There are few things as cliché as that bad tattoo you got when you were wild & young. It may have seemed like a good idea to have your loved one immortalized on your skin. But what if that love passes or after a few years you just don't like the tat anymore ? That's unfortunately what happened to me. Some BIG, but also NOT nicely placed tattoos on the back of my leg, a very large one on my lower stomach from left to right, my neck & hands which I regretted almost immediately after getting it. And now I finally having them removed. A painful joke right?
Regret.
Most people who know me don't even know anything about my tattoos that are not visible, I will rarely talk about them. Or wear my hair up, hide my legs, neck, stomach… Unfortunately I can't hide my tattoos on my hands, but I'm constantly trying to hide the "failed" tattoos, which I've got covered up at that time hoping they would get "better and prettier" but they just got "bigger, uglier and darker" you can barely see what it is. I always think to myself "as long as people don't think I like those things" Quite a depressing way of life tbh.
Your past mistakes are meant to guide you, not define you.
A lot has happened in my life since the tattoos where placed. I have changed a lot compared to the past, let's say that with age comes wisdom and I have now left the "wild years" behind me, I notice that I no longer find my tattoos suitable for me. Given all the big changes in my life. Soo the fact that I want to have them removed did not come out of the blue. I noticed for some time that I tried to cover the tattoos more and more and I also didn't like it when people asked about it.
It just makes me feel really uncomfortable, & I also do this kinda out of respect to my Moroccan family (cause y'all know I'm half Morrocan half Belgian) It was even so bad for me that I hid from my family and kept myself away until I could laser them away, because I was ashamed of the mistakes I've made when I was younger and that's why I isolated myself and estranged myself to my own family which I now regret so much .. Luckily I'm picking up that bond again little by little !
Less is more.
So please if you ever want to get a tattoo, think it through carefully and make sure your artist can do your tattoo perfectly how you want it ! Cause also the pain of removing it would is much worse than getting the tattoo.
The big day.
A few weeks ago I decided to just go for it.
"To finally redeem myself" I made an appointment with doctor Karen from Sara Sin Clinic in Sint Martens Latem to have my tattoos removed using a Pico laser. A groundbreaking technology that uses ultra-short, high-pressure pulses to effectively absorb the ink. So my tattoos will disappear faster than with a normal laser.
At Sara Sin you will end up in a clinic with experienced specialists who perform aesthetic treatments. (Not just a beauty salon fyi) Here you are assured that you will receive a correct price & safe treatment from doctors who assist you!
THAT'S WHY I CHOOSE FOR SARA SIN CLINIC
Every moment is a fresh beginning.
At the appointment I had to fill in a fairly extensive medical history, I received some information before starting, we also discussed to start with the biggest tattoo on my stomach. (A cover up where there are now roses tattooed but where my ex boyfriend's name once stood)... A very stupid mistake to get a tattoo like that I know that now, sooo please take my example and never do something like that because sometimes things in your life don't turn out the way you envisioned. And you NEVER know that in advance.
Luckily Sara Sin Clinic can erase all your mistakes, like they never happened 😌⚡️
For me it literally felt like a relief, to finally be free from all the bad memories ! It was actually so emotional for me when this day had finally arrived ! I've wanted this for so long, erase everything the tattoos and all the thoughts and sad memories hanging around it ! I'm so grateful to Sara Sin Clinic that they help me with that 🤍✨
Let's talk laser.
Goggles on and ready to go ! My heart was pounding in my throat. But you really feel how they deal with the people that they have tons of experience, I was so nervous but they made me feel very comfortable before and during the treatment. So everything went very smoothly.
Doctor Karen said “I'll first do one shot with the laser to see how the skin reacts & to let you feel what a laser does. Then let me know if I can continue.” ZAP!⚡️My skin is touched by a sharp tap. (It felt like a rubber band that you shoot hard against the skin) It's not that bad, so I said she can just keep going.
But once the skin therapy has really started, the pain is unbearable. Because the tattoo is very big and placed in a sensitive area too.
On my small tattoos like my hands it wasn't too bad because this goes by super fast, and the treatment is very short. But for my stomach I've had to lay longer cause the tattoo was so much larger and that was painful after a while.
This of course also depends on person to person and how high your pain threshold is.
She told me the treatment could be completely painless, I wouldn't feel anything, they can optionally anesthetize if the pain is unbearable! Soo I think that's a good thing about a clinic cause they are allowed to do that. (You don't have this luck at a beauty salon)
After the treatment "aftercare is super important" With the right care of the wound not so much can go wrong !
This photo was taken just after the first treatment, a lot of white spots are already visible.
Black tattoos are easier to remove than colored ones, after 6 weeks I have my next treatment (I will need about 4 to 5 treatments)
How many treatments you'll need all depends on how long the tattoo has been there, how much ink is in it and how deep it is in your skin.
STAY TUNED !
If you want to know more about my other treatments. Also check out my stories of the laser removal below and follow me and SARA SIN their page to stay updated on how it all progresses. And if you want to know more stories what the other tattoos are all about.
If you have any questions feel free to dm me 🤍
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