I have a large black ink tattoo I would rather remove than cover up. What are the "viable" alternatives and can someone vouch for any of them? I know this is backwards for this forum but i figured if anyone knew it would be in here.
laser removal, several sessions. should be pretty easy to find in your city, i think dermatologists even have the machines now too. don't believe any of those pain free self applying creams or anything like that.
Best find one with a decent rep though. A friend of mine has had several laser removal sessions for a small back piece and it's still very visible.
Black is a VERY good candidate for laser removal. The technology has come a long way in the past few years. [y]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ZSd0G8Va58&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ZSd0G8Va58&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/y] embed is messed up but meh.
I'm fading out of my old old tattoos for easy cover up. I think it's going to cost me about $150 per session and it might take 2 sessions. I haven't had a consult yet though, that's just going by feedback from friends etc. I'm in Australia too...
I've thought about doing that to my right arm and starting over. I feel like I wasted a big space with something that doesn't look AWESOME. I can't decide if I want to just add to what I have or not though
i was wondering is that wrecking balm was any good.... looks like a gimmick, but you never know... it might actually work
i've done this. hurts like all hell. cost around $300 per 15 minute session (back in 1999 / 2000). all i had was the outline of what was going to be my tattoo. about 1hr was spent doing the outline and that was it (only black ink). went for 6 sessions before moving. i could stand to see a dermatologist to make it perfect but... most people that are on my boat never even notice it. a friend has had several removed and you would never guess he ever had any ink on those areas of his body.
I added to what I already had and now I have 2 tattoos stuck together. One looks awesome and the other looks old and not thought out well enough... I guess you can always try your luck.
I can't decide what I want to do. I need to see an artist to see what we can come up with... How much is a session of laser removal now?
$200+ per session depending on the size. http://www.newlookdallas.com/Tattoo_Removal.html (i called out of curiosity)
Their website says $200 per session for small tattoos(2in by 2in). I'd be curious to see how much mine would be. Hell, by the time I had it removed I could jsut get a lot more work done.
only black ink size, look at your hand then fan out your fingers. it was only the outline, think of a paint by number picture with nothing filled in. i think it comes down to how much ink needs to be removed.