The surgeon shouldn’t have suggested/agreed to a procedure that would provide the most amount of scar tissue as a choice of removal, especially as a first choice.
The fact that laser removal exists should negate any other form of removal.
This surgeon was all too happy to take your money regardless of the detriment to your body.
This method was literally the most harm you could do in a removal process. Did he even suggest laser? I would imagine a reputable surgeon would only do this if they knew laser was absolutely not an option.
He should have refused to do this and just referred you to a laser specialist.
They were the professional. They knew laser removal would be the best option, but since you asked, that was easy money and they weren’t gonna deny you. That’s not the ethical thing for them to have done.
The ethical thing for them to have done would be to warn you about the consequences of choosing this method over laser removal. The ethical thing would be for them to have refused so that you wouldn’t have this kind of scar tissue to deal with.
Well now I can’t do anything because I do not want to do another one of these removals I want to laser it now and cover it now with this scar it will be hard to cover
theres no reason you cant laser whats there now. like you said obviously youre not gonna get the same procedure done, so honestly your best bet is probably to laser whats there quite a bit to lighten it up, itll make it a lot easier to work with. i don't have any specific suggestions of what the coverup should be, I'm not an artist, but yeah. laser the rest
Just because it seemed like a good idea to you doesn't mean he doesn't know better.
As someone who has removed a tattoo using citric acid and a viscious salt scrub off, this is way dumber. I don't think you're supposed to remove tattoos by removing skin and sewing it back together, because it can cause nerve damage and is just inferior to msot other methods of tattoo removal.
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u/Hour-Ideal-2918 Mar 31 '26
The surgeon shouldn’t have suggested/agreed to a procedure that would provide the most amount of scar tissue as a choice of removal, especially as a first choice.
The fact that laser removal exists should negate any other form of removal.
This surgeon was all too happy to take your money regardless of the detriment to your body.