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tattooing a scar

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  • 20-07-2004 1:50pm
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    karlh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I'm wondering if anyone has ever had a scar tattooed or heard if tattooing scar tissue is possible.

    I have a neat, thin, straight scar from my belly button to my side (childhood operation) and thought it would be cool to decorate it in some way.

    I'm thinking of getting a zip tattooed or my favourite:
    >8 cut here

    My immediate thoughts are that it is not possible or at least it would be hard to find an artist willing to do it.

    Any Ideas?


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    eth0_
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    You can do it but the scar will still be highlighted.


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    karlh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭karlh


    so the ink will end up a different colour on the scar or it wont take to scar tissue?


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    Hellrazer
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,666 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    Usually a tattoo on a scar looks kind of "shiny".Ive a burn on my upper arm that I got tattooed to try and cover it.It covered it ok but the tattoo on the scar itself looks shiny.
    Richie


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    j0e9o
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    m8 ure forget a vital rule of life chicks dig scars :D


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    karlh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭karlh


    i hear ya! :D

    i just say it was from a lion in the zoo, jumped into the enclosure to save a cute, deaf, blind, underprivalaged boy......


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    coldenmean
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    Originally posted by j0e9o
    m8 ure forget a vital rule of life chicks dig scars :D
    hes right.... i certainly do anyway :cool: ... wanna meet shark attack victim now....:p


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    Jim
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    My sister had a huge scar running vertically down her stomach. She got a tattoo over it and you wouldn't even know there was a scar there. Perhaps she'd still notice it slightly, but imo it totally covered it.


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    karlh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭karlh


    nice one, thanks all.

    my scar is really thin but very long so i think even a tattoo right close beside it would look cool too.

    thinking the final design is:
    >8 cut here

    whatcha all think?

    i could start a poll i suppose (joke), either this is a zip which i think would lok really cool too...


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