Cloak and Dagger Tattoo Removal

This customer came to us with a solid black tribal sleeve that had a lot of purple, blue and green worked into it. It was something he had done a long time ago, and over the years the rest of his tattoos had gone traditional and neo traditional, so this one no longer felt like his.
He wasn’t after full removal. We fade a lot of tattoos for cover ups and this was one of them. The job was to take it down far enough that an artist could put something new over the top. Without the laser first, a cover up would have meant another solid black sleeve with nothing you could really make out in it.
A tattoo like this one is where the PicoWay earns its keep. We used the 1064 to hit the black hard, the 730 for the blues, greens and purples, and the 532 for the red sitting inside the purple. A lot of lasers would have struggled with it.
The blacks came away quickly. By the third or fourth session they were already patchy and his skin was starting to show through again.
The lovely cover up is by Mike Stockings at Legacy. A lady head with a feathered headdress. You honestly cannot tell there is anything underneath it, which is no small thing on a sleeve that was solid black.

“Expect some discomfort with removal, but Kelly made sure to go at my pace, stopping when needing to.”
That’s the part people don’t realise. You’re not strapped in for a set run, if you need a break, you say so and we stop. It’s your session.
Kelly only carried on when Beth was ready, and made sure she knew what to expect from each one before it started.
Thank you 🙏
Free consultations and patch tests, link in bio.

Does it hurt? A bit, yes.
We’re not going to tell you it’s painless. It can be intense whilst it’s happening — but it’s over quickly, and for most tattoos the actual lasering is a few minutes or less.
To help make your treatment as comfortable as possible we always cool the skin before and during treatment. You’re also welcome to use topical numbing cream. And the patch test at your consultation lets you feel it on a small area before you commit to anything.
Being nervous beforehand is normal. It’s almost always the not-knowing rather than the thing itself, which is why we talk you through the whole process first and answer whatever you want to ask.
Free consultations and patch tests, link in bio.

Everybody here has tattoos. Everybody here has tattoos they don’t like.
Pretty much everyone in the shop has had laser at some point, so we’ve all been on both sides of it — getting tattooed, and getting it removed. That’s not something you’ll find at most clinics.
It means when you sit down with us, nobody’s judging the tattoo or asking why you got it. We’ve been in the chair too.
Which one of yours would you have removed? 👇

“The complete removal packages are really great value for money.”

Our complete removal packages cover the tattoo for as many sessions as you need, rather than session by session. Most tattoos take multiple sessions, so giving you one price at the start means you know exactly what you’ll be paying before you start your treatment with us.

Kate M had been to two other places before us and has since had several tattoos lasered here.

Thank you 🙏

Free consultations, link in bio.

Nilly’s a stunt performer who’s removing two pieces so she can take work that wants untattooed arms, whilst keeping her other tattoos.

Not everyone removing a tattoo regrets it. Sometimes it’s just what the job needs.

Start now and you’ll be well into it by next summer.

Removal runs on your body’s timeline, not yours. Sessions spaced at least 8 weeks apart, multiple sessions to get there — so the work you start in September is the reason you’re comfortable in a t-shirt next June.

Most people come to us in spring, when they want it gone by summer. That’s the wrong way round.

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