What Were You Inking? Denver Tattoo Removal

I emailed them with some questions several months ago and am still waiting for answers.

After going to three different tattoo removal shops, I feel like I’m actually qualified to give a constructive review. There are 4 reasons why I strongly recommend What Were You Inking?:
1) Type of Laser: Make sure you got to a tattoo removal shop that only uses their laser for tattoo removal! Lots of salons use the same laser for tattoo and hair removal, which means you get a lower quality laser that’s over-​used and not as effective. This places has a top-​of-​the-​line laser specifically for tattoo removal.
2) Price: This place is the most reasonably priced of all three places I’ve been. Tattoo removal is super expensive (because you have to get several treatments), so every little discount really adds up!
3) Friendly: The woman who helped me out was super friendly and personable. This is crucial because this sh*t is PAINFUL. You need someone nice and patient, who will give you all the breaks you need and talk you through the process.
4) Aggressive (in a REALLY good way): I always felt like the other places I went for tattoo removal didn’t set the laser to a strong enough level. It seemed that they were sort of manipulating me so I’d have to come in for even MORE sessions. Of course, for your first session, you definitely want them to be delicate because you don’t know how your skin will react. But since I’ve had a few sessions at other places, I want each one to be as effective as possible. These guys listened to my needs, truly understood how my skin would react, and made sure the session was as effective as possible. I’ve had great results and no scarring.
Check this place out!

Jill is great super friendly and always on time. I have been 2 times so far with great results probably need at least one more visit and I will definitely be going back. Would highly recommend this place prices are great and so far results are better then expected.

I went in yesterday for a tattoo removal. The owner is very informative, very friendly, and gives great prices. The shop is clean and the décor is super cute! I will definitely be back!

I love this place! Jill, who does my tattoos removals, is very personable, friendly, and professional. I’ve been 5 times and you can barely see my tattoo at all. Their equipment is high tech, the décor is fun, and the staff is amazing!

The five stars right now is for Jill’s service and for her professionalism. I will sign off on those 5 stars when the tat is officially gone!
I have been posting pics along the way so click at the top of the review page to see results.
First session Update:
Painful process, folks. Take a vicodin or something for pain. Otto did my first session and it took about 10 minutes to zap my Tinkerbell (gawd. Why did I get Tinkerbell??) tattoo which is approximately 4 inches. You’ll hear the comments that say the «sensation is like a rubber band snapping on the skin.» Psha. Right. Try more like a razor sharp needle heated to 1,000 degrees and then shot into your skin repeatedly. It nearly sent me through the roof. But I’m in it for the long haul, and I’m a bit masochistic. I like people to beat me so I’m going back for more!
Third Session Update:
Jill let me know that sessions two and three would be the harshest. Boy, was she right. Intense pain. The secret is to BREATHE OUT slowly like in lamaaz (sp) class and squeeze that little stress ball they have in the room. It helps. I bled a lot this time and even Jill said she was surprised. Guess I’m a bleeder.
Fifth Session Update: Jill informed me I had to purchase more sessions as the Groupon I purchased was only for 5. (?) I swore it was for 10 sessions. I don’t have a copy of the Groupon to check, but she kindly said she could go get it to show me. I didn’t want to look like a douche asking her to prove it. I must have read it wrong. I purchased another Groupon deal at 250 bucks for 5 sessions. $ 500 bucks in so far. That’s still a very good deal based on how much a single session is usually.
Seventh Session Update:
*Sigh* Well, it’s taking longer than I thought it would. The removal seems to me to have plateaued, or the ink is just coming out a lot more slowly now. Started out thinking it would be gone in five sessions, now I am thinking it may require even more than 10.
Session 8
Finally, some real progress! It is beat up and bloodied right now, but I can definitely see a difference between 7^th and 8^th session. One whole leg appears to be completely gone. I’m guessing 12 sessions total and this bi*ch will officially be sent back to Never Land.
Session 12
Uploaded a photo. I am thinking 2 more sessions (hopefully) and it will be completely finished.

I have a tattoo that is well over 10 years old, and it had a great deal of color in it, red, orange, yellow and the dreaded blue. I had been to 3 other tattoo removal places before trying What Were You Inking? — and what a difference!
The first three places I went to simply did not have the right equipment to treat a tattoo with as much blue as mine had, but rather than say that up front, they took my money, zapped me anyway, and clearly didn’t care about me or getting rid of my tattoo, they just wanted my money. When I had problems after my treatment and contacted them, they clearly couldn’t be bothered with answering my questions.
I kept quitting in frustration, then would hear of someone else, get my hopes up, only to have the same issues — Very expensive and painful treatments that produced no results.
That all changed when I walked into What were you Inking? Otto clearly understood why my previous treatments were not working — the other places were using the wrong laser on my tattoo. He even knew where I had gone before (Ink-​B-​Gone — avoid them, trust me!!) The treatments I have received at What were you Inking? have been done with care, precision and at a much lower cost that I had been paying before. But, wanna hear the best part? They’re WORKING! Finally, that oh-​so-​persistent blue is fading!
I now know that I will someday be rid of this tattoo, something I didn’t think possible from the first three places I went to.
Save yourself the pain and financial drain of going anywhere else, if you want your tattoo gone — there’s only one place in Colorado to go — What were you Inking?!

I’m am writing because I recently made a trip to ‘What Were You Inking’ — and yes, it hurts… but I’m writing because IT WORKS! Otto is very patient and encouraging through the process. Then as I was healing over the past few days I have actually SEEN the ink SINKING AWAY! It almost looks like your body reabsorbing a bruise… but its actually the ink. I can tell. My impression is that this tattoo will take 1 MAYBE 2 more treatments to be completely gone! WOW!

Great service. Otto was very friendly and the removal process seems to be fairly simple (it was my first visit). Looking forward to my next visit.

WWYI is absolutely phenomenal. They were professional and friendly. I went to several different places and saw their deal and hopped on it. Glad I did and had my first treatment a month ago. Everything has been great so far. You can make appointments online which is very efficient for me. I would highly recommend WWYI to anyone looking to get tattoo removal.

I had my first tattoo treatment yesterday at What Were You Inking. Otto answered all of my questions and was very friendly, calming and knowledgeable. Tattoo removal (for me) is just on the border of unbearable and tolerable but it is so fast and he stopped every time I made a face or a noise to make sure I was ok! I also got a stress ball to squeeze and the cold air pump that he let me hold really helped. I hope its all worth it, so far so good.
*****Update*****
I am 1 week past my second tattoo treatment and though this one was a good bit more painful, the results are already AMAZING! My tattoo has faded soooo much. I’m so excited, thanks Otto!