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Tattoo Removal - Left Shoulder, Q Switch Vs Pico - Victoria, BC

UPDATED FROM sunshineCR
2 years post

9th treatment results - Update - Seven months after last treatment

WORTH IT$1,500
Hey guys,

Although the fading is not dramatic, the treatments are definitely working. I think I will book my 10th treatment for the next few weeks and am actually looking forward to it. I do have some lightening of the skin but it is much better than the dark ink! Happy fading.

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Thank you for the update!!! It is looking terrific!!! Please keep us posted on your progress
I will do! Thanks for kind words!
I can see the lightening ur talking about but damn girl ur right its better then the ink !! Wow ur colors are what mine are on my wrist although my "red" is more pink. Would u say the picosure or q switch worked better for u? Different pains at all? I'll be starting removal here soon myself. Please keep us updated!!
The q switch worked super well on my red. It was gone in like three sessions. The picosure faded the black but I really feel that the q switch worked better. Picosure is much less intense as far as pain and side effects go. I think I may have a bit of scarring from one of my sessions with the q switch. Hope this helps! Best of luck!
wow wow wow!! I think the progress is amazing! It probably doesn't seem like it to you because it's so gradual, but as a new person, when I just flip through your photos from the beginning until now, the fading looks incredible - it's almost totally gone! Good for you for your patience and dedication - you're doing great!

Where's your tattoo? ;) 

Fading is amazing! Have you had any additional treatments? 

UPDATED FROM sunshineCR
1 year post

Long overdue update

Ok, here are my latest results. Last treatment was about 2 months ago. I'm happy with the progress and love that it is slowly fading away. I can wear tank tops and dresses and don't mind showing my back again. All this money and pain is worth it!

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Results after 9th treatment.
have you had any more treatments? has the tattoo faded even more in the last year? any updates?

Welcome back! Thanks for sharing your update -- your fading looks great!

Thanks Eva. Sorry haven't been focusing much on my removal lately - hence my absence from real self!
Wonderful!!! Thanks for updating! You're an inspiration.
Thanks mtenter :)
Wow looks great sunshine, you actually inspired me to start mine :)
Thank you ads!!! xo
UPDATED FROM sunshineCR
1 year post

Results after 8th Treatment. Benefit to waiting!

Hello all,
Sorry for my absence. I have taken a good seven months off of my tattoo removal. I've attached a pic of my tattoo now. I think it has faded quite a lot! I get a lot of comments on it from my friends and family. I am feeling better and better about my tattoo as it slowly fades away. I think that this time off from treatment has been beneficial for my skin and my mind. I have been enjoying time out at the lake and have been cautious about sun exposure but not thinking about it each time i'm outside. Almost time for the next blast! I think I will wait for a few weeks so I don't have to worry about the aftercare when we are still experiencing such great weather. Cheers!

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Looks great soon you will be wearing your strapless dresses sans cardigan :)
Amazing results so far! :-)

I have been following your treatments and I must say I am very surprised your tatt has taken so long to get to the point it is at. Your tatt is fairly close to your heart so by all logic it should have faded a lot quicker. Hmm interesting. I had my ex's name removed from my neck, all treatments with q-switched laser and my tatt was almost completely gone in 5 treatments. I just started having 2 tatts on my head and 1 on the back of my neck removed so that I can enter the Canadian Armed Forces next year (2016) hopefully and I really hope they come off as quickly as my ex's name. Check my youtube channel for my vids as I will be filming all the treatments along my journey!
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Yeah I think I may have been doing the treatments too close together or something. The ink was just so dark and dense at the beginning. It seems like it is taking forever. I'll look up your videos! Glad to hear the one removal went so well for you.
Looks like it's headed in the right direction. Had you given any thought to PicoWay?
I haven't thought about Picoway yet. I was pretty disappointed with my results from the Picosure to be honest. And new technology is SO expensive compared to the old q switch. I should look into the Picoway a bit more but I am a bit hesitant to spend the cash.
That's reasonable. I'll share what I find out next week.
Great. Looking forward to it.
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