Tattoos over scar tissue.. anything you should know?

[...Curt]

Hey.

So i have some old scar tissue on my shoulder/arm area from SH back in the day and i guess i'm ready to do something about it instead of keeping it hidden.

Id like to get a tattoo over it and i have a good one in mind (i'm thinking a shooting star variation kinda with flames)but my only concern is how it would look overtop of the scars. Obviously i want to get one to cover them up moreso than anything...

I'm just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on the type of tattoo or whatnot or if there are things i should know before i get one, or even if anyone has gotten one over scar tissue themselves and would like to share!

thx!

[wonderbread]

I think the idea of the shooting star flames is a great idea. Another idea is you could get a tattoo of something that helped you stay strong and that helped you through your struggle.
As far as it covering up the scars, I would talk to your tattoo artist about it because they would know better if it would work and if it would look good.

I have a scar from surgery on my ankle and I got a tattoo around the area and a little bit actually went over the scar tissue and I will say when it was being done it hurt like hell going over the scar tissue.
So I would talk to your artist and see what they recommend. If it isn't a lot of scar tissue or if its thin scar tissue I don't see it hurting too much I guess. Mine was thick.

[thefirstlady]

It depends on the type of scar if they can tattoo over it or not. If it isn't thick and really raised they should be able to go over it. (A friend just had a tattoo done on her wrist and part was over a scar. It held up really well) The issue is with the scar tissue holding the ink. A lot of times it will push out the ink resulting in splotches. So you need to take really good care of these ones especially during the healing process. So I would recommend talking to the artist and have them take a look to see if they can actually tattoo over them.

[AmazonQueen]

Originally Posted by wonderbread

I think the idea of the shooting star flames is a great idea. Another idea is you could get a tattoo of something that helped you stay strong and that helped you through your struggle.
As far as it covering up the scars, I would talk to your tattoo artist about it because they would know better if it would work and if it would look good.

I have a scar from surgery on my ankle and I got a tattoo around the area and a little bit actually went over the scar tissue and I will say when it was being done it hurt like hell going over the scar tissue.
So I would talk to your artist and see what they recommend. If it isn't a lot of scar tissue or if its thin scar tissue I don't see it hurting too much I guess. Mine was thick.

i agree with this but i think you should deffinately think about getting a tattoo of something to symoblize how that time in your life made you stronger perhaps? just an idea