Removing a black outline tattoo

That's great news, go and live your life and enjoy your tattoo.

ayyy thats great news!!! im happy u seem more comfortable with this. honestly, i just read your whole page and i just wanted to say u have mad respect from me about how u dealt with this. its not just something where you can be like "just get over it, it looks fine!" but im glad u are starting to seem more happy/confident. honestly, i just want to say i think that the tattoo is very beautiful and that whether or not u keep it, those who love you and are there for u will always be there

Hey there!!!! I just read your whole page and so glad you are able to concentrate on other things now :) There's something I wanted to share with you - someone very wise pointed out at the beginning of your journey that your fears of not being loved or accepted because of your tattoo, spoke in volumes how much more you care about what other people think, than how you actually feel. You didn't appear to hate the tattoo because it's ugly or meaningless to you, you hated it because it was obvious and your fear of judgement seemed to take you down a horrible spiral of depression. I don't know if your therapist talked to you about this, but I know exactly how that goes as I was the same way. My self worth was determined by what other people thought of me... But I grew older and I wanted to share some wisdom with you. It seems to me that the ladies that you look at online or in person that have tattoos and you admire, it's not that their tattoos are what you admire, it's the fact that they own them. And I mean "own" in the sense of their energy says "Yeah. I have a tattoo. What about it? Idgaf your opinions about it." As it's part of their identity. Now you reminded me so much of my best friend with the things you say and struggling with your own identity, I had to share with you what I say to her, who you are today, is not who you will be tomorrow, or in a week, or in years. I know it's a million times easier said than done but You are, and always will be - you. You are not defined by what is on your arm UNLESS you allow it. You are not defined by the mistakes you make, unless you allow it. You are not defined by anything you don't want to be seen as, unless you allow it. I know it sounds cliché and easy and stupid. But your own attitude toward yourself is the best way for other people to see you the way you want to be seen :) after all - no one has the power to make you accept yourself, except you. As for friends who left you, or lovers you are scared to lose (you said something along the lines of what if a guy won't like me for it? Don't they like clean women?) then rest assured that those "friends" and those hypothetical men ARE NOT your friends, or ARE NOT your soul mates :) as your friends and future (or current) lover, will love you EXACTLY as you are. Your eye color could change, or your hair color could change, or you could tattoo yourself all over from head to toe - these things do not make you. Your a beautiful soul that worries about other people, that cares, that wants to be seen as a professional, responsible woman... Then do it! :) you think if you built 1,000 houses in Africa single handedly and cured Lupis and saved the world from an alien invasion that anyone would be like "well she's such a responsible, giving woman but .... DAT TATTOO THOUGH! :O ". Hell no, girl!!!!! You will be seen for what you are :) I can see it, and I've never met you... Caring to the extent you do is a GIFT. I'm not saying "don't give a fluff what people think" that's like asking a fish to walk on land, but You have a beautiful, caring soul, and you need to do your best to remember that. Care about people the way you do, but that doesn't mean let them define you :) I will leave you with a quote from the band Twenty One Pilots... It's my favorite line and reminds me of this exact situation.. Fight it. Take the pain, ignite it Tie a Noose around your mind Loose enough to breath fine and tie it To a tree. Tell it "you belong to me. This ain't a noose, this is a leash, And I have news for you: you must obey me." Good luck in WHATEVER you decide to do :)

Been awhile. Thought I'd tell you I got my tattoo redone plus two new ones lol. Funny how crazy we used to be about this.

Hi! Just to say to you that I think that's a pretty tatoo :)

I think people respond to different lasers. Like responding better to new equipment. The new clinic that I will be going to has the quanta c plus and she didn't say that it will be a problem. If anything it might just be better on my skin since my clinic now has the Hoya conbio.

I don't think it should be. I started out using a yag q-switch, then picosure and now enlighten.

Hey sorry I haven't commented in awhile! Summer has been SO BUSY for me! I've barely been on Realself at all! Hope you're doing ok!

Nothing wrong with switching lasers! In fact, maybe it will work even better than the one you are using. I say go for it. :-)

thats awesome!
I got my first treatment last wednesday and it was a double session and I'm feeling a little low. I haven't seen much of anything other than a lot of redness and blistering even on areas around my tattoo that were not treated. which is very odd to me. idk if it was a allergic reaction? have you had those issues?

Hey girl, I'm 23 going through ur same emotional rollercoaster.. I come to acceptance then I'm balling then I'm covering it smiling at work, come home and spend all my free time reading, researching, emailing, looking praying searching hoping... For an answer to rid of these mistakes I made . if u ever wanna chat I'm here!