r/TattooRemoval

So I have had 3 picosure sessions to the middle and one on the sides, I know the process is very slow and the tattoo is very new in the middle, started removing 2 months after getting it because the artist made it completly different what I wanted... I just want it to be gone and feel like I can't wear clothes I want or feel feminine at all and it's ruining my life.

In 2 weeks I have 4th session, I have sessions every 8 weeks. My laser doc said next time she will hit with stonger laser volume as well.

I just feel like this process is never ending

for context:

- I’ve had probably 16+ treatments

- picoway for most of them, but I tried a q-switched laser twice at a new clinic. recently went to another clinic and had test patches on the saturated red parts which reacted strongly

- was a dense coverup, and quite scarred (I believe there was scarring before, but I blistered pretty bad in the beginning, esp the red so I think this caused more scarring)

- been at this since like 2019; had around 5-6 treatments in 2019, took a break during Covid, and since then have been spacing sessions out 4-6+ months apart

- would like to look into fractional laser but having a hard time finding a place that offers both. I believe the scarring is making it so the laser can’t penetrate/the ink can’t escape but idk

any advice + insight very appreciated!!

to be fair, it was extremely dense and black before so this is definitely progress, but I feel like i stopped seeing progress around the session 12. the last couple particularly look as if nothing happened.

Going to do one more session this week, then wait a few months, then cover it up with a beautiful peony flower ❤️✨

This was a prison-style tattoo that was almost 30 years old.

In case anyone wants an idea of how much I've spent: I paid $706 for 6 treatments.

It was $226 for a 3-pack with Spectra laser (Groupon deal).

$480 for a 3-pack with PicoPlus laser (Black Friday deal - 20% off).

The tech who has been treating me told me (when I was asking about the Black Friday deal) that if it wasn't gone by the 2nd 3 pack, she'd keep treatment going until it's gone. I don't have a ton of faith that they'll stand by this since it wasn't in writing, but if they do it, great!

i recently got this tattoo (the all black tattoo was already there, the colorful stuff is new) and am looking into getting it removed once it's fully healed :/ i dont like how any of the colors turned out and i dislike the placement of a lot of it especially the green spikes at the bottom. i definitely dont want to cheap out on lower quality removal but i also dont have crazy money to spend so im not sure how to navigate this. ive read a lot of differing opinions on the removal of color especially red. would greatly appreciate any advice, im also getting a removery consultation soon

I’m in the process of tattoo removal and reached out to an artist in my area (I live in Brooklyn) about a possible cover up. I’m really happy with my progress after two sessions of laser removal and the artist suggested a blast over vs cover up because of the size of the tattoo. Should I continue with laser removal so I can get a proper cover up or does a blast over make sense? He suggested a patch work of a few different tattoos to get the results I’m looking for. Any advice is welcome! P.s be nice, I know this tattoo is ugly lol

I’ve had 13 sessions over 3.5 years and the 2nd photo is where I currently am at. The first 1.5 years I went every 6 ish weeks but now I go every 5-6 months and get Pico sure. It seems like there is no end to this thing! While it’s faded a lot, I feel like the black will never be gone. I welcome opinions from those who have had a successful full removal from a very black and bold piece like mine…will it ever be 100% gone?

Edited to add: the black tribal in the center area was actually a coverup tattoo (was previously black underneath already) so it’s technically two tattoos. The black tribal on the ends were not a coverup so I assume maybe that’s why it’s fading there faster..

I was just quoted $5500-$6500 to surgically remove this tattoo in Phoenix. This is crazy right?! I’ve been doing laser for a year (6 treatments). I’m looking to just get it surgically removed at this point bc I have 2 other tattoos I’ve been lasering for over 5 years and they still aren’t gone. Im tired of wearing long sleeves at work.

my tattoos are quite dark and are so clean (cause my tattoo artist is a boss) just had a change of heart and this is only
3 sessions in, my hands are fading better than the ones i’m removing on my arms (obviously) but other than massaging and drinking water i want to know if there’s anything i can do
to speed up the profess

Hi guys. I got this tattoo 3 weeks ago and while I do love the design I have many regrets on placement and flow. I was initially super happy with the placement but ever since I have gotten it I cannot stop looking at the weird twists and turns. Every time I look at it I go into a spiral about my regrets. It has been affecting my personal life as well as my ability to do my job at work. I have even gone to the doctor to work on my anxiety. I know it will take a long time if I do decide to remove this, but I’d like to know the optics on whether or not this would be a good idea/ if it will remove well.

before my first session & after like a few hours. is the shading already lighter? or is this gonna go back after a few more hours/days? i‘m also aware this is in slightly different lighting but it does look really a lot lighter now.

*Update* I’ve only had one session between the bottom left and bottom right picture. Unsure on laser type. I think I have some hypopigmentation or scarring ie when they hit some of the lines with laser, there is no frosting or pain. So I think I will likely have some ghost tattoo ongoing but very happy with the cost vs time that have gone into this. I have another session planned next month and will give it another 12-18 months again.

Starting removal on this sleeve, only leaving the flower at the bottom and the hand. I've had 2 sessions so far, but it has to be broken into 4. Will post progress when I do one full pass on the arm.