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Very helpful explained everything well and made me feel very comfortable
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6 months post
meh
Anonymous469204July 17, 2014
WORTH IT$1,000,000
Everything has turned out pretty awesome for me. My skin looks/feels great. I'm gonna wait a couple months more before going back tho. Reading from the start of my review i'm sorta shocked at how bad things were. I regret spilling my guts out on this forum. Some of the things i shared on here were so real yet so stupid to me now. No longer will i post in forums where u have little control over editing your post's. Especially a forum that is pretty touchy for those going through with these treatments. Sorry dudes this will probably be my last update. Good luck to everyone.
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Anonymous469204June 24, 2014
so i'm getting ready in the next couple weeks to get hit again. I'm kinda nervous to go back. A LOT of the ink is gone but it just doesn't seem to heal? I took the train down to the city to meet the person i'm looking forward to having do my cover up work someday :( He says i deffinitely should get a couple more treatments. He was also extremely suprised with the outcome so far of my removal. Thing is soo much ink is gone but my skin looks pretty crappy honestly which is making me nuts. He thought i had it treated two weeks ago or something. I'm not sure why but this bad boy just isn't healing. He thought i had some red in there and was a bit shocked to know it was just black. I pray my skin doesnt end up soo bad i wont be able to get a decent cover up. Not like a crazy scar or anything but where the ink is gone the skin looks kinda spongey and shiney and i have redness with like these little red bumps. Wonderful thing is my bestfriend is coming into town this week and i'm a freaking wreck. The place where i met my cover up artist also does removal. I'm debating where to go from here? I honestly don't know if i got a super treatment or just burnt the ink and the crap out of my arm. I'd post pics but ahh.. so harrrd. I'm lost.
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June 25, 2014
Okay, so after you commented on my review, I read yours and you ain't lying. Our stories are literally identical. From long sleeves and depression to our current lifestyle. Your life is basically my life. Cardio, weights, healthy diet, religion, family, and phone calls to close friends (the only two who know what I'm going through). I'm even scheduled to start therapy next week. The sobriety thing sucks too (no one else wants to mention that one). When I go out with my forearm showing, people look straight this f**king tattoo. My whole life now revolves around it. But you're dead on when you say "I feel sorry for anyone who has REAL issues." This experienced has definitely humbled me.
So now that you know where in this together, I got a couple of suggestions. First, be patient bro. I've done so much research on this stuff I could probably test out as laser tech my dam self. One thing I do know is that if your skin has not healed, you might not want to hit it again, you probably already know that though. Second, get a mini-trampoline. They increase your immune system between 15-30 times. Not 15-30%, but like multiplied by 15 to 30 times. Our immune system (lymphatic) is what's eating the ink. Google it man, it's awesome. Plus, if you've gone fitness crazy like me, its a good way to get some cardio in without wearing out your knees, ankles, and other joints. Use it to get some 2-a-days in without hurting yourself.
So yeah man I just wanted to let you know I'm here with you. If you got any advice for me, l'd appreciate it. I don't know how to do the whole personal message thing but keep in touch.
Oh, and by the way, I almost died when you said you were gonna go HAM on it. It probably went over a lot of people heads, but I thought it was funny as hell. I told my tech I don't care about no pain either, just GET IT OFF. Stay up man.
June 26, 2014
I gotta get me one of those trampolines. are they exspensive? My arm looks like dook but i wear short sleeves anyway. Gotta show the guns lol. I really just hate hiding it to be honest. I feel like the more i hide it the worse i feel. I've honestly just come to the point where if someone doesn't like it they can kiss my ass. Nobodys perfect and everyone is flawed in some way. Nobodys f'in special. I get the same thing sometimes. I say hello to people and they don't look at me, they look at my arm lol. It's like umm okay whatever dude. Bad tatts happen more often than u would think anyway. If someone is gonna be a douche about it they're most likely insecure with themselves and see me or you as an easy target. ohh about that lifting thing again? lol. Gonna whoop some ass. Just be confident, most people suck anyway.
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4 months post
Been a loong time since i updated
Anonymous469204May 30, 2014
So it's been 3 months since my first laser treatment. I would post pictures but it looks pretty horrible still. I just got a job that i'm starting monday that pays good so i'm most likely going back for treatment #2 and by then hopefully i will be ready for a cover up. It's weird because sometimes the area looks sooo light but when i put on some cocoa butter or something it looks pretty dark still. I'm debating meeting with my artist and having him decide. My arm is still kinda sore and hurts a bit and i seem to get little pimples. My arm is still not fully healed. I wear short sleeve t shirts a lot now but this thing just wont go away. people still stare at my arm like it's the most bizarre looking thing in the world. I just wish this bs was over already. I know patience is key though and i won't settle for crap. Treatment #2 should be coming soon.
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