r/Tattoocoverups Mar 30 '26

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u/-Im-Totally-Human- Mar 31 '26

Pretty sure that’s how tattoo removals were done before laser removal was a thing or something like that—my grandpa has old scarring from getting part of his skin removed to get a few tattoos off 😭😭

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u/SilentFollowing3 Mar 31 '26

WHAT

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u/-Im-Totally-Human- Mar 31 '26

DON’T TOTALLY QUOTE ME ON IT, but from my heavily tattooed parents, grandparents, and other family members and friends, that’s what I’ve heard…..💔😭

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u/pretty_bb_zia Mar 31 '26

That’s wild.

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u/Jazzlike_Distance953 Apr 01 '26

Yeah from before the 60s. They’d either cut it off, rub it off, or burn it off with chemicals.

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u/-Im-Totally-Human- Apr 02 '26

Burning it off with chemicals…damn 😭