Tat peeps - question for ya

[KillahBee]

What's the deal with getting inked up (cool lingo I'm using) over scars? Raised scars, specifically. From what I hear, you should wait at least a year.

Thanksloveyakbyedie

 

[needtogetarmy]

I'm curious too. I have an 8 inch scar on my tummy. I am considering plastic surgery (scar creams don't do shit). If they could give me a tatoo of my natural skin color that would be kool.

 

[KillahBee]

now this is weird timing - I'm selling a bunch of shit on craigslist and just got an email from a chick who said she's willing to trade tattoo work for some pieces.

 

[eliteandy]

If i had to guess, it is gonna look like a scar with ink on it.

 

[pdaddyII]

pics os scars or stfu

 

[needtogetarmy]

If i had to guess, it is gonna look like a scar with ink on it.

Maybe I should get a big flame or something.

 

[Lambruh]

just ride the jh1 swag brah, tribal armband

 

[chesty]

For me it represents the best gang around. The UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. All of my tats have to do with the Marines, except for 1 which is a tribal tat cause I am part Indian. (American kind)

 

[chewyxrage]

Raised scars? Keloid? wtf? Must be some kinda new thang. Usually people have surgery to reduce the appearance of those. I was worried about one on my face turning into one (stupid drunkin fight). I know the blaques and the frat homos have always loved burning shit into their skin........must be taken to a new gheigh level or something.

A keloid is a type of hypertrophic scar with mainly type I and some type III collagen which results in an overgrowth of tissue at the site of a healed skin injury. Keloids are firm, rubbery lesions or shiny, fibrous nodules, and can vary from pink to flesh-colored or red to dark brown in color.

Keloid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[KillahBee]

Raised scars? Keloid? wtf? Must be some kinda new thang. Usually people have surgery to reduce the appearance of those. I was worried about one on my face turning into one (stupid drunkin fight). I know the blaques and the frat homos have always loved burning shit into their skin........must be taken to a new gheigh level or something.

A keloid is a type of hypertrophic scar with mainly type I and some type III collagen which results in an overgrowth of tissue at the site of a healed skin injury. Keloids are firm, rubbery lesions or shiny, fibrous nodules, and can vary from pink to flesh-colored or red to dark brown in color.

Keloid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Listen, Doctor Dickface, it's a fucking small scar from my arthroscopic surgery on my shoulder. It's fucking raised in the sense that it's fucking raised. I'llkillyou.

 

[JayC9]

within 30 years retirement homes across the country will be full of pensioners sporting grotesque faded tribal tats, grannies included

 

[timtim]

within 30 years retirement homes across the country will be full of pensioners sporting grotesque faded tribal tats, grannies included

real tribal tattoos, not american arm band faggotry, have been around for centuries going back to before america and south america were even a thought by europeans. nothing wrong with having genuine tribal art work. i agree with the arm band shit though. i see men and women in my gym with arm bands and they are in their 50s and it looks pretty lame.

tribal tats are supposed to look faded. the aztec and mayan indians used to bake in the sun and their artwork still held its grace.

 

[nangiggles]

It can be done.... some pics:

Tattoos to cover Scars

Here is some info I got:

Although many scars have been successfully covered with a tattoo, keep in mind that many of these procedures were tedious and in some cases, extremely painful.
Decide if you should cover it. The scar should be at least 1 year old before even considering covering it with a tattoo. The older the scar, the better and the more likely the area will take ink.
Scar tattooing can be even more painful than regular tattooing, because scar tissue is more sensitive than regular skin. Unless the nerve endings were destroyed during the ordeal that left the scar, you will feel pain more acutely in scarred areas. Plus, if the tattooist has to go over the same spot several times to get the skin to take ink, each new pass will become more painful than the last.

Talk to your Dr(dermatologist) first, there may be medical reason for which you may not tattoo over your scar.

The tattoo also will not change the texture of the skin in scars that are raised, so there may be a noticeable difference in the tattoo design. These abnormalities may leave you with poor results that in the end you will not be happy with.

Areas where skin grafts have been done and large burns may not take ink, and you don't want to start a large piece to learn partway through it that your skin absolutely will not take ink.
Keloid scars, especially severe ones, are rarely tattooed over.

 

[rnch]

within 30 years retirement homes across the country will be full of pensioners sporting grotesque faded tribal tats, grannies included

all the silicon/saline implants will look even worse...

 

[JayC9]

all the silicon/saline implants will look even worse...

sitting poolside could be traumatic

 

[KillahBee]

sitting poolside could be traumatic

Would it be a pleasant experience without the tats and silicone titties?

 

[JayC9]

true muttons mutton though unlikely to improve matters, its not all sad, looking on the bright side im sure guessing what grandmas back tat originally was will prove to be a fun game for the grandchildren

 

[miplank]

It will look a lil different...Your artist will have to go over it many more times because the scar tissue won't take the ink as easily as just your regular skin. Might have to go back for a few sittings to get it right