i guess i am the only one who does not care for tattoos

[backdoorchicken]

whew it posted. the next step was to ask people without fax machines to send me a self addressed stamped envelope.

 

[Lothiriel]

Yep, it posted. That's quite an interesting tattoo... For a minute I was looking for scars behind the words... and then I noticed the toe.

 

[backdoorchicken]

*or the lack of rather

 

[yomama]

try this one. if it doesn't work everyone can pm me their number and maybe i can fax it or something



http://us.acidcow.com/pics/20120306/acid_picdump_63.jpg

Interesting. I like the humor behind it, but feet give me the heebie jeebies

( i don't know why, just a weird thing with me)

 

[Lothiriel]

*or the lack of rather

Right... lack of... x]

 

[fried green eggs]

So your tattoo artist was able to tattoo over the scars? I have matching scars on both hips from recent hip replacements. They too are about six inches long. I've thought about having them covered, but worried that the ink wouldn't settle right, due to the scar tissue. I have nerve damage there, so I wouldn't feel it as much, either, lol!

Yes, many scars can be covered and or hidden by a tattoo. You would have to find a artist that has experience with scars because the skin on a scar is thicker and tougher and doesn't alway take ink as easily. I'm guessing the artist would want to see the scar before they will agree to do it for you and will want the scar to be older than 6 months old. My scar was over a year old when I had the tattoo done. And it hurt like he** but, i'm glad I got it.
I had a elective/experiental "natural" knee replacement on my 5th knee surgery and I had all the hardware taken out on the 6th surgery. I went back to Orth. Dr. after getting my tattoo and he was really impressed with how well the scar was hidden and covered.
When I was getting ideas for a tattoo - I found so many that I really liked. I have one in mind - to cover another scar on my other leg but, decided I will wait until my 50th birthday to do that one. My son's told me "you can't have just one tat" lol

 

[fried green eggs]

I have matching scars from hernia surgery.... I don't think I'd get tattoos there..

I Agree

 

[fried green eggs]

Tattoos to "re-purpose" scars is a wonderful idea. The posts about it here, reminded me of an old story of a king who had a beautiful diamond, perfect in every way except for one ugly gouge-scar that had accidentally been made when the diamond was mined. But one of his advisors knew a jeweler who was a master of working with gems, and he recommended that the king give the jeweler the diamond. So he did, thinking that at the very least the jeweler could just split the diamond into smaller but perfect stones. But instead, the jeweler looked at the flaw, took his tools and carved a perfect rose into the diamond, with the "flaw" making the perfect stem for the rose -- he added leaves and thorns and texture, and it looked like that was how it was supposed to be. The king was very happy and everyone who saw the diamond was amazed at the beautiful rose engraved in it.

Good Story

Sometimes it's all in how you look at things.

 

[SillyChicken]

Good Story

Sometimes it's all in how you look at things.

isn't that true with just about everything!

 

[sumi]

In an episode of LA Ink a guy came in for a tattoo and the artist (Corey) noticed the guy had some bad scars on his arm where he wanted the tattoo. The guy got burnt pretty bad while rescuing a friend from a house fire ( i think). So he got a phoenix tattooed over the scars on his arm. It was a really cool story and Corey did a good job with the tattoo as well.