Has anyone had there unwanted tattoo removed by excision?

love2shop

Hi everyone,

I am new to the boards. i am hoping to find someone who has had there tattoo removed by having it surgically cut out....

I have a small 3"x3" tat on my shoulder and I have had about ten or twelve laser treatments that faded it alot but it is still there. I then got two tattoo erase treatments and am now left with scars wherever the needle hit my skin. S0o now I am left with a bad ass tattoo that is covered with scars and is just mangled. I feel my only solution now is to have it cut out.

The clane hospital in Kildare offer this treatment. Does anybody know about it...is it worth it?? is it painful??etc..

Thanks in advance for any info...

oh btw its a taz on my shoulder:mad:

amazingemmet

Any Pics of it?

Star Lord

I'd imagine that it'd be something akin to a skin graft...

I'd also say would you consider getting a cover-up tattoo done, where you get a new tattoo of something you like (And won't go off this time!) that will cover/mask your old tattoo? It would be a lot cheaper and I'd imagine it'd be less painful and leave less of a mark on your arm than getting the skin removed from the area and new skin grafted in!!!

amazingemmet

They don't graft skin back in the excision method just cut it out and leave it scar up.

Hellrazer

Brother in law got all of his removed by excision because he didnt like them anymore

To be honest the scars look worse than the tattoos ever did.

The Artist

Hellrazer wrote: »

Brother in law got all of his removed by excision because he didnt like them anymore

To be honest the scars look worse than the tattoos ever did.

id say excision would be expensive to have done?Would it depend on the size of the tattoo,i suppose ye could get this done on the medical card?If i was done can a tattoo still de done on the after the surgery?

Star Lord

davey180 wrote: »

id say excision would be expensive to have done?Would it depend on the size of the tattoo,i suppose ye could get this done on the medical card?If i was done can a tattoo still de done on the after the surgery?

Wouldn't say it could be done on the medical card, as it'd be elective, cosmetic surgery.

I still think that a coverup tattoo is the best way to go, the excision sounds uglier the more I think about it, with pretty bad results too.

Shelli

If there is a severe amount of scaring left from the tattoo erase treatment would it be possible to tattoo over the scar tissue? I may be a bit late for a cover up.

Star Lord

Would really depend on the extent of the scarring.

love2shop

Thanks for the info. Here is a pic of the half tattoo/scars:(....

It doesnt look the best sorry but the tats on my shoulder so it was awkward to get a picture. The skin is all lumpy to the touch from the tattoo e-rase scarring.

I dont want to get a cover-up as I just dont want a tattoo on my shoulder. I got this one when I was 15 and now that Im 27 I have outgrown it. I have another on my lower back which I love and a small one on my ankle also. I just dont want one on my shoulder.

This tat cost me £45 to get and has cost me almost €1500 so far to try and remove it so kids be warned;)

HELLRAZER~could you get a pic of you bro-in-laws scar or get a price from him to give me an idea and where did he get it done?~thanks a million:D

Star Lord

Wow, that's a good case against anyone using that tattoo e-rase!

Also an argument for waiting till you're old enough to get a tattoo...

Hope you get sorted love2shop!