Tattoos

[burgerman]

Hi there, A quick question, can a scar be tattood over ??

   Very shortened story -  I am going into hospital very soon for some major work, this will leave an approx scar of 7 inches running from chest to belly, I guess  i will leave it for a year or so to fully settle down, but as i have about 12 weeks off afterwards i can start to plan me tattoo, Was thinking of a zip type thing with some of the inner bits showing where the zipper is not fullly done up??   Cheers for any info

[Yoshi]

well you cant tattoo over scar tissue without it looking right, the only way to do it is to incorporate the scar into the design.

[Mareng]

As said, scar tissue cant be tattoo'd over, you'd be better off waiting til the wound has healed completely, to see exactly what it looks like and then think about having something custom designed for it.


Also bear in mind that if you get a cut across an existing tattoo then the scar tissue will be whit and not keep the full colour of the tattoo, I scratched my wrist right through the middle of a tatto and now have a white line through it even after 8 months...

[graham78]

once the wound is fully healed a decent tattooist could tattoo over the tissue, it is difficult to tattoo over the skin as it is generally a lot tuffer, i have scars on my chest/stomach that have been tattooed on.

find either a tattooist you trust or one that i highly reccomended from someone that is quite heavily tattooed....  i would help but i am not too knowledged on tattooist around basingstoke, i might be able to find out if you want me to.

hope this helps you matey

graham

p.s.  i am still holding the item you asklec me to for you if you still want it....

[winchman]

I was cut open from my Rib cage to just above my bits.
10 years on its still a good scar and looks like I have two belly buttons, a lot depends on how neat the sergeon is, some of mine has almost gone but some is still 10mm wide.It was very purple for about a year or two
See how it is in a year.
Oh and mine still herts if any one talks about it or similar things LOL

[The Ant Hill Mob]

If you've been scratched across a tattoo and you can still see the white line, you could think about getting the colour re-injected.  A friend of mine has a dragon that curls around her leg from knee to buttock.  She gets it re-coloured every 10 years or so when it starts to fade, apparently it hurts more every time she does it, but better than going a nasty faded blue colour.

[deepender]

Best leave the scar alone............in case the surgeon leaves his pliers in there and has to open you up again.  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:

[narked]

Sounds like a cool idea if you could do it.

Trying to work out what I'm gonna have done next. Something a bit bigger than the 2 I have at the moment I think. Definately got the bug :P

[Dirty Gertie]

Hi there, A quick question, can a scar be tattood over ??

   

Yes it can; best to leave it a good few years to allow the scar to heal fully and settle; (start using Emu Oil on it as soon as it's 'joined up' and it'll heal really well!!) I have a tat that goes part way over an old scar; the quality of the ink is exactly the same, on and off the scar.
HTH  :D

[Littledan]

yes it can! but its up to the tattooist if they want to do it,

zip idea whould be gr8 idea as theres no much work going onto the scar so would be ideal,

also depends on how raised the scar will be, when i worked in a tattoo studio down my way they wouldnt tattoo over some guys scar because how raised it was, it was only around inch and half long but was rasised about half inch

but its all up to the tattooist if they want to do it

dan

[Littledan]

find either a tattooist you trust or one that i highly reccomended from someone that is quite heavily tattooed....  

AH NO!!!! find one that u can trust but dont go by a tattooist that is covered cos that means nothing, cos they most probs didnt do them there selfs!

always ask to see a portfolio or look for pic of tattoos they have done, then make up your mind!

if they cant produce a portfolio dont get tattooed by them :)

[graham78]

find either a tattooist you trust or one that i highly reccomended from someone that is quite heavily tattooed....  

AH NO!!!! find one that u can trust but dont go by a tattooist that is covered cos that means nothing, cos they most probs didnt do them there selfs!

always ask to see a portfolio or look for pic of tattoos they have done, then make up your mind!

if they cant produce a portfolio dont get tattooed by them :)

by someone heavily tattooed i didnt mean the tattooist but someone like me that has more ink then money, sense or skin!!!

sorry for any confusion

[Littledan]

find either a tattooist you trust or one that i highly reccomended from someone that is quite heavily tattooed....  

AH NO!!!! find one that u can trust but dont go by a tattooist that is covered cos that means nothing, cos they most probs didnt do them there selfs!

always ask to see a portfolio or look for pic of tattoos they have done, then make up your mind!

if they cant produce a portfolio dont get tattooed by them :)

by someone heavily tattooed i didnt mean the tattooist but someone like me that has more ink then money, sense or skin!!!

sorry for any confusion

ah i see fair enough! yeah i see where you are coming from now, obv u no who is good and who isnt by past experiance!!

you got a pics mate?

[thermidorthelobster]

How about asking the surgeon to cut you open in an amusing pattern, like a smiley face?  :x

Hope your "major work" goes OK!