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Thinking About Tattoo Removal - Big Black and Red Tattoo on Forearm
Hi to all,
as many of you, I'm thinking about removing a tatto I've just done on my forearm, regret came in quick.
It's not a bad tattoo (I actually think it's a work of art) and it's not the first I get; I'm regretting just this one only because of its placement on the forearm. I fear I'll never get used to see my arm like that.
I looked around the web for research, and I learned as much as I can about laser technology.
I might give a try to a doctor near where I live that's using Pico Discovery Quanta.
Everybody in this section of Realself is obviously asking about opinions from people who did similar treatments.
What I'm asking is: I know it won't be easy, it won't be short and it won't be cheap.
But I would be anyway positive to do a laser removal if I knew that slowly it will fade and get overall better. My fear is that, even with the latest technology, one could easily "hit the plateau" too soon, and get at the point where each successive laser session adds (or, should we say, subtracts) nothing more to (from) the previous one.
Some say black ink always will progressively go away, better if removed with the right lasers, even if it could take years.
But in other cases, I see people with pretty straightforward and small tattoo that are "stubborn" and keep almost the same appearance after the 8th-9th treatment.
I don't know what to think, please help me.
I've read many reviews here on Realself and elsewhere, they're useful, but I also get the impression that 90% of laser tattoo removals are "simpler cases" (both in a positive and negative sense) that don't make their way to forums and websites, because the subjects are rapidly satisfied by treatments or totally dissatisfied by them, and move on in silence and some kind of shame.
I dunno how to explain it in other words, that just my feeling.
Psychologically speaking, it would be great for me just to see it fade in time, even if it happens slowly.
One poster says "you go from anxiety and regret, to just be annoyed it's still there" when you start laser removal treatment. It would be enough for me, I think.
I do not fear little scars or depigmentations, I have others on my body (for different reasons) and I don't care about them.
I post a pic; you see the black and the red to be very flashy because the tattoo is fresh, and my skin is a little swollen. When it's healed, colors will be softer.
Any contributions would be helpful, thank you.
as many of you, I'm thinking about removing a tatto I've just done on my forearm, regret came in quick.
It's not a bad tattoo (I actually think it's a work of art) and it's not the first I get; I'm regretting just this one only because of its placement on the forearm. I fear I'll never get used to see my arm like that.
I looked around the web for research, and I learned as much as I can about laser technology.
I might give a try to a doctor near where I live that's using Pico Discovery Quanta.
Everybody in this section of Realself is obviously asking about opinions from people who did similar treatments.
What I'm asking is: I know it won't be easy, it won't be short and it won't be cheap.
But I would be anyway positive to do a laser removal if I knew that slowly it will fade and get overall better. My fear is that, even with the latest technology, one could easily "hit the plateau" too soon, and get at the point where each successive laser session adds (or, should we say, subtracts) nothing more to (from) the previous one.
Some say black ink always will progressively go away, better if removed with the right lasers, even if it could take years.
But in other cases, I see people with pretty straightforward and small tattoo that are "stubborn" and keep almost the same appearance after the 8th-9th treatment.
I don't know what to think, please help me.
I've read many reviews here on Realself and elsewhere, they're useful, but I also get the impression that 90% of laser tattoo removals are "simpler cases" (both in a positive and negative sense) that don't make their way to forums and websites, because the subjects are rapidly satisfied by treatments or totally dissatisfied by them, and move on in silence and some kind of shame.
I dunno how to explain it in other words, that just my feeling.
Psychologically speaking, it would be great for me just to see it fade in time, even if it happens slowly.
One poster says "you go from anxiety and regret, to just be annoyed it's still there" when you start laser removal treatment. It would be enough for me, I think.
I do not fear little scars or depigmentations, I have others on my body (for different reasons) and I don't care about them.
I post a pic; you see the black and the red to be very flashy because the tattoo is fresh, and my skin is a little swollen. When it's healed, colors will be softer.
Any contributions would be helpful, thank you.