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Guest Mia J

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Just wondering if anyone here has had a tattoo removed and what the process was like?

I have one that is about 3 to 4 inches around that I want to get rid of. It represents a tie to my ex and I want it gone.

Mia

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Guest Robin Winter

I'd be interested to find out about it too. My tattoo doesn't bother me so much, but it's right over my left breast and it's likely that it will distort as I develop, and I'm really not attached to it. It will probably be easier and cheaper, though, to just wait til I more or less fully develop and get it turned into something else that does fit. I dunno.

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Guest Donna Jean

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Shi......

Just remember that as your breasts develop, they will become MUCH MORE sensitive and tender......

Maybe now is the time for removal if you don't want to keep it!

Huggs

Dee Jay

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Guest Karen K

I too have a tat, but it's on my ankle and , for right now, it's still a part of my life. What I understand about Tattoo removal is this: the old method was to cut the tattoo out and then do a skin graft. Now days they use a laser. The laser is very effective against the bluish and darker pigmented inks, and not so good on lighter colors. I understand it's painful, likea second degree burn, it will blister, but not scar. However, it will leave a noticable lightened area where the tat was.

If anybody, has personal know that is contrary to what I have posted, feel free to correct me. This is just what I understand.

Laura Jane

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Guest Robin Winter

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Shi......

Just remember that as your breasts develop, they will become MUCH MORE sensitive and tender......

Maybe now is the time for removal if you don't want to keep it!

Huggs

Dee Jay

I couldn't even imagine being able to afford it right now Dee Jay. Besides, what's a little pain? Nothing new, that's for sure.

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All of the places I have check so far use the laser method. They say it takes up to eight sessions with six to eight weeks between each session. One place says they use a different adjustment of the laser each time to target specific color ranges. Like Laura said they say it is like getting a sunburn or second degree burn.

Mia

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Mia, I don't know if this helps, but its intended to. If your main problem is the image represents a tie to your ex, a lot of tattoo places will convert an existing tattoo quite artfully into something a bit different in a way that obscures or changes text etc. Depending on what it is, that might be easier and less expensive than complete removal via laser. Maybe that's not going to do it for you tho.

Kay

xx

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Guest GinaInside

Hi Mia,

Oh....tattoos! ACK!!!

I have some aweful ones from my Supermale days...

I went to a laser doc, and he said he could remove mine, but it would not be cheap, and had to be done over several sessions. Part of the price is him tending the laser wounds. Sounds bad, but a good way to get rid of the tats.

It might be better than adding more ink. Tats don't look good after they've been there a long time, and a cover-job has to be really good to work...and it will still fade, too.

Hugz,

Gina Renee

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Guest juliaLocke

Like KayJo said, you can do a cover-up. I have a failrly poorly done heart tattoo low on my hip. I have used TCA (trichloroacetic acid) diluted 50:50 with water to fade it quite a bit, but not completely remove it. Now that it is faded, a cover-up tattoo should be easier.

Hugs, Julia

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Guest Mia J

Well I went in for my first treatment a few weeks ago and it was not bad. They blow very cold air over the area and when the laser fires there is a brief pain that builds up and then fades. Afterword they cover it and give you a cold pack to use which was interesting trying to keep it on my butt while going home. The pain level after they were done was like a moderate sunburn or second degree burn and it only lasted for about an hour.

Just like a sunburn it was sensitive to the touch for a few days and then started to itch. About a week after it was done it also peeled like a sunburn.

They estimated I would need four to six treatments to completely clear it off. The good news is that after the first treatment you really have to struggle to even read the writing. It is going to cost much more to get it off than it did getting it put on but will be worth it to both me and my spouse to be free of it.

Mia

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Mia,

I bet you are tremendously relieved to see such good results already..

I know I would be, too!

:) Svenna

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