Do I just need to do laser at this point?

I had an artist try to cover a key tattoo after my divorce (super excited to have it gone) only for it to heal and now look like a giant mottled mess. It doesn’t read as anything good. I wanted color, didn’t want to be left with a big, dark forearm, but this just…isn’t good. Is there anything salvageable at all here or do I need to just consider laser to bring it down to something more washed out to cover later?

Of course, the artist offered to fix his cover up but it’s been over a year and he would never commit to an appointment time to do it. 🫤