My Laser Chronicles....

[Scott R]

nice Ian, I dont know why I have never been offered lidocane but as it turns out I am a slow reactor to the canes and when getting dental work I often feel lots of pain then next day am numb as shit

[ian]

I'm getting it done at a dermatologist so they have a bunch of different lasers and procedures they do that require numbing creams

[WeRnDoG]

Good progress man, who are you lineing up to do the new piece? I'm thinking of lasering one of my sleeves, it's not badly done but I didn't put a lot if thought in to it and being on your arms you have to look at that all day.

[ian]

I don't want to jinx anything by saying who but I will say that he's in San Francisco ;)

[WeRnDoG]

You can't go wrong in S.F for tattoos that's for sure. Look forward to seeing the start of your new piece after laser.

[hogg]

Hey.....I just want complete information about tattoo removal method. Is their any side effect of this treatment. Can anyone help me. Looking forward for your reply.

Tell us more about yourself.

[Hogrider]

Hey.....I just want complete information about tattoo removal method. Is their any side effect of this treatment. Can anyone help me. Looking forward for your reply.

Maybe you could do your own research using this new fangled thing called google.

[ian]

I just had my wife take an updated picture of my back, here's a before picture...

and how it looks now, this is 2 months after 3 sessions on the black and one session on the grey (and a week in the Maui sun :D )

The tattooer doing the cover up said 2 more sessions and at least 4 months heal time should be enough to start the cover up. I'm getting another treatment in 2 weeks...

[MadeIndelible]

Seems to be coming along nicely!

[Dumpleton]

Sorry if I missed it, what are you going to tattoo on your back after the removal process is finished?

[bulldog]

@ian

The bottom half has been well knocked out and the top half is considerable lighter, wish i only had black instead of the green, purple and blue shit i'm trying to lighten.

Any ideas on the new back piece?

[ian]

4 sessions down, (hopefully) one more to go!

OUCH!

[Avery Taylor]

4 sessions down, (hopefully) one more to go!

OUCH!

That looks rough, but only one left. I hope that it feels a little better than it looks.

[ian]

took a new pic, here's a few pictures from the past month...

June 2

June 21

Today- July 7

Technically this past session shouldn't really start to fade until the 6 week mark so between that and what it should fade from one more session I should be good to go. So glad I went through with this and I'll be happier once the new tattoo gets started :D

[CultExciter]

@ian , this is looking really good. I know you are getting very stoked. I am very stoked to finally have you give us a little insight onto who is going to be doing your back. Sneaky sneaky!

[ian]

Side by side, a week after the first session and today...

[Scott R]

@ian i think your done homie

[Kev]

So what's going over it- Eagle/snake?

[SStu]

how many sessions is that total?

[ian]

how many sessions is that total?

The black has been hit 4 times and the grey at the top and bottom has been hit once.

I plan to hit all the black one more time, when I met the artist that is doing the cover up he said to get a total of 5 sessions on the black and one on the grey......

[ian]

last session...

yummy...

[YOMONEY]

fuck.. im in the market to get part of my sleeve removed.. i can take pain, but this does not look good! the results seem to, though.. im being met by stand-offish receptionists at derm. offices who claim on the internet to do this procedure.. this last lady.. "we do not, nor do we know anybody who does.. goodbye.. *click*"..

[ian]

when the laser starts, be prepared to ask yourself "is this what I really want?"

[YOMONEY]

that bad? the way people in the community act as if almost this is all part of the game now.. i have a consultation next week.. just some bullshit script i got a long time ago that id like rid of.. no pain, no gain..

[ian]

no pain, no gain..

exactly :D

fortunately it goes much faster than getting a tattoo but yes, that shit hurts...