Laser used is AlexTriVantage Various shades of black colored tattoo Little to no difference after 5 weeks of first treatment Tan/olive skin complexion Have not tanned or smoked since first treatment Have been following proper aftercare instructions Tattoo area is shoulder blade/back/ and rib cage area 550$ per treatment
I got this tattoo a few years ago, and I've since done five rounds of laser tattoo removal (four picosure, one picoway), 6-7 weeks apart. However, I've seen no results or fading besides making that scarred portion more irritated. I think that more picosure is just going to further aggravate the scarring, so I'm looking for what to do next. How viable would this tattoo be for excision at least along the underside of my arm where there's already scarring? The rest I'd be more open to covering up.
I am on treatment number 7 total. 5 with q-switched laser and 2 with pico sure . I haven't seen any changes since Last 3 treatments. Is not frosting anymore - what does that mean? Should I keep going or do I need to look for something different?
Hello,I'm about to go in for my third laser tattoo removal session for a small black ink tattoo on my ankle. The first two sessions have done NOTHING. It's been two months and it looks exactly the same. At my consultation, I was told that it should be about 50% gone after the third session, and that it should take about 8 sessions total to remove the whole thing. When I didn't see any results after the first session, I decided that I would go through with the first three (already paid for), and if I didn't see any significant progress I would not go back. I know ankles are not the easiest location to remove a tattoo from, but based on what I was told at the consultation, I feel like it should have at least faded a little bit.I'm wondering if it is normal to not see any results after two sessions. Has anyone else experienced this with removing a tattoo on an extremity? Is it possible my doctor has no idea what he's doing?I also wanted to note the he doesn't use any kind of topical numbing cream, but ices the area for 5 minutes before using the laser. I've read through a few reviews on here and haven't seen anyone mention that their doctor put ice on the tattoo to numb it. Is it possible that this is having some effect on the procedure? That probably seems like a stupid question but I'm very new to this stuff.I have fair skin and I tan easily. Again, it's a black ink tattoo on my ankle. He's using a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser.Thanks in advance