Tattoo Removal Consultation

[Ponyup]

The surgen was very confident in the fact that that tattoo is removable, she however, could not give me any idea on how many sessions it would take. She said I should plan for more & then i'll be happy when it takes less. She said most can be removed in 6-10; she thinks mine might be on the 6 side because there is already some fading just from wear. It will be a little more per session then I was expected, but not unreasonable. My first session is Jan. 30th. The website says I can get one every month, but the surgeon stated that it will depend on my rate of healing. I will have a follow up with her 2 weeks after my first treatment. She gave me a brochure from the company that supplies the laser to them & they have a picture of a black flower like mine that was hardly visible after only 2 treatments, so here's hoping. It sounds like I might be wearing a bandaid on my big toe all summer, 1. so no one sees the tattoo & 2. because the treatments make the skin sensative to sunlight. I might have to actually tell my mom about it because she might get suspision when I wear a bandaid for 6 months straight.

I realized this morning that it wasn't my mom that's bothering me about the tattoo, true disappointing her makes me feel aweful, but the real reason I want it gone is because I plan to start trying to have a baby soon & I don't want to embarrass my kids with such an obvious tattoo. This may sound weird, but i live in a very conservative community & I already have all this emotion surrounding just the idea of having a baby & wanting that child to think highly of me.

While at my consultation I asked about removing my shoulder one, just in case. She said it would be much harder because of the greens in it. That's not as big of a deal because my every day wear covers it with no problem & I'm sure as i get older I can even find bathing suits that cover it, since it right on my bra strap line & very small.

Thank you all for being supportive. I'm still feeling some nerves from this whole ordeal, but I think they will start to wear off. Again the surgeon was very confident that it could be removed.