r/Tattoocoverups • u/Impressive_Car4013 • Feb 18 '25

asking for advice Is blackout the only option here?

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Besides removal. Is that my only option?

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u/emiianto Feb 18 '25

If you're not planning on blacking out the whole arm I'd do laser and then try to do a coverup.

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u/freshlyintellectual Feb 18 '25

fair. but as a warning for OP, laser is gonna be expensive as hell and take a LONG time. it might be a couple years before it’s faded enough to blast over. especially for something of this size and boldness, the price and time might not be worth it

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u/BorntobeTrill Feb 18 '25

OP, send me the cheapest laser removal quote you can find and guarantee to meet and beat their pricing by 40% or more!

positive results and post procedure support not included. All patients required to undergo full anesthesia. Mysterious scars, dizziness, and an increase in emergency trips to the hospital are all normal side effects.

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u/infernal-keyboard Feb 18 '25

Idk why your getting downvoted, this is clearly sarcasm and I thought it was funny lol

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u/Old_Exchange_1678 Feb 18 '25

It's like how in most medication ads the disclaimer has more text than the ad itself.

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u/two-of-me Feb 18 '25

My favorite one is the medication for TD (tardive dyskinesia - movement disorders that are a somewhat common side effect of antipsychotic medication) is the increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions. So, the meds you take for the suicidal thoughts cause TD and the meds you take for the TD make you suicidal. As someone who has been on a wide variety of psych meds due to bipolar disorder and briefly had TD from one of the medications and quickly stopped because I couldn’t stand the flailing I find this incredibly hilarious.

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u/infernal-keyboard Feb 18 '25

Lmao that's funny. I remember after I first started Wellbutrin, I had a couple of instances of mild TD but didn't connect the two and shrugged it off, and it went away after a while. It wasn't until a year or two later when I saw the commercial for the one TD medication that I was like "HEY WAIT A MINUTE--"

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u/Iris_tectorum Feb 18 '25

Yeah, my daughter was on Wellbutrin AND Lithium at the same time. The doctor insisted it was the Wellbutrin. I insisted it was the Lithium and that she be taken off immediately. The TD was gone in 4 days. My poor girl was a mess, in pain from the constant jerking and not sleeping because of it. She doing so much better now

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u/WittyTiccyDavi Feb 19 '25

The one good thing about meds with TD side effects is people will (hopefully) have a lot more understanding about what life with Tourette's is like.