To cover or celebrate or both scars and birthmarks. According to experts tattooing over a scar requires a lot more forethought.

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But some people choose to get a tattoo for an entirely different reason such as to cover up a scar for example.
Tattoos cover up scars. While most tattoos have a story a tattoo above below or on top of a self harm scar is more than a symbol its a visible reminder and sometimes an actual recovery tool for those who are trying to recover from self harm. Many people shared with us the tattoos they got to cover or reclaim scars from self harm. But some get them for the opposite reason to hide something theyd rather forget with tattoos to cover scars. Wonderful tattoos that turn scars into works of art. Professional tattoo artists can use their skills and creativity to help cover up a scar to a point where it is almost invisible. People try to cover them with clothing or some other means so theyre not noticeable. Covering your scar with a flesh colored tattoo can come by many names including scar camouflage corrective pigment camouflage and skin color tattooing just to name a few but the most common term is scar camouflage. Some of these physical scars were self inflicted and representative of another time in a persons life. Check out this list of tattoos covering scars compiled by bored panda and read about the events that inspired people to get inked.
Many get them because theyre fashionable. Doing that will give you a shiny new tattoo and boost your confidence. Some had surgery scars and dog bites they wanted to hide while others decided to get their unique tattoos to cover injuries inflicted by abusive. Today i want to show you that there are ways to cover your scar with a tattoo. Shes now getting a tattoo to cover them. The tattoos that are shared in this list serve at least one function. Maybe its a way of reclaiming your body giving the story your scars tell more context. The answer is yes. Scars vary depending on the extent to which they cover a particular part of the body.
However the process isnt as cut and dry as deciding you want one. If youre someone who wants to cover their scars getting a tattoo is a way to draw eyes away from the area. Some of them are the result of surgery or accidents. We asked members of the buzzfeed community to show us the tattoos they got to cover up scars. Published on jan 25 2018 viktoria has had self harm scars since she was 11 years old and as a medical student is conscious of people seeing them. And of course the scar will be gone at least nobody will be able to see it. Others get them as a reminder of something or somebody special.

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