PicoSure laser, St. Catharines
Erase a tattoo for good or fade it for a cover up on PicoSure, the world’s first picosecond laser for tattoo removal. Every client starts with a consult with Johnny, who looks after you from the first session to the last.
Older removal lasers fire in nanoseconds and lean on heat to break ink apart. PicoSure fires in picoseconds, trillionths of a second, and uses pressure instead. The ink shatters into particles fine enough for your body to flush away, with less heat hitting the skin around it.
It was the world’s first picosecond laser built for tattoo removal, and it has held a Health Canada medical device licence since 2013.
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Results vary from person to person. Johnny will tell you what to expect for your tattoo at your consult.
Tell Johnny where you want to end up. He plans every session around that.
Full removal
For the tattoo you’re done explaining. Sessions continue until the ink is as clear as your skin and inks allow, and Johnny tells you up front what a realistic finish looks like.
Fade for a cover up
A dark tattoo limits what can go over it. A few sessions of fading gives your artist a lighter base, so your new piece can be the design you actually want, not just whatever is big and dark enough to hide the old one.
Microblading and permanent makeup can fade to the wrong colour, shift shape or simply go out of style. Johnny removes eyebrow tattoos and other cosmetic tattoos with the same PicoSure laser and the same careful approach.
Cosmetic pigments can behave differently from regular tattoo ink, so every cosmetic removal starts with a conversation. Contact Johnny for a quote and he’ll walk you through what to expect before anything starts.
Really happy with my experience at Sonic Tattoo, for my eyebrow permanent makeup removal. The studio is super clean, organized, and welcoming.
Johnny handles your removal personally, from the first look to the final session.
Show Johnny the tattoo and tell him your goal. You get a straight answer on how many sessions it’s likely to take.
PicoSure passes over the ink in quick pulses. Most people compare it to a rubber band snap, and small tattoos take just minutes.
You leave with clear aftercare instructions. Following them is the biggest thing you control for good healing.
Over the next several weeks your body flushes out the shattered ink. Once you’ve healed, you come back for the next round.
No one can promise a session count without seeing your tattoo. These five things decide it, and Johnny weighs all of them at your consult.
Sonic is at 8 Videl Crescent in St. Catharines, with three parking spots on site and plenty of street parking out front. Removal clients come from all over Niagara, and some drive in from Hamilton.
Distances are straight-line from 8 Videl Crescent, St. Catharines.
4.6
from 216 Google reviews
The best place to get your tattoo removed! The studio is beautiful and spotless, great pricing and Johnny is amazing at what he does, super friendly, and professional. The tattoo removal machine is also one of the best on the market. I just had my first session and I’m already so happy with my experience. Highly recommend!
Thanks to Johnny from sonic i had my face tattoos removed. One year later after one pass my face tattoos have faded to pretty much none existence. Thanks to him i finally feel like me again
I would highly recommend anyone looking into tattoo removal to book an appointment here. Very clean and professional with 16 years of experience. He took the time to go over all the facts and myths involved in tattoo removal. Very high quality equipment.
So pleased with the results already after my first session for tattoo removal! Thank you!!!😊
Incredible service and an incredible price. This IS the place if your looking to get tattoos removed, thank me later
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Leave a Google review Read all 216 reviews on GoogleCost depends mostly on the size of the tattoo and how many sessions it needs. The easiest way to get a price is to send a photo of your tattoo to @sonic_tattoo on Instagram, call (905) 988-1818, or come in for a consult with Johnny.
It depends on the ink colours, how dense the ink is, the age and placement of the tattoo and whether you want full removal or a fade for a cover up. Johnny gives you an honest estimate at your consult after seeing the tattoo.
Sessions are spaced several weeks apart so your skin can heal and your body has time to clear the broken-up ink. Johnny will tell you when to book your next one.
Most people describe it as a quick snap or a hot sting, and many say it hurt less than getting the tattoo. Sessions are short, and Johnny walks you through everything before he starts.
PicoSure relies less on heat than older lasers, which is easier on the surrounding skin. Following your aftercare instructions closely is the most important thing you can do to help your skin heal well.
PicoSure is a picosecond laser made by Cynosure. It was the world’s first picosecond laser for tattoo removal and has been licensed by Health Canada since 2013. It breaks ink into finer particles than older nanosecond lasers, so many tattoos need fewer sessions.
Yes. Fading before a cover up is one of the most common reasons people come in. It takes fewer sessions than full removal and gives your artist a lighter base to work over.
Yes. Johnny removes eyebrow tattoos, microblading and other cosmetic tattoos. Pricing is similar to regular tattoo removal. Contact Johnny for a quote so he can explain the process for your tattoo.
At Sonic Tattoo, 8 Videl Crescent in St. Catharines. We’re open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with parking on site and on the street.
Send a photo of your tattoo to @sonic_tattoo or call to book a consult with Johnny.
Tattoos, laser removal and piercing, all in one studio on Videl Crescent.
