Cover scars with tattoos?

[sadmomma4]

I have no idea if this is the right forum for my question but hopefully someone can help me.  Have have numerous self inflicted scars all over my body but mostly my arms/wrists and rather then spend the rest of my life in long sleeves I am wondering about covering all my scars with tattoos?  Has anyone else done this before?  I really need to not have these scars forever!
Thanks!

[Melissa_1982]

I have had a few tattoos placed to cover scars that I've got & the only thing I can say is the normal pain of a tattoo is nothing compared to tattooing a scar... it hurts like hell.  A lot of tattoo places won't even try because scar tissue is unpredictable & for some tattoos great, but for others it doesn't take properly & looks worse then the scars themselves.

I would try a dermatologist for options & try scar removal options.  Bio-Oil may help lighten it.

Melissa

[SassyLassie]

I would not try it my self, it seems that it would be pretty dangerous covering them with the tattoo ink, it could cause an infection even. To be honest, I would talk to a dermatologist about options instead.

[blue_eyed_blonde91]

I have done it. It is rather painful to tatoo over a scar, but it does work