I have known many people, including myself, who decided to
get a tattoo on a whim in their youth. Sometimes these weren’t the most
well-thought-out tattoos, or places to put the tattoos. Also, in many cases,
they become faded, stretched, or they just looked horrible (over time or from
the beginning). I’ve had a few that I thought were awesome in my youth. Then,
after getting more ink I realized the first few I got weren’t really all that
great.
So, what can you do about it? Well, there is tattoo removal.
However, there is only about a 50% chance that your tattoo will actually be
removed after about 10 sessions of laser therapy at $200 a pop. Obviously black
and red ink is easiest to remove, but if you have some colorful ink, it likely
won’t go away. In addition, your chances go down by about 70% if you’re a
smoker. I’ve also heard and seen these removal techniques end up in really bad
scarring of the area, some ink still remaining after all that money spent, and
just a horrible looking area on the body.
Are there other solutions? Of course!! I chose to just have
the old, not so great looking, ink covered up with new and fresh ink that
really means something to me. Now, you would need to find a good artist that
can do cover ups well. It really should look like you never had anything there
in the first place. A few things to keep in mind:
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The new tattoo should completely cover the old
tattoo, so it will have to be larger.
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If you have a pure black ink tattoo previously,
your new tattoo will likely need to be black ink only.
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If your old tattoo was colorful, you need to
think about the colors in the new tattoo and the placement of those colors.
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Sometimes you can cover an old colored tattoo
with black ink, but it depends on the size, shape, and how much filler you
need.
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Make sure you like the new tattoo you’re
getting. It’ll be more difficult to cover it up in the future if you don’t like
it.
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