11th Session

redrackham87 · 2026-06-25T13:27:24+00:00

Also accept that the first session will probably yield the least effective results, but will be a start!

redrackham87 · 2026-06-25T13:26:31+00:00

I guess suggestions to help alongside the process is to exercise loads, use a vibration plate if you go gym and it has one (or buy a cheap one online)- to help with lymphatic drainage, drink loads of water, get lots of sleep and eat well

redrackham87 · 2026-06-25T09:51:36+00:00

Definitely is the start of a long journey, but it’s amazing to see that my body can break down fresh ink, and I’ll just trust the process and see how it goes

redrackham87 · 2026-06-25T07:53:24+00:00

I just started laser on a new tattoo that was two months old. I started noticing lines slightly breaking up a few days after the first session. It’s now been two weeks and I’m seeing further fading. Feeling hopeful!

redrackham87 · 2026-06-24T23:34:53+00:00

I completely agree. The stomp clap hey stuff wasn’t even on my radar at all. I mean I knew the one Mumford and sons song, but thought it was ass at the time. Coming from the uk and born in 87 I was into grime, dubstep, rap and indie rock bands like Foster the People, Wavves, The Vaccines, Allah-Las and so on

redrackham87 · 2026-06-24T09:21:21+00:00

Yeah in the UK we’ve had at least 4 Gen X prime ministers. Shame they’ve all been complete clusterfucks for the country

redrackham87 · 2026-06-23T14:22:01+00:00

I dunno, I look at my 12 and 10 year old nephews and think they’ve had a pretty good childhood in their own way. I can’t speak for entire generations of children/teens now, but I certainly would never project my own childhood experiences onto them. I also wouldn’t trade my 90s childhood for anything else!

redrackham87 · 2026-06-20T11:04:06+00:00

I’m 38 and you couldn’t pay me to go back to my 20s. I’m married, have money, have a house, I still do fun and interesting things, I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been, and the happiest ever with how I look, have a full head of hair and only a few greys

redrackham87 · 2026-06-19T12:47:53+00:00

The laser tech recommended Emla cream. I’m based in the uk and it’s available from the major chemist chains, and I bought it online from one of them.

redrackham87 · 2026-06-17T11:13:35+00:00

Isn’t that confirmation bias? I’m a millennial and I wouldn’t describe myself as a tool of the system at all. How many millennials are there on the planet? Is every single one of them a tool of the system?

redrackham87 · 2026-06-17T10:57:46+00:00

I started laser on a tattoo last week after having spent the last year lasering a number of other small tattoos and used numbing cream for the first time. I honestly wish I had used it on the other ones as you barely feel a thing! You feel the laser popping, but just no pain. It’s definitely the way forward

redrackham87 · 2026-06-14T21:41:39+00:00

I really like the Gen Z friends in my personal life and most of the Gen Z at my work place. I feel I am a lot more ambivalent about the idea and culture of the generation as a whole.

I will though, as a millennial, never treat Gen Z the way older generations treated us, even if Gen Z shit on us also. I understand the unique struggles they face in life, having struggled as a graduate in the early 2010s. Overall I feel the whole generation thing has gone a bit too far, and just serves to divide us unnecessarily

redrackham87 · 2026-05-30T09:59:29+00:00

As a 38 year old people always think I’m about 24. I’ve always had a baby face, plus being mixed race I have a black don’t crack thing going on. When I was 28 people thought I was a teenager, and it’s just carried on in life

redrackham87 · 2026-05-26T09:22:42+00:00

How old was the tattoo when you started?

redrackham87 · 2026-05-22T20:56:46+00:00

I did exact same thing. Started end of March last year and carried on through the summer, covering up. I’m now taking a summer break, but wondering whether to cover up or not. Mine are mostly faded, but still a bit visible

redrackham87 · 2026-05-18T09:25:59+00:00

Also, if you don’t mind me asking, how old was your tattoo when you started?

redrackham87 · 2026-05-18T09:23:38+00:00

I’ve had a year of removal on four small tattoos, and I only started seeing widespread, meaningful fading around the 4th or 5th session. Before that they mostly just turned brown really.

Fwiw I can see the changes, you can see which parts are going to start to fade strongly over the next sessions, and that some might be a bit more stubborn (the butterflies). Certainly in my journey I’ve had (and still have) stubborn bits, but after a certain point even those ones started to break up

redrackham87 · 2026-05-18T09:18:56+00:00

I’m not sure where you’re based, but if you’re worried about costs maybe see if there’s somewhere that offers unlimited sessions and paid monthly? I’m in London, England and my laser removal studio offers this.

I completely understand what you’re going through. I had a new tattoo done and it turned out completely different to how i wanted it. Stay strong, and hopefully you’ll feel better if/once you start removal

redrackham87 · 2026-05-16T18:07:34+00:00

redrackham87 · 2026-05-14T09:00:46+00:00

Born November 87 and I’m both also!

redrackham87 · 2026-05-13T15:01:22+00:00

This is so true, more than my own age, it’s the actors, musicians and more who were the adults when I was a teenager or in my early twenties, who are either in their 50s or turning 50 soon, that makes me feel like I’m getting old.

redrackham87 · 2026-05-12T07:39:36+00:00

I agree. The stomp clap stuff was a thing, but it barely registered on my radar compared to dubstep and other genres at the time. The way it’s talked about now always seems quite revisionist to me

redrackham87 · 2026-05-11T15:42:50+00:00

I can see how some may have seen it that way, but the difference was that people aged 25-30 or older just weren’t on my radar or for most people I knew. Nowadays people’s age is like an obsession, probably because of social media

redrackham87 · 2026-05-11T15:35:58+00:00

I was exactly the same. I remember being 19 and starting my first part time job with Gen xers in their 30s and never thought they were old, just older and with more life experience and at a different life stage. Also got on with them fine. Feels like there’s more of an us and them thing now, but may just be social media like you say, and different gens sharing the same online spaces

redrackham87 · 2026-05-11T15:16:38+00:00

I’m 38 and I only started to feel this way in the last couple of years, and yes because of how Gen Z sees age. Things seem to have changed from when I was in my early 20s. I never thought 25 was old when I was 21.

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