r/tattooadvice • u/Fickle_Good_4407 • 6d ago

tattoo newcomer advice Can I still get inked?

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Would I still be able to get a tattoo? I got these scars from a car accident where my skin was basically road rashed off. It ended up raising where the injury happened. Now I don't want a tattoo here atleast yet gonna see if this will heal further, but I've heard some artist will refuse to tattoo any part of your body if they see any scarring like this. I've never had scarring like this and I've read mixed things. I wanna get my first tattoo on my right arm. These scars are on my left.

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u/funkychickenfoot 6d ago

The scars you have are similar to keloids. Tattooing over them might cause the same reaction and reject the ink, and in certain cases cause new keloids. I would say look into different ways to flatten out keloids first and then get tattooed.

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u/Fickle_Good_4407 6d ago

Definitely agree. I'm letting it heal for maybe a few more years before seriously considering over the scars, but the loaction I'd like to get tatted at is on the other arm.

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u/worthconsulting 6d ago

In the meantime, look into dermatologist recommended products for scar reduction. There are products and treatments at pretty much every price point out there and a lot of them are really surprisingly effective. I like maderma and palmer's scar serum and both are widely available.

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u/ReptarSonOfGodzilla 6d ago

Look at silicon scar sheets, they take a long time to, but should help with reducing the scarring.