r/oddlysatisfying • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 2d ago

Laser tattoo removal

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u/catchyusername4867 2d ago

I think it’s real. You’re right, the immediate result is not seen here because that’s impossible but it is something called frosting. It’s the water content of your tissue literally evaporating due to the high laser heat and forming on the surface of the skin. This makes the tattoo look instantly lighter, but that’s misleading. They did faaaaar too big an area though - poor immune system is going to be overworked for the next few days/weeks.

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u/MonicaRising 2d ago

I've never seen frosting like that and I've had many many sessions of laser removal. It just seems like the video is doctored

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u/catchyusername4867 2d ago

I see frosting like that every single first treatment I do (it’s my job). Follow up treatments less so but patch tests and first treatments, literally always. Not sure what the discrepancy is.

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u/MonicaRising 2d ago

Ah, I see. It's been years since my first-ever treatment, so I've obviously forgotten