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Hi Ladies
I had my first tattoo removal treatment today and I thought I would share my experience with those who showed interest in my previous post.
I have two small tattoos and one medium tattoo to remove.
1. Small, green, 4 leaf clover on the inside of my left ankle
2. small, black chinese symbol on the back of my neck
3. multicolored butterfly on the outside of my right ankle
They said if I got them all done together I would only have to pay $300 per session! If I did them seperate it would be 150, 150, 175. So I save $175 per treatment! when the black on is done then my pricing will be half off. so $150 per session. how exciting! She said worse case scenerio it would be 8 treatments for the largest tattoo (probably because of the yello and pink on the butterfly). The black on my next should only take a few and the green one will probably take 6..worse case. So, if my black one is done is 3 sessions and the green one takes 6 and the butterly takes 8...my total will be:
The first 3 sessions of all tattoos=$900
The next 3 sessions of 2 tattoos=$450
Last 2 sessions of 1 tatto=$300
Grand total of $1650. A lot of money...yes but better than I thought.
I decided to do the numbing shot and that shot freaking hurt!!!!! the laser did not much just a little sting. but without the numbing it would have sucked. i could tell because a few times it hurt pretty bad where i was not numb. the butterfly gave me the most pain.
I will keep you guys posted on the progress of the removal process. I posted some pics of my tattoos. I will post my progress pics as well.
Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.
Thanks ladies!
Oh and BOTTOM LINE......Getting a tattoo is an expensive and painful mistake! LOL
DISCLAIMER: unless you like your tattoo of course. I just mean if your tattoo was a mistake :)
Very interesting! I actually don't have tattoos, and post like this help me realize I never do! Goodluck!
@Cash000: lol! Yeah, I dont recommend them. These three are not the only ones I have. I think I will keep the others because they are in places no one can see so I reallly dont care. DH married me with them so why spend the money :) Plus they are both red/pink and those colors are very risky with removal
Thanks for posting this! I have tattoos and I love them, but in the event I ever want to get rid of one, I'm really looking forward to following your experience!
I should really proof read before I post. I just re read my post and SO MANY TYPOS! LOL Sorry ladies. I really am not a lazy person. :)
I love all my tattoos lol but good to know if I ever want one removed ( I have 6)
Thanks for sharing this. I have a small tat on my hip bone of a four leaf clover (similar to yours) and a heart---tiny tiny, can cover it with a quarter small--and I'd LOVE to get it removed. It is red (the heart) and black (the clover and outlines).
@Sulli301: sure. I have a pink heart too but it is hidden and I dont think I am going to remove it now. I will be posting pics soon so you can see what it looks like when it is burned and stuff...
I feel your pain! I've started to remove mine on my shoulder and OUCH! I find yours to be pretty pricey. Here in Montreal it is costing me 75$ per treatment and it is a new type of laser that only takes 20 seconds per treatment (6 treatments max). It is called a Q-Switch laser. If you can try to avoid the shots or numbing cream, please do so as my technician told me that it block the laser from attaining and breaking down the ink and can therefore result in more treatments and $$$. Good luck! :)
Interesting post, thank you for sharing! I love my tattoos, but there are a few I considered that I am very glad I didn't get!
Wow! I have 12, and no intention of having any of them removed. I understand that the coloured ones take longer, but I haven't really looked into it.
I have my first husband's name in chinese writing on my stomach, and all of my tats are a part of me because I got them for specific reasons and to mark specific parts of my life. I have never had one on a whim, and none of them make me ashamed or embarrassed. I am a bit of an amateur artist and designed most of them myself.
That said, my (oh so supportive) mother told me that my tattoos look horrible when I tried on my wedding dress and that upset me a little bit. She also told me that I was too old to wear white! I love my mam!
@MissJitterbug: They have QSwitch laser there too. I asked the doc about the numbing shot and he said it does not affect anything...hmm....that is weird. Mine is higher because in Chicago everything costs more! LOL
I thought I would give an update! here is pics of my tattoo 8 days after the procedure; OUCHIE
This has honestly been a painful and mostly uncomfortable week. I think the worse part was the allergic reaction I had to the medical tape I used to keep the pads on. I seriously had like a burn on my skin. Now they are just itching like crazy! I cant stand anything to touch the ones on my legs. So sleeping is not easy!
Sorry about the hair on my legs, I am still affraid to shave around them. Also, sorry these pics are not the best quality. So far, the one on my neck is healing the fastest. The butterfly is by far the worse. It is so sore and itches pretty bad at times. this better be worth it :)
@bestbuddies: Wow that all black tat is responding amazingly well!! It's like halfway faded, only after one treatment?! Consider yourself lucky!
I'm a little concerned with the amount of blistering you have on the butterfly though, or was that part of your allergic reaction? I am also going through tat removal and my doc told me that a little bit of blistering is normal, but it should fade and flatten down within a few days. During that time though, he told me the entire area needs to be continually covered with neosporin. Are you doing that?
I gotta say I can't imagine how uncomfortable it would be going through 3 removals at once... my tat is tiny -- a half inch cross, but on my finger so it's in the way of stuff. Getting it zapped is like the worst ten seconds of my life, and then the tenderness for the next week or so sucks. Props to you for going through that x 3!!
@littlemissmango: Yeah, I am a bit concerned about the butterfly too! I have debated on wether on contact my doctor. But it does not hurt or anything. He said blistering was normal when I had my first treatment. But the blisters are actual gone those are just red spots. The only actual blister I had was on the tip of the one wing bug that popped after a few days. Yes, I keep the cream on them too. I was given cream from the doc...he says once it heals to use cocoa butter lotion. were you told that? I have been using cocoa butter on my neck because it is pretty much healed.
Sorr about your finger :( I cannot imagine having it on my finger. how do you type? LOL I actually had numbing injection so the actual procedure was not awful but the past week has been irritating for sure.
here is a day 14 update. the itching is slowing minimizing and they are healing very well: it is so hard to take a picture of teh back of your neck LOL especially when you have very long hair
another update. The butterfly is the only one not healed...
I have 13 tattoos, and i regret like 4 of them... the others I am okay with. But I heard getting them removed is more painful than getting them. So they will stay and I will consider it a lesson learned.
Sad but True. I do like henna tattoos though and those come off, uh, eventually LOL
Ooooo thanks for posting this, I'll be really interested to see how long the green in the clover hangs on for (it's one of the hardest colours with yellow to remove I believe). I have a thick band around my upper arm that I hate and a tatt on my shoulder blade that I want a few lazer sessions on to cover it up with a tattoo I actually like! Please do keep us posted- good luck with them!
Please keep us posted with picture updates! I'm thinking about getting my one & only tattoo removed at some point.
Ladies-the butterfly is not healing well. I called the doc and he wanted to see me right away. however on my way to the appt I had an allergic reaction and had to go to the ER so I had to cancell my appt. I have my next appt this Thursday. i hope everything is ok. I hope to have my second treatment this thursday as well (not sure if they can do the butterfly but hopefully the other ones)
here are some updated pics
@Ronneykay: you heard right. getting a tattoo removed is much more painful. I had the numbing shot and it still hurt like heck! LOL I would never do it without the shot...seriously
@FutureMrsMaher: yeah, the green is really sticking around...so is the yellow on the outside.
Hey ladies
update time!
The doc gave me steroid cream to put on my butterfly. It is looking better but did not take a pic of it because it has not changed much.
Here are pics from my 2nd treatment of the chinese symbol and the clover. The clover is one big boil!
I just had my buttefly tattoo's second treatment. I tried my first treatment without numbing and it was awful. Seriously awful..I WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN!
And here is an update of my neck tattoo 3 weeks after 2nd treatment
Here is 3 weeks after my 2nd treatment of my clover
another update ladies!
5 weeks after 2nd treatment. you cannot really tell in the pic but the one on the back of my neck is barely noticable now! :)
2 weeks after 2nd treatment:
I have also had treatments to get a tattoo removed on my back. It was a HUGE mistake to get it...I was young and stupid and it was a homemade one that some guy did. It had no reasoning behind it and it was the worst mistake I have ever made. Anyways...my pain tolerance is pretty high so I just used stress balls to grab on to, but wasn't the smell of your skin burning after the one laser nauseating?? That was probably the worst part for me. I had about 5 or 6 sessions and the tattoo is still there. I will probably stop here and maybe try and get some sun on it in hopes that it will eventually fade on its own.
@bestbuddies: Keep an eye on the butterfly tattoo, I'm sure they're telling you to watch for any infections. Omg, it looks painful just seeing these pics.
@Winter11: ugh..I feel your pain. that smell is awesome! It itches a lot and stuff...talk about a painful and expensive mistake...
@beekiss: yeah, it looks bad. I went in for the Dr to look at it late last week because it looks so gross. He said it is fine. Its pretty nasty.
Have you ever tried the wrecking balm tattoo cream? Just wondering if it would help to try a cheaper cream to get some ink out before anymore laser treatment? Just a thought.
@wstonesifer707: I thought about that but actually that cream can be harmful to your health. Also, I heard it really does not work. Also, my Dr does not recommend it.
I am going for another appt today so I thought I would post how they are looking (4 treatments so far):
THis is the one on the back of my neck: almost 100% gone:
The one on my ankle (still hvae a long time before this one si gone)
The one on the inside of my ankle:
@bestbuddies: I can't see the last pics you posted and I'm stupidly interested!!!
@MrsPinkPeony: hmmm..strange. I see it just fine. Can you see it now?
I can't see the last pictures either. I am interested even though I LOVE my tattoos and am getting more. I'm young and may change my mind when I am a mom.
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