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Covering scars with tattoo's

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  • 14-06-2009 2:01am
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    Cupcake_Crisis
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    Hello all,
    I was wondering if anyone had any experience covering scars with tattoo's?
    I have 4 scars on my arm that i really dislike, they bring up a lot of unwanted questions really, so i would really like to get them covered up. They're quite big but a bout 4 years old by now. Ive looked it up and it seems like its doable but theres a bigger risk off the colour bleeding ect.
    Has anyone had scars or even stretch marks covered by a tattoo? Would it be worth talking to an artist about?

    Cheers :)


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    Star Lord
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    As you said, it's doable, but there is a higher risk of colour bleeding.
    It will not completely hide a scar or stretch mark either though, as the skin has a different surface properties, and will still show through. It might help mask it a little though.


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    ianflynn
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    on that note, as its scar tissue, should it hurt more than normal tissue? I have a steel plate in my wrist, leaving a scar, in a horrible place and people think the worst when they see it :( haha


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    vangoz
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    A friend of mine was doing it over Scar tissue caused from Burns, cant remember if it turned out as it was fair few year ago.....


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    Crumble Froo
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    yeah, ive a scar from surgery that got infected while it was healing and turned large, lumpy and purple (have one on both sides, and you can hardly see the other one).

    got it inked over about... wow, almost 2 years ago now (:eek:) yet to see any colour bleeding etc. couldnt tell you if it hurt more or not, the pain, i recall was more associated with the placing near the bone as to the placing near the scar tissue.


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