A tattoo blue tattoo on the forearm reached 75% fading after 6 sessions at Dermacare over 1 year and 2 months. Total cost: $704.
Before (session 0) and after (session 6) at Dermacare.
The tattoo
A medium blue tattoo on the forearm on Type I skin (very fair, always burns), 1–5 yrs old when treatment began.
Fitzpatrick Type I allows the highest laser energy settings with the lowest risk of pigmentation changes.
The forearm drains adequately but sits further from the major lymph nodes of the torso.
Timeline
6 sessions at 6-8 weeks intervals accounts for roughly 35 weeks of active treatment.
The total reported duration was 1 year and 2 months, which means roughly 25 weeks of gaps between sessions.
That spacing is within the generally accepted 6 to 12 week range.
Cost
Dermacare: $704 across 6 sessions works out to $117 per session.
Reputable providers typically charge $350 to $700 per session; at $117, this is well below market rates, pointing to package pricing.
The laser
Dermacare treated this case with the PicoPlus, a picosecond platform.
For blue ink, it operates at 1064 nm with a pulse duration of 450 ps.
For blue ink, it operates at 595 nm with a pulse duration of 450 ps.
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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