A medium black tattoo on the upper arm reached complete removal after 10 sessions at Erasable Med Spa over 2 years and 6 months. Total cost: $2,000.
Before (session 0) and after (session 10) at Erasable Med Spa.
The tattoo
A medium black tattoo on the upper arm — a cover-up on Type II skin (fair, tans sometimes but often burns), 8 years old when treatment began.
Fitzpatrick Type II is favorable: tolerates standard energy settings with minimal pigmentation risk.
Cover-up tattoos carry roughly twice the ink volume of a single-layer design, which extends session counts and timelines.
The upper arm is close to the axillary lymph nodes, which supports efficient clearance between sessions.
Timeline
10 sessions over 2 years, 6 months.
Sessions were spaced 8 weeks apart.
Cost
Erasable Med Spa: $2,000 across 10 sessions works out to $200 per session.
The average per-session rate in Tampa runs $143 to $459, so $200 sits within the local range.
The laser
Erasable Med Spa treated this case with the Enlighten, a picosecond platform.
For black ink, it operates at 1064 nm with a pulse duration of 660 ps, 750 ps & 2 ns.
Bottom line
Cover-up tattoos carry roughly twice the ink of a single-layer design: plan for more sessions and a longer timeline than a standard removal.