A large black tattoo on the shoulder, upper arm reached 75% fading after 2 sessions at New You Aesthetics.
Before (session 0) and after (session 2) at New You Aesthetics.
The tattoo
A large black tattoo on the shoulder, upper arm on Type II skin (fair, tans sometimes but often burns), 1–5 yrs old when treatment began.
Fitzpatrick Type II is favorable: tolerates standard energy settings with minimal pigmentation risk.
The upper arm is close to the axillary lymph nodes, which supports efficient clearance between sessions.
Timeline
2 sessions at 4-6 months intervals accounts for roughly 18 weeks of active treatment.
The laser
New You Aesthetics treated this case with the Q-Plus A, a nanosecond Q-switch platform.
For black ink, it operates at 1064 nm with a pulse duration of 6 ns.
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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