I
already had a lot of my questions answered about the procedure based on my own
personal research. I knew certain colors were harder to remove from skin than
others. Black is the easiest to remove and
lighter colors are more difficult colors to remove. My tattoo is black, red and
blue so I was informed that the blue would probably be the last color to go and
the most difficult to treat. Also, tattoo ink is more challenging to remove
from darker skin tones without having adverse or negative effects. Negative
effects as in light patches where the laser removed the brown pigmentation in
black skin. Scary right? The good thing for me is that my tattoo is always
covered by clothing so if something does go wrong, I won’t have it showing to
the world every day. Just to myself L
We
started by putting a regular ice pack over the tattoo for about three minutes. That
was followed by a dry ice pack which stung a bit. The dry ice pack was on there
for only about a minute. Then she lasered the area. At first, I could barely
feel anything but once she got towards the end I could feel the popping or
snapping feeling of the laser. It was totally bearable in my opinion. She made
sure I was comfortable and asked me every so often if I needed a break, which I
did not because it was not that painful. Maybe that is because this was the
first treatment and the laser was not turned up that high.
She
told me that in about twenty minutes after we were finished that I would have a
“sunburn” feeling in the area that was treated. I kind of laughed in my head
because I (being a black woman) have never had a sunburn in my life so I do not
know what a sunburn feels like. But I know now! LOL. I did get an uncomfortable
sensation in the area which I assume is similar to that of a sunburn.
That
is about all regarding my experience with my treatment. Oh, maybe I should
mention cost which I must add will vary depending on the clinic, the size of
your tattoo, and other factors. The lady measured my tattoo which I believe was
about 2 X 3 inches. Based on that, she quoted me a price of $200 per session
with an estimate of 6-8 sessions to remove the tattoo (maybe more if the blue
color does not respond well). If I purchased all my sessions in advance, I
could get a bulk discount which was up to $150 off. Overall, this turned out to
be a lot less expensive that I thought it would be.
I
am to return every 8 weeks for the next treatment so my second treatment is
scheduled for May 31. is More updates to come….
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