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Tattoo Regret. Wethersfield, CT
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Hello Everyone,
I came here to share my experience and hope to find some support. I recently had a tattoo done after my grandma passed away. The tattoo is of a dove holding rosary beads. I have never had a tattoo before and I am not sure what came over me but I thought it would help me 'remember" or honor her. After the tattoo I just felt really sad. This horrible sadness. The tattoo doesn't fit in my personality and just feels like a band aid that I want to rip off. It has caused a lot of anxiety, sleepless nights, loss of appetite and a hole mess of other problems all because of a tattoo. I am surprised at the reaction I have had, I wasn't expecting it at all. That being said, I looked into PICOSURE tattoo removal and started 1 treatment today. The treatment was indeed uncomfortable but I did not use any pain numbing cream which I will use next time. The treatment was pretty fast two about 5 mins is all. I will post pictures after 4 weeks (I need to give the first one time to heal ) but I am just looking for advise on how I can stop obsessing about the tattoo and stop feeling so regretful and sad about it. Thank you
I came here to share my experience and hope to find some support. I recently had a tattoo done after my grandma passed away. The tattoo is of a dove holding rosary beads. I have never had a tattoo before and I am not sure what came over me but I thought it would help me 'remember" or honor her. After the tattoo I just felt really sad. This horrible sadness. The tattoo doesn't fit in my personality and just feels like a band aid that I want to rip off. It has caused a lot of anxiety, sleepless nights, loss of appetite and a hole mess of other problems all because of a tattoo. I am surprised at the reaction I have had, I wasn't expecting it at all. That being said, I looked into PICOSURE tattoo removal and started 1 treatment today. The treatment was indeed uncomfortable but I did not use any pain numbing cream which I will use next time. The treatment was pretty fast two about 5 mins is all. I will post pictures after 4 weeks (I need to give the first one time to heal ) but I am just looking for advise on how I can stop obsessing about the tattoo and stop feeling so regretful and sad about it. Thank you
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UPDATED FROM whitedovesfly
1 day post
Picosure after Day 1
Okay here it goes. This is one day after my Picosure treatment. Throughout the day after it was done I had a sort of stinging feeling like a "sunburn" I was expecting when I took the bandage off this morning that there would be blistering but I actually have none. Just redness, a little sensitivity and some skin flaking.
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November 20, 2014
Hello i am camilo from colombia, its nice to see your case because my tattoo is in the same zone, but i dont konow, the color of your tattoo is all black? And you are from the united states? Thanks for your publication, i am going to see your progress if you public it
November 21, 2014
Hello Kmorojas1. I am from the US and I will post my progress. My tatt was all black with a brick red in the cross, it fades more everyday so I will post pictures again next week :)
November 22, 2014
Congratulations on your decision! You've had really great fading!
November 25, 2014
Thank you. I'm hopeful it will continue and glad my skin has reacted so well.
UPDATED FROM whitedovesfly
6 days post
6 day's after PICOSURE treatment
Hello All,
I wanted to provide an update approx 1 week (6 days) after my 1st PICOSURE treatment. I saw a difference right away (24 hours) after the 1st treatment and I do see some more fading 1 week in. I think its hard to tell but what I notice the most is the "shading" in the tattoo is almost gone, really all I have is an outline left. I am having my treatments done by a certified Dermatologist and he wanted me to start on the lowest level (3) I am hoping my next treatment which is scheduled in January will have a higher power to speed up the process. Let me know what you think!
I wanted to provide an update approx 1 week (6 days) after my 1st PICOSURE treatment. I saw a difference right away (24 hours) after the 1st treatment and I do see some more fading 1 week in. I think its hard to tell but what I notice the most is the "shading" in the tattoo is almost gone, really all I have is an outline left. I am having my treatments done by a certified Dermatologist and he wanted me to start on the lowest level (3) I am hoping my next treatment which is scheduled in January will have a higher power to speed up the process. Let me know what you think!
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December 10, 2014
I'm so happy to see someone else from CT going through this! I see that the cost was almost $400. That' just for 1 treatment? I am going through something similar as you - my grandfather just passed away and I got a tattoo on my upper forearm as a tribute to him, and I'm freaking out over it. I was going to look into going to this clinic for removal. Did they give you an estimate on how many treatments you will need?
December 10, 2014
Hello Red, I am glad I am not alone in CT and I am really sorry you are going through this. I know what you are going through. I would call Dr. Lawrence J. Fortier's office, ask for Yolanda that is the nurse who knows everything and will set up your appointment. They can not estimate until they see you because the price has to do with size, placement and colors. The age of my tattoo was really new so he didn't give me an estimate but he did the lowest level to see how I would react. He said he doesn't like to give estimates to soon because you really never know. My guess is it will be anywhere from 3-5. They are so kind there and the office is really clean, almost no wait time, when I went. I go back in January. There is another guy who does laser tattoo removal but I read that he is more expensive. His office is in Guilford, Dr. Langdon he was on the news about his treatments. I just went to his website now and saw he is giving a 15% off discount for December...I dont know much about him but had a good experience where I went. So i'd check them out. Tell Yolanda you heard about them from Theresa she might remember me.
December 23, 2014
Thank you so much for the reply! I'll be making an appointment sometime in the new year. Good luck with your removal and I'm excited to see the progress!
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