I’m sorry, if this is a typo, you’ve lost me.
Do you think a lot of people are getting tattoos with the idea that they’ll just zip them off if they ever get tired of them/have to remove them for career reasons?
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### Author:  [@Ura-Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ura-Maru)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/44 "2011-07-05T20:27:47Z")
Would it make the process easier to endure if the nurse was to, say, dress in a modified imperial uniform and call you a ‘bothan rebel scum!!’ while doing it?
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It turned out ‘pain management director’ didn’t mean what she thought it did . . .
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### Author:  [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/45 "2011-07-05T23:46:02Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> I’m sorry, if this is a typo, you’ve lost me.
>
> Do you think a lot of people are getting tattoos with the idea that they’ll just zip them off if they ever get tired of them/have to remove them for career reasons?
That should have said. MEDI SPA. Not MEDUSA damn iPad autocorrect. I don’t think people get tattoos with those thoughts. I’ve had mine for a 1/3 of my life on this planet, then one day woke up and said. Ok time to get them off. I never really thought about being a provider until I met the woman of waking life (trust me, plenty of “woman of my dreams” but I never woke up til I met Katie). Things change, I doubt anyone has any thoughts about ease of removal, cause of the “I’m always going to love the Tasmanian devil” attitude of tattoos.
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### Author:  [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/46 "2011-07-05T23:47:03Z")
> [@Ura-Maru](#):
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> Would it make the process easier to endure if the nurse was to, say, dress in a modified imperial uniform and call you a ‘bothan rebel scum!!’ while doing it?
>
> –
> It turned out ‘pain management director’ didn’t mean what she thought it did . . .
Only if it was a latex modified imperial uniform
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### Author:  [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/47 "2011-07-05T23:52:23Z")
> [@lorene](#):
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> I ask mainly because I have a tattoo on my ankle that I wouldn’t mind getting rid of. Like you, I don’t have deep and abiding regret for it, not at all. I wear clothes that show it everywhere except for work, no problem. At the time when I got it, I never imagined that I would venture outside the career arena that I was in, but now I work in a fairly corporate environment. I would like to more freely wear skirts in the summer. It’s enough of a hindrance enough of the year that I might just bite the bullet and get it done if I can shop around for a good place to do so.
Look for the ConBio medlite c6 laser and go to a doctor or a medspa. Don’t go to a tattoo parlor that uses a UV laser. I’m happy at the rate they are fading.
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### Author:  [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/48 "2011-07-06T00:34:27Z")
> [@](#):
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> How many treatments will it take for you to be finished?
Is this question offensive, in some way I’m not seeing?
How much did you pay for the initial tattoos?
How much, all up, will it cost to remove them?
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### Author:  [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/49 "2011-07-06T02:22:53Z")
> [@elbows](#):
>
> Is this question offensive, in some way I’m not seeing?
>
> How much did you pay for the initial tattoos?
> How much, all up, will it cost to remove them?
I’m sorry, Im sorry must have missed this.
After today , the nurse said about 4 more, so 7-9 total.
I paid 345 dollars for both tattoos, I will pay 1050-1500 to have them removed. Bad investment
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### Author:  [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/50 "2011-07-06T12:59:26Z")
> [@Analogue\_Skywalker](#):
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> Its done at a plastic surgerons off site medusa
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> I’m sorry, if this is a typo, you’ve lost me.
> [@Analogue\_Skywalker](#):
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> That should have said. MEDI SPA. Not MEDUSA damn iPad autocorrect.
I thought Medusa was lasreing off your tattoos rather than turning you to stone.
> [@Analogue\_Skywalker](#):
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> I paid 345 dollars for both tattoos, I will pay 1050-1500 to have them removed. Bad investment
Well, except for the 10 years that you’ve had them and loved them, correct? 🙂
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### Author:  [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/51 "2011-07-07T18:57:38Z")
i hope all is going well and fading.
is the cover-up skin stuff not an option for you? that is the really heavy makeup/lotion that people use to cover tattoos, blemishes, scars, icky veins, etc.
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### Author:  [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/52 "2011-07-07T19:11:01Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#):
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> i hope all is going well and fading.
>
> is the cover-up skin stuff not an option for you? that is the really heavy makeup/lotion that people use to cover tattoos, blemishes, scars, icky veins, etc.
Coming from a theatrical makeup person, that stuff doesn’t work nearly as well under natural and commercial lighting as it does under stage and photography lighting.
It takes an asslot of it to cover tattoos completely. Scars and odd coloring like varicose veins aren’t nearly as hard to mask in comparison.
Also, if the person tends to sweat or has the tattoo in a location that is chafed by skin or clothing, the concealer has to be re-applied every few hours.
Finally, because the stuff is so heavily pigmented itself, it’s nearly impossible to remove from clothing once it gets on there.
You can cover the concealer with something called barrier spray, which helps keep down the transfer of pigment to clothes/skin, but even that isn’t permanent, and still has to be refreshed every few hours.
Think about it this way, would you want to be the guy that has to take 15 to 30 minute “makeup breaks” at 11 am and 3 pm every day at work?
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### Author:  [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/53 "2011-07-07T19:44:33Z")
> [@Lasciel](#):
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> Coming from a theatrical makeup person, that stuff doesn’t work nearly as well under natural and commercial lighting as it does under stage and photography lighting.
>
> It takes an asslot of it to cover tattoos completely. Scars and odd coloring like varicose veins aren’t nearly as hard to mask in comparison.
>
> Also, if the person tends to sweat or has the tattoo in a location that is chafed by skin or clothing, the concealer has to be re-applied every few hours.
I also find that it’s very difficult for the lay person to do well. I can cover my tattoo well enough to wear under light-colored stockings, but without them, it’s pretty obvious that I covered something up. I have read about some other products that are supposedly more blendable and I’m willing to try, but it’s also difficult to have an extra 20 minutes or so in the morning to get all of the shading right.
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### Author:  [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/54 "2011-07-07T21:22:19Z")
**Analogue Skywalker** – you are a true Doper–who else would volunteer to be shot with a 1920s Style Death Ray, just to tell us how it feels?
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### Author:  [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/55 "2011-07-08T00:53:49Z")
> [@lorene](#):
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> I thought Medusa was lasreing off your tattoos rather than turning you to stone.
>
> Well, except for the 10 years that you’ve had them and loved them, correct? 🙂
Truth!
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### Author:  [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/56 "2011-07-08T00:56:03Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#):
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> i hope all is going well and fading.
>
> is the cover-up skin stuff not an option for you? that is the really heavy makeup/lotion that people use to cover tattoos, blemishes, scars, icky veins, etc.
I tried derma blend, it works for 2 hours then my shirt collar rubs it off leaving a peach stained shirt and visible tattoos. Plus it takes 3 hrs to apply with the drying between layers
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### Author:  [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/57 "2011-07-08T01:01:01Z")
> [@Lasciel](#):
>
> Coming from a theatrical makeup person, that stuff doesn’t work nearly as well under natural and commercial lighting as it does under stage and photography lighting.
> It takes an asslot of it to cover tattoos completely. Scars and odd coloring like varicose veins aren’t nearly as hard to mask in comparison.
> Also, if the person tends to sweat or has the tattoo in a location that is chafed by skin or clothing, the concealer has to be re-applied every few hours.
> Finally, because the stuff is so heavily pigmented itself, it’s nearly impossible to remove from clothing once it gets on there.
> You can cover the concealer with something called barrier spray, which helps keep down the transfer of pigment to clothes/skin, but even that isn’t permanent, and still has to be refreshed every few hours.
> Think about it this way, would you want to be the guy that has to take 15 to 30 minute “makeup breaks” at 11 am and 3 pm every day at work?
And that sums up my experience with makeup. Which is why they gave me special permission to wear a turtleneck. My wife is a professional musical theatre actress and she was doing the make up. And it totally didn’t work for more than 2 hrs
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### Author:  [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/58 "2011-07-08T01:03:03Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#):
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> **Analogue Skywalker** – you are a true Doper–who else would volunteer to be shot with a 1920s Style Death Ray, just to tell us how it feels?
Aww shucks, that means alot coming from some I respect on this board. Thanks!!! I also want to tell you that the laser nurse’s name is Rio.
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### Author:  [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/59 "2011-07-08T01:11:58Z")
> [@Analogue\_Skywalker](#):
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> I tried derma blend, it works for 2 hours then my shirt collar rubs it off leaving a peach stained shirt and visible tattoos. Plus it takes 3 hrs to apply with the drying between layers
i had no idea. once again, the sdmb comes through with specialized knowledge.
i don’t know about being the 11 and 3 make up break guy… i did work with 2 men (different companies) who were known for their 3pm “library” break. if they borrowed a newspaper or magazine from me, i told them keep it.
turtlenecks worked very well for seiji ozawa…
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### Author:  [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-shot-in-the-neck-with-laser-beams-tomorrow/587863/60 "2011-07-08T01:16:38Z")
Once you are done, would you be willing to post before and after photos? I’d like to see how effective the treatment is for you.
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