A small black tattoo on the neck reached 75% fading after 6 sessions at Ethos Spa over 1 year and 6 months. Total cost: $960.
Before (session 0) and after (session 6) at Ethos Spa.
The tattoo
A small black tattoo on the neck on Type I skin (very fair, always burns).
Fitzpatrick Type I allows the highest laser energy settings with the lowest risk of pigmentation changes.
The neck has dense lymphatic tissue nearby, making it one of the more favorable locations for clearance.
Timeline
6 sessions at 10-12 weeks intervals accounts for roughly 55 weeks of active treatment.
The total reported duration was 1 year and 6 months, which means roughly 22 weeks of gaps between sessions.
That spacing is within the generally accepted 6 to 12 week range.
Cost
Ethos Spa: $960 across 6 sessions works out to $160 per session.
Reputable providers typically charge $350 to $700 per session; at $160, this is well below market rates, pointing to package pricing.
The laser
Ethos Spa treated this case with the PicoSure, a picosecond platform.
For black 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.
Bottom line
The last 5 to 10 percent of clearance is consistently the hardest phase: residual ink sits deepest, immune response slows, and the composition of what remains is unknown.
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