I had a less than loved old Capricorn symbol on my stomach that I wanted covered, adorned, fancied up or something. Â John was sooooo awesome in sketching out different ideas until I found one that fit my personality. He kept saying he wanted to make sure I didn't end up with something I just "didn't hate as much as the original tattoo". Â He did a great job! Â I love the design and the colors....as soon as it heals I'll add a photo.
Review Source:I'm in the process of getting 2 teenage poor decision tattoos removed at Northeast Tattoo and its going great. It's clean, the staff are polite and funny, I get in and out of there pretty quick, and most importantly- all my stupid tattoos are disappearing. My questions are always answered and I have never had a complication following a session.
I don't plan on needing to go here for much longer but I would recommend it to any 33 year old with a bug on their foot or a weird tribal arm band.
In response to Thomas Barrows reply (8/6/2013) to my previous review (7/13/2013).
Thank you for clarifying and defining what reaction occurred during my procedure. Â It was unfortunate that neither Joseph nor Aleks could explain that paradoxical darkening had resulted, and I was instead given a long winded 'talking down' to by the co-owner on a separate visit. Â I understand that hydroquinone is *not* a treatment for paradoxical darkening, but rather it was only suggested to me as a possible agent to help lighten the area if I wanted to go that route. Â One certainty is that I will definitely need to have additional laser sessions to also treat the paradoxical darkening which resulted from my last treatment at Northeast Laser Tattoo Removal.
I was not implying that Nick was brilliant beyond having to complete patient charting. Â I agree that patient charting is a very important practice in any type of patient care. Â However, I do find fault in following through with a procedure even after observing suboptimal or unwanted results, which is the meat of my 1 star review that I still stand by. Â Say I was getting a tattoo instead of having one removed--should I expect the tattoo artist continue inking an obvious wrong color, wrong letter, crooked line, different size, backward stencil, etc.? Â With that, what excuse is there to go over my entire tattoo with a laser when it is immediately reacting with paradoxical darkening? Â What is the point of test spots if adjustments are not made? Â After all, the darkening is dependent on laser wavelength, pulse duration and fluence. Â These setting could have potentially been adjusted and paradoxical darkening avoided.
Speaking as a patient, I cannot be convinced that the level of professionalism in this practice is anything other than subpar, laser treatment results aside. Â Cordial, friendly--yes. Â Professional in the business sense? Â Not so much. Â Both laser technician and business co-owner speak negatively towards a previous employee at the mere mention of his name and also make up stories about where he went. Â I'm sure it was very well known he opened his own laser removal practice. Â If termination from failure to comply with patient charting was indeed a high priority for Northeast Laser, termination should have occurred much sooner than later. Â Yet there are reviews on Yelp dating back to 2011 that mention Nick as the laser technician. Â It must have been professional enough at least for a few years... or at least until he decided to go into business for himself. Â I doubt he was terminated from his position and happened to sprout a laser removal business within a few months. Â Might I add that it is quite difficult to find a negative user review about him, regardless of lacking in highly regarded robot compliance of mighty governing regulations.
Personally, I'd rather continue to see a laser technician (or any other service provider) who thinks through complex situations instead of recklessly continuing on a bad procedure regardless of whether all bases are covered with signed patient consent forms. Â I believe laser procedures that can produce damaging results should be treated more with a prudent attitude rather than full-steam-ahead. Â At the end of the day, I don't care as much about the forms, paperwork, credentials, or regulatory rules-- I care more about the procedure and the result from a competent provider.
A few months ago I stopped in to northeast tattoo to get another tattoo from my artist Peter McLeod and they told me that he had quit tattooing, which was a big fat lie! I googled his name on my iphone and found his website. He is working at a new shop not too far from northeast tattoo. Â I feel so insulted by these people that they think I'm dumb enough to believe that he quit tattooing. Why would they say that? It make no sense to me and will never go back. I'm glad I found Peter's new shop and he apologized for the treatment I got at his old shop and he couldn't believe that happened. He will always do ALL my tattoos no matter what shop he works at.
This is review NOT promotional, it's informational.
I believe in my first amendment rights so I will keep posting this review every time it's removed.
Once upon a time my brothers and I talked about getting matching (NW Coast style mosquito) tattoos. Fast forward several years -- I had a trip planned back home to MN and decided to make our vague dreams a reality. One of my brothers has had quite a bit of work done by J Lefty at Northeast Tattoo so we decided to go there. I'm the picky one so I took on the role of Artistic Director. J was awesome to work with from afar. We had a phone conversation and I emailed him some references covered with my notes and suggestions. I was impressed with his professionalism and obvious passion for his craft. He came up with a custom design based on my preferences, and we all loved it. He works quickly as well -- we were each done in about an hour, and that includes outline and fill with three different colors. He took all four of us, and I hope he at least found our sibling banter amusing. My tat is only a few days old and still healing, but I am extremely pleased thus far.
Everyone else at NE Tattoo seemed nice and friendly. No hipper than thou attitude. The layout of the shop is a little odd, to me at least, but it guarantees more privacy and security than other shops where I've been tattooed. It's pretty small, I think I counted about four or five stations crowded into one not huge room. Plus the laser removal guy has his space in the back. I did like alot of their decorations, especially these amazing carved (buffalo?) skulls I wish I'd gotten a pic of. One wall is almost entirely taken up by bookshelves, which I thought was cool. NE Tattoo takes MasterCard and Visa and there's a parking lot nearby. I do wish it had a drinking fountain or water cooler. Overall I def recommend J Lefty and NE Tattoo for your inking needs!
Let's talk Laser Tattoo Removal, shall we? I can only speak of this service at Northeast Tattoo, as I have not been tattooed or pierced. But oh my, was I lasered! Aleks, owner and Laser Dude Supreme, was extrememly friendly, knowledgable and eased my initial nervousness about the process almost immediately. He takes the time to explain the process, what to expect, how to take care of the area, etc. Â If you look on their website you will find before & after pictures that show just how possible it is to get rid of an unwanted tattoo. Â
It doesn't hurt too bad...it does hurt, though. Â Like tiny, strong little rubber bands snapping at your skin repeatedly. Â If your tough, you can handle it. If you've been tattooed on your breast plate, you can handle it. Â If you're a big baby and need to take several breaks, I am pretty sure Aleks will be ok with that. Â
The pricing is insanely affordable compared to those cosmetic laser shops. Â Go ahead and check them out- worth it.
I went in for a consult and was told I'd get a call with some ideas. Â After 2 weeks I hadn't heard so I called and they told me to stop by. Â I did, and turns out they didn't have anything for me but said they would email me when they did. Â Two weeks later after not hearing I just went somewhere else. Â No comment on actual work but the customer service obviously sucked.
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