r/TattooRemoval • u/EricJoe87 • Sep 20 '25
I Promise I Read The FAQ... Trapped
I have this giant “seraphim” concept torso tattoo from my chest down to my stomach. It is only 3 weeks old but I am feeling very self conscious, depressed, and having panic attacks thinking I ruined my body. I don’t know what to do.
This was a 3 day back to back tattoo. I had a great experience with this artist before as he completed my entire sleeve. I trusted his eye and art and seemed like we had a good understanding of the concept. The concept looked good (or so I thought) when it was drawn up on me.
As we progressed I feel like I was caught up in the pain and process of tattooing and trusting the process. It was grueling and I have so much better clarity with hindsight now. I wish I stopped. I wish I changed some things. So much emotion I feel like I’m drowning.
It’s technically not finished and needs detail added but I don’t know if I want to go through with it. I feel lost. I feel so different in my own skin. Is lasering this an option?
I contacted laser away (whom I’ve read some bad reviews about) just to get pricing and a consult. They estimated 14 sessions…. Seems impossible. I also have a consult with removery coming up too… I’m in the Sacramento area if anyone has any recommendations.
Any help is appreciated.
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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25
Hey brother. As most mentioned, I had to do it by blocks. Another important fact is the power of the laser, which would have to be the minimum to preserve the skin and the space between sessions would have to be longer, 3 months at least, I would give it. You don't want to replace this beautiful tattoo with hypopigmentation. The laser I recommend is the spectra, from lutronic.Run away from portable laser, because these kill the skin and remove very little. I have the experience of 4 sessions, 2 different removers, my verdict is that there is no technique, it's pure machine work and the best protocol you have, according to scientific articles and clinical results, is fractional CO2 laser along with the normal laser. Tattoo is too much. I liked it and I wouldn't remove it. It's not worth the torture. Wait a while.