document the full removal here.

Best,

Jared

It's now been one week since the first treatment. There was just a tiny bit of blistering that lasted about two days and has now gone away. Not trying to be too excited, but I do notice some slight shading on the root and thinner areas of the tree foliage.

Slowly but surely we're seeing a change. From this point on we will space out the treatments 3 months apart to allow as much healthy progress as possible. The side-by-side photo is right before the first treatment and right before the third treatment. So the difference you're seeing there is with only two treatments. The power was turned up a bit on the third treatment, so it was a bit more painful, but not too bad. I'm sure the numbing cream is helping. The next day it showed some redness and a tiny bit of puffiness, but that all went away within 36 hours.