A woman with a
face covered in tattoos
underwent
laser removal
for more than three years in an attempt to get rid of them completely after a toxic relationship.
And she shows the
amazing transformation.
Five years ago
Alyssa Zebrasky, 31
, got a tattoo on her face linked to "Day of the Dead" while dating.
Toxic couple and face tattoos
Alyssa, a native of Cleveland in Ohio, United States, maintained: "One day I was having a conversation with my ex-boyfriend and he said 'you should tattoo your face'.
Alyssa Zebrasky, from Ohio (USA) had a Day of the Dead sugar skull tattooed on her,
At first he refused, but then the insistence was stronger.
And today, from a distance, she believes that it was so that no one else wanted her.
'He chose the tattoo design.
It was a
Day of the Dead sugar skull
, it was my whole face.
He was covered from the top of his head to his feet.
I guess he wanted us to match up," he analyzes.
In fact, the man ended up
in police custody three times in six months
, resulting in his unusual mugshot going viral,
Metro reports.
Change and radical decision
After ending the relationship and going through rehab, Alyssa decided to change her life.
"Looking back at those photos, I feel
disappointed in myself
," she says, and admits that she had never worked on the subject of loving herself, respecting herself, as she does now.
"Change, healing and learning are possible," Alyssa admits, wearing her new face.
"I am proud that
change, healing and learning are possible
. I like being able to look back and see my personal growth.
She is documenting her experience on social media with the support of her family and her new partner, with whom she has the
"truly healthy relationship
. "
Alyssa has tattoos all over her body, but she just wants to get the ones off her face to forget about that dark connection.
Drugs and jail in the past
"I was dragged into social networks, everyone was saying really bad things about me and I didn't even have the opportunity to give my side of the story," the young woman justifies herself.
The beginning of the process of change of the young American.
“That
six-month romance
was a whirlwind that suddenly turned darker.
While I was in jail... maybe he visited me twice", reveals who began to heal mentally.
He went through a
drug court program and went to rehab
.
Now every time she looks in the mirror she remembers what I went through.
tattoo removal process
When she started the removal process in October 2019, she was told she would
need 12 sessions.
"When I first started going, they did my cheeks, forehead, and hands because, like a tattoo, your body can only
heal one part at a time
," Alyssa mentions.
Alyssa Zebrasky today, proud of her radical change that took years.
Now all the cheeks are gone, but they still started around the mouth.
"The cheeks were pretty painless, but I had a nose job once and it hurt a lot," he notes.
"
Each session is 20 minutes
, much faster than a tattoo itself. The initial pain of the laser would be related to having an elastic band breaking against the skin. This is how it feels and then it hurts for 30 minutes," he specifies about the process.
And he continues: "Then there is a little pain almost as if you spilled burning oil on your hand, that's the closest I can compare it to"
Vision of the family and social networks
Alyssa says her face doesn't burn as much, but there's some swelling.
And that she began to "accept" her face.
"I used to cover it up when I went to visit my family," she confesses.
The mother told her that I no longer need to cover them, which was good.
Her family was always supportive of her process, and they understand that she was in a vulnerable place.
This is how Alyssa Zebrasky's face looked during her past linked to excesses and drugs.
The repercussions on the networks is always a point to touch on, and in that sense, there is no beating around the bush.
“As much hate as I get on TikTok and on social media, I don't really pay attention to it,” she admits.
"
He could be helping someone in a similar situation
, it could be a drug addiction or he went through something really traumatic and wants to see someone else who has overcome it," the girl who was encouraged and was able to make the long-awaited change left a message.
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