Question:
Send me a picture of your scar or any tattoo cover ups ????

I am having the OPEN RNY 8/12/2003 ...The scar will be a concern to me since, I have a goal/dream of wearing a bikini...is anyone willing to email me a pic of their scar Or any tattoo cover ups they have tried????? I would be eternally grateful,,,PLEASE??????? [email protected] ...please put in the subject "scar/tattoo" so I know what it is regarding....Thanks a million, my dear friends!    — E. V. (posted on July 6, 2003)

July 6, 2003
That would be interesting to see if anyone had done that, as far as I know it might be pretty difficult to tattoo over a scar......I have several tattoos and I am not sure what you would even put there to try and cover it up, some people's scars are very big, while some aren't.........after time they all usually look pretty good from the ones I have seen!
   — Saxbyd

July 6, 2003
Just to let you know that your scar with have to be AT LEAST a year old before anyone will consider doing it and at that they're harder to find - people to do it that is. Tattooing over a scar is tricky because the inks don't take quite the same as on regular skin. Sometimes the color/shading is different or doesn't take as well. And long term you'll need FREQUENT touch ups to keep it up. Tattoos on scars fade much quicker than on normal skin. I did a bunch of research on it myself. Have a HUGE tummy tuck scar that goes all the way around me (hip to hip smiley fact and around my back at my waist). So I was really interested in doing something spectacular with it. Haven't due to cost d/t complexity with scar tissue as well as cost due to the size. Not to mention it would be my first tattoo and I'm a bit hesitant about having to redo it all the time - OK I'm a big wimp (LOL!). But I was pleasantly pleased to see how very thin and light my scar is. In some places its almost invisible. My suggestion is if you're just starting WLS and since you have to wait such a long while before tattooing anyhow, that you wait and see if you'll need a tummy tuck. It might affect how the entire thing would look and plus you might find yourself wanting it to be different with all the new scarring involved. Just my 2c.
   — Shelly S.