So, I got a tattoo in December, and immediately regretted it. Instead of just coping with it and living with it, I decided to get laser tattoo treatment.
I went in my local town, their website is here. I had my free consultation and asked him everything under the sun about the removal/treatments. He told me that:
It’s all about focusing the light energy through the incredibly accurate laser pen on the Cynosure Affinity QS equipment; when the energy is focused through the skin and onto the tattoo ink it sucks up the energy, just like a black hat on a sunny day.
After each session your body naturally absorbs the broken down ink over a 6-8 week period, causing the tattoo to simply fade away over a number of visits. Some brighter colours don’t absorb the energy as well and take a little longer to break down, but in the majority of cases there is no trace of a tattoo after 5-15 sessions.
The laser energy gradually breaks the layers of ink down over repeat treatments, reducing it into microscopic pieces; the process is almost entirely pain free with just some minor discomfort for the few seconds the laser is used.
After each session your body naturally absorbs the broken down ink over a 6-8 week period, causing the tattoo to simply fade away over a number of visits. Some brighter colours don’t absorb the energy as well and take a little longer to break down, but in the majority of cases there is no trace of a tattoo after 5-15 sessions.
Overall, my treatment will cost £70 a session, for 1 and a half minutes of being blasted with lasers. I will have one session every 4 weeks, and it should be completely gone in 8-12 sessions depending on how fast a healer you are. I’m quite a fast healer, so I’m hoping that it won’t take up to a year, but if it does, it does. I have no control on the healing ability of my body.
I was told to put these ridiculous glasses on to block myself from the light. then, I was blasted with cold hair to numb the area I’m guessing, or just cool it down. Then the laser started. If you think having a tattoo hurts, then try laser treatment. I’ve never felt pain like it in my entire life. At one point, I yelped because it hurt tremendously. Words cannot explain how much it hurt. that minute and a half was so intense, it felt like it lasted half an hour.
After the treatment was done, it still burnt and hurt, which I was concerned about, but apparently it’s fine. It’s your body healing itself. Even now, almost 24 hours after my first treatment, it’s still very tender.
Here are a few pictures of what it looked like after the first treatment:
Apologies for the bad quality photo, I blame my Blackberry (not poor lighting). But as you can see (especially in the last photo), there’s little red dots all over. At first it was raised and all bumpy, and I couldn’t touch it. But I can see an improvement already, which is brilliant.
Next treatment is on 24th Feb, and I will be tracking my progress on this blog.
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