Can you get a tattoo over a scar?

Question

I have an old scar one on my arm, sorta puffy, same colour as the surrounding skin, and it's in the line of fire ( I want a half sleeve on that arm).

Does it hurt more? Does the ink vanish on a scar compared to regular skin? Are there any other issues, because I really wouldn't mind getting it covered!

Answer 1

U can tattoo over it, it will feel different. It will not respond the same when it heals or while it is worked. the color can hold up the same. my brother has a scar & the artist worked with it. I am a lic'd aesthetic instructor & tattoo artist. I have worked with scars & stretch marks.

Answer 2

I had a friend who got a huge dragon over the scar tissue on her back, she said it didn't hurt because she had no feeling on it.  

Answer 3

The colour won't hold in a scar. A respectable tattooist won't tattoo over one in the first place.

You could work with a tattoo artist to find a design that incorporate the scar as white space. Then it wouldn't be as noticeable.

Answer 4

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now to answer.....shortly of course because I just pointed you to thousands of answers:  Sometimes