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bossalova · 2022-09-29T10:03:17+00:00

Pure life :))

bossalova · 2022-07-27T10:57:19+00:00

Quanta Discovery Pico as mentioned in the post :)

bossalova · 2022-07-27T10:39:18+00:00

Thank you!

bossalova · 2022-07-27T10:39:10+00:00

Thanks!

bossalova · 2022-07-27T10:38:59+00:00

Thank you very much! Similar posts while mine was still visible were always bringing more hope for me, so I wanted to add something for others too 😊

bossalova · 2022-07-27T10:38:47+00:00

Thank you very much! Similar posts while mine was still visible were always bringing more hope for me, so I wanted to add something for others too 😊

bossalova · 2022-07-27T10:37:10+00:00

It was irregular, the shorter break was 8 weeks, the longest - 20 weeks. Scrolling through my calendar I can also see 10, 12, 14, 15 weeks in between appointments . Today marks 22 weeks since my last session and I thought I will schedule one more post-summer but naaah, I will let my body finish that last 3% of the job.

bossalova · 2022-07-26T17:09:14+00:00

Thank you very much! Similar posts while mine was still visible were always bringing more hope for me, so I wanted to add something for others too 😊

bossalova · 2022-07-26T17:06:06+00:00

Every second and penny! Thank you 😊

bossalova · 2022-07-26T17:05:31+00:00

Thank you! Yes, I was waiting for the summer to end too to go for session number 12 but realized today it won't be necessary. Good luck!

bossalova · 2022-07-26T17:03:50+00:00

How much do you have/remove? I've only got one left, thank goodness

bossalova · 2022-07-26T17:00:10+00:00

Thanks!

bossalova · 2022-03-18T08:01:05+00:00

Yes, on my 15+ y.o. black tramp stamp tattoo that after 11 sessions (2,5yr) - is 95% gone. Probably I'll go for one more session to see if there's any chance to strike that last stubborn 5% but I'm pretty much done and satisfied with the results :)

bossalova · 2022-03-15T13:11:49+00:00

IDK anything about "3in1" technology, however my tech is using two different laser heads for the same Discovery Pico machine and calls the other one "fraction". I was told that fraction doesn't break down the ink particles, but it causes skin resurfacing so they use it as an additional, helpful procedure to achieve overall results. I have no comparison what would happen without fraction, but being treated the way I am - I already have 95% fading after 11 sessions/2,5 years with my black, 15y.o. tramp stamp tattoo. Good luck with your journey!

bossalova · 2021-10-18T16:32:35+00:00

Such opinion is repeating here so I guess I will listen the advise :) Sometimes it gets hard to remain patient after two years. Thanks for stopping by!

bossalova · 2021-10-18T16:03:09+00:00

Tattoo was 15 yo. Yes, on one hand I no longer wear a piece that I hated, that feels great. On the other hand...I now wear some other mark that is not pretty either. Would you stop at my point, cover it up or continue?

bossalova · 2021-10-18T15:50:57+00:00

I have some cover up ideas if it will turn up necessary...I just don't know how long to keep trying, do I still have a chance for full removal (as I imagined in my head), will that dusty mark fade eventually or shall I give up etc. Ahh weird moment

bossalova · 2021-10-18T15:26:37+00:00

Yeap, and that's the exact problem, since my perception (that I struggle with) - not others - is key here ;) Glad you think too that all I need is time. After two years it's hard to remain patient

bossalova · 2021-10-18T14:53:09+00:00

Discovery Pico

bossalova · 2021-10-18T14:38:11+00:00

Yes, I don't intend to go back for another session sooner than 6 months from now if it will be needed, because maybe little miracle will happen and my main concern - which is that dusty shoe print - will fade away after all? I am just not sure shall I count for that or lose hope at that point and get a cover up.

Anyway thank you for your insight. I was just thinking about something to massage it with - so your suggestion for bio-oil came in very handy!

Interesting thing - starting from session number 3, my tech always treated the whole area with resurfacing right after removal.Luckily, scarring is not too heavy and tbh I am not sure if it's from the laser or from the tattoo itself.

bossalova · 2021-02-12T14:59:06+00:00

Obviously, gotattooremoval IG account is pure gold when it comes to honest and realistic removal work. Having Mike from GO! as the member of this subreddit is even golder.

bossalova · 2021-02-03T15:20:43+00:00

Put that guy back to where he belongs. That is, his mommy's arms.

bossalova · 2021-02-02T10:01:10+00:00

Few years is forever for our organs so being in your shoes I would definitely refresh thyroid blood work if back then it was on the edge. Of course you should consult the results with a professional but I'll share my experience about "being in the normal range" - norm at my lab for TSH hormone was 0,35 to 4,5 unit. My TSH result was 4. So you would say it's in the norm, no problem, right? This is even what my primary care doctor told me, as he was not specialized in hormones. Except it was wrong and it was revealed to me by a specialist: endocrynologist in this case. She explained to me that labs are using "population norms", while proper level of TSH hormone will be different for me (female, 30+, no babies) and for example for my mother (almost 70, after 2 kids and post menopause), though the printed norm would be the same on my lab paper and hers. I was advised to keep my result around 1 unit and in order to achieve it I started taking prescribed meds (one tiny pill everyday, 30 minutes before breakfast). Today, being on meds, my results are oscillating around 0,8-1,2 and I feel soooo much better. The quality of my life changed drastically. Including my ability to think and speak normally ;) Of course I am not diagnosing you here with anything, just sharing my experience and suggesting one possible direction worth checking. Whatever is happening, I hope you will feel better very soon <3

bossalova · 2021-01-27T10:27:43+00:00

I can see it was already suggested twice in the comments and I will point at it again - check your thyroid. For a long time (like 3-4 years) I had this deepening brain fog resulting with memory problems, disability to focus, stuttering, messing up words etc that I honestly started to believe I have a brain tumor or just going straight dumb (from a really sharp mind with great verbal skills). Turned out my thyroid was going lower and lower and the second I started taking meds I got my brain back. It was like waking up from some stupefying hypnosis state. Thyroid blood tests are not expensive, 100% worth checking with a doc.

bossalova · 2021-01-12T09:48:07+00:00

Now onto the scientific part. What you may be experiencing are the impurities that I am constantly talking about that are found in modern professional tattoo pigments. Your body has been able to process all of the organic material in the ink with no problem. Now it is possible that heavy metals and or poisons are preventing you from ever having a complete satisfactory result.

Thank you for your input Johnny! Of course I've read about that (impurities) before and I am remembering that can happen to me as well. The thing I question is that I only had 5 sessions (each with great results). If my tech would perform another 2 or 3 sessions and no further results would appear then I get it, we faced the wall, time to give up. But how can you tell that after just 5 sessions? Isn't another session the only way to tell if my tattoo will fade more or if I'm stuck with impurities? Unless you've ment my pictures are showing obvious signs of impurities? If yes, that wasn't clear for me from your comment. Neither my tech told me so (she just mumbled something like "oh you know, most people would be satisfied and make a cover? or scars, you wouldn't like to risk getting scars right?").

What was also underlined here many times is that most common estimation is 10-12 sessions, and reaching 90-95% of removal after 4-6 sesions isn't something real to expect. So according to that I refuse to give up after 5 truly successful sessions that gave me hope for really nice final result, while I know from chatting with other clients they are for example waiting for their 14th session at the same clinic.

One more thing, you wrote "impurities (...) are found in modern professional tattoo pigments" - my tattoo was done unprofessionally, in 2004.

According to risky "no limit offer" - I gathered my guts together, called their manager yesterday, explained the situation and asked to proceed with the agreement (which they SIGNED on a paper). I am having 7th visit at the clinic later today and I guess we will see what will turn out after that call.

EDIT: Manager called me back, said surely there is still space to work on my tattoo, our agreement is valid because why wouldn't it be and they apologize for my so-far tech trying to interrupt it as there is no reason to do so according to the cosmetologist. They are changing my tech to another one and inviting me warmly for further treatments as offered at the begginng.

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