A tattoo black and teal tattoo on the feet, upper torso, shoulder reached 50% fading after 6 sessions at Removery over 25 years.
After 6 sessions at Removery.
The tattoo
A medium black and teal tattoo on the feet, upper torso, shoulder, more than 10 years old when treatment began.
The shoulder has good proximity to the axillary lymph nodes, supporting clearance between sessions.
Older ink benefits from years of natural immune-driven fading: macrophages have been working on the particles throughout the tattoo's life, reducing effective density before treatment begins.
Timeline
6 sessions over 25 years.
Cost
Removery did not share a total cost. For reference, the average per-session rate in San Antonio runs $153 to $463, which would put a 6-session treatment in the $918 to $2,778 range.
The laser
Removery treated this case with the PicoSure, a picosecond platform.
For black and teal ink, it operates at 755 nm with a pulse duration of 550 - 750 ps.
For black and teal ink, it operates at 1064 nm with a pulse duration of 550 - 750 ps.
PicoSure's black ink adapter (1064nm) is considered largely ineffective by most experienced providers; the native 755nm is its strength.
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