10/27/09

Great results so far with Fraxel.

by Robbie847

I have really bad acne scars, so I was looking for Fraxel treatment for it. I went to TMD Medspa since they are near where I live and a friend recommended it. The treatment was a little stingey but kind of relaxing at the same time. The next day, my face was a little red but not too bad. By the end of the week, I had a rough feel to my face and used exfoliating scrub for that. Anyway, a month out, I see quite a difference in the smoothness and color of my cheek skin. So far so good!

• Pros: great service, nice atmosphere
• Cons: couldn't get an appointment the same week

05/23/09

SO happy with results!

by AllieJ

I am on my 6th tattoo removal treatment at Tattoo MD and so far so good! My tattoo is fading well and i will probably need a few more treatments, but it is worth the wait because I really want this tattoo gone. The staff told me from the start that it is hard to exactly predict how many treatments it would take to remove it completely (because of how the treatment works and there are a couple different colors in it) but they gave me a really great price for my treatments and make every visit pleasant. I feel very comfortable there and the place is really nice inside. I would definitely recommend Tattoo MD to anyone.

• Pros: very professional and nice staff; good results; easy parking
• Cons: takes multiple treatments for complete removal

05/19/09

Don't expect complete removal

by LauraSM

I would not recommend this clinic if you have a large tattoo with many colors that you need removed. I have a large colorful piece across my lower back that I wanted completely gone. In my consultation I was assured that after my 8 sessions that I paid for in advance at $1,000 a piece for a total of $8,000 that there would only be "a little green left we'd have to touch up".

After 8 sessions my tattoo is still there, it's very faded, but very much still there. I went to them on and off over the course of 2+ years waiting more than the recommended 8 weeks in between treatments because it was so painful each time I went, even with numbing that I dreaded going back.

The staff was very nice and the NP that did most of my treatments did her best, but I think they are not honest about the results you'll get from the start. On the day of my last treatment I spoke to the office manager and told her I was unhappy with how much of my tattoo was still left and she looked at my back and said, "Oh yeah, well I would say a piece like that would take at least 16 if not 20 treatments".

Well, that would have been information I would have like to have given to me in my consultation. When I told her what I was told in my initial consult, she looked back in my chart and said, "Oh, I don't even know who this person is who did your consult, she doesn't even work here anymore".

When I asked if I could get further treatments at a discounted rate of say half price or so for the rest of my treatments since my tattoo was only half gone, they said they couldn't do that. The best they could offer me was like $800 a treatment.

After spending $8,000 with them, you'd think they'd offer a little better customer service, but once they have your money they don't really care. On top of it they are doing botox, IPL and all kinds of other things. They seem to just want to make as much money as they can in the aesthetics industry when it seems to me they really need to focus on what they supposedly specialize in, TATTOO removal.

If you have a small little tattoo that was homemade they can probably handle it, or if you are just looking to fade an existing tattoo for a better cover up they can definitely to that. But, if you have a large, professionally done tattoo that you want totally removed, it will take a lot more treatments and money than they initially tell you.

• Pros: Nice Staff
• Cons: Unrealistic expectations