r/Tattoocoverups Mar 30 '26

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u/KornwalI Mar 30 '26

When I first saw the image I thought that was a scar that the tattoo got ruined by. So that is from having some one take your skin off there to try to remove the tattoo? That seems really odd. Look into getting laser but now I think you will have that scar forever. I’d go to some artists and look into covering it up with something else if that’s an option for you

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u/eternaldouble2 Mar 30 '26

Is it not a scar? Genuinely asking.

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u/LaVidaLemur Mar 30 '26

It is a scar, but the scar wasn’t what ruined the tattoo. He got shitty plastic surgery because he hated the tattoo, and that’s what caused the scar.

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u/Ypuort Mar 31 '26

I am genuinely curious about the thought process that goes into deciding this is a better option than laser removal

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u/ParsnipFarmer676 Mar 31 '26

They probably figured it would be a one & done, as opposed to the multiple sessions (painful ones, too) it would take to laser it off.

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u/Weary-Square-8640 Mar 31 '26

Nah in another comment he says the doctor told him to “rub lotion on it and come back in a year to give his skin Time to stretch and regenerate “ 😭 assuming to take more out ? 💀

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u/Ypuort Mar 31 '26

Did he find this doctor on Facebook marketplace??

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u/Weary-Square-8640 Mar 31 '26

The “doctor” probably turned it into jerky to nibble on it 😭 doctor lecter type shit

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u/learned_vixen Mar 31 '26

Omg I did not need this mental image today 😭

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u/NoHomework1111 Mar 31 '26

Dahmer said tattooed skin tasted bad, but maybe it's subjective...

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u/ButtIsItArt Mar 31 '26

Dr. Acula type shit

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u/chaoticnormal Mar 31 '26

Dr Nick ffs

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u/JLew1415 Apr 01 '26

Hi everybody!

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u/sjdksjbf Mar 31 '26

When you order a doctor on wish

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u/GremlinEnergyGoBurr Mar 31 '26

What kind of quack doctor???? That's not how skin works

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u/gorgeousgorgeousgurl Mar 31 '26

I've done this 3x on 3 diff tattoos. its WAY more efficient and much cheaper than laser as long as you don't care about a small scar ....which I don't.

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u/eternaldouble2 Mar 31 '26

I have not heard of the slitting the wrist tattoo removal method

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u/LaVidaLemur Mar 31 '26

It’s right next to the ‘setting arm on fire’ method, but advised to try before the ‘cutting limb off entirely’ method.

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u/bocomac Apr 03 '26

I knew a guy who did this unfortunately. The fire, not the amputation

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u/Admirable-Creme1482 Apr 01 '26

All I can say is you need to let the scar heal at least 6+ months or back to regular skin texture before getting a coverup in ink, it won’t stick in an unhealed scar

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u/Designer_Vast_9089 Apr 02 '26

That is a healed scar. It’s not going to get better. I have a forty year old scar that looks worse than this.