Anyone ever remove a tattoo?

[pri_i_oh]

I would definately find a new shop. Most good artists can change it into something else or cover it up even if it is black.

[kawi kid]

this is why i have yet to get a tat. i just cant think of something i wont grow out of

[John]

+1 to tnt's post.

if you get a good artist, they should be able to do something nice with it

[jagr]

this is why i have yet to get a tat. i just cant think of something i wont grow out of

You also can put them somewhere easily hidden.

I have a large pieceabove my knee. you might catch a peek of it in the summer. but you wont see it unless im in a showin' mood.

Edited November 21, 2008 by jagr

[exSRAaron]

^

[kawi kid]

You also can put them somewhere easily hidden.

I have a large piece above my knee. you might catch a peek of it in the summer. but you wont see it unless im in a showin' mood.

oh you just have to be in that mood

[shittygsxr]

I just hope you don't have the Japanese tattoo and a tramp stamp, they aren't too cool anymore either.

Disclaimer: Japanese tattoo's are still ok if you are actually Japanese or at least half Japanese

[John]

Tattoo on the lower back? Might as well be a bullseye

[exSRAaron]

I just hope you don't have the Japanese tattoo and a tramp stamp, they aren't too cool anymore either.

Disclaimer: Japanese tattoo's are still ok if you are actually Japanese or at least half Japanese

Awhh, is somebody backing up his butt-buddy?!

[SchmuckGirl]

I guess I give the Wrecking Balm a try and let you guys know how it goes. I hate to be the idiot to spend a couple hundy on a gimmick cream but like you said, it's worth it to start there.

I hear what you guys are saying about covering it up or incorporating it into something different but this band is very dark. Ah well, maybe I'll splurge on the Wrecking Balm and then move to more painful/expensive methods as my attempts don't work. Thanks for the suggestion to amputate Bret but I was looking for something a little less drastic. I'm not very good at eating my cereal without my right arm.....

[SchmuckGirl]

you need to find a better tattoo shop then because they can cover black I've had it done and you can not see it at all

do you happen to have pictures?

[SchmuckGirl]

I happen to love works by Gustav Klimpt and one painting of his called the Tree of Life is my fave:

So I was thinking of doing something like that as a quarter sleeve with the branches kind of up on my shoulder.

My tat guy advised that if I am going to try to incorporate a tree with my black band, I would need to do a black tat so I was looking at tree images in do the quarter sleeve:

I just don't know about the wisdom of adding ink to my arm when I don't like what I already have.

[f4isvt]

so far I have none I regret but that wrecking balm is a good start. I was going to get some added to my back piece and my tat guy did not say anything about covering some of the black.

[PrincessPratt]

I just hope you don't have the Japanese tattoo and a tramp stamp, they aren't too cool anymore either.

Disclaimer: Japanese tattoo's are still ok if you are actually Japanese or at least half Japanese

Garrett I have a tat above my bootie.....I don't know if you've realized this but people are still getting them now a days and they are VERY easily covered up.

Ananda....I know u may not like the tat anymore but you are a beautiful young lady and any tatoo is not going to dictate how people view you (its not like they are plastered all over your face). For the past 10 years I've worn scrubs to work every day and all my tats where covered up. Now I have to wear suites, skirts, etc. and some of my tats show even with all my darn colored hose. Nobody ever notices them! Woot!

I've heard through the grape vine that the laser is very painful and not always efficacious.

[SchmuckGirl]

lol, I have a pretty decent vocab but I definitely had to dictionary.com the word efficacious!

Anyway, thanks for the words, I just need to decide what to do.... I'm scared to get started trying to remove something and end up mutilated!

[SchmuckGirl]

Oh and thanks to whoever moved this thread. I totally wasn't paying attention and had it in the other stuff for sale section, whoops!

[jermattak]

wrecking balm faded a secret tattoo i have a little bit. barely, its still very visible, but i wouldnt recomend it, go to a good shop, give them a general idea, and let them do the creative thinking, mrmako on here has a blackwork cover up, talk to him

[max power]

I have a sandblaster. We could try it.

[SchmuckGirl]

wrecking balm faded a secret tattoo i have a little bit. barely, its still very visible, but i wouldnt recomend it, go to a good shop, give them a general idea, and let them do the creative thinking, mrmako on here has a blackwork cover up, talk to him

Yeah....that's the result I was afraid of....... ah well. Bigger tattoo, here I come!!

[ninjachk08]

i do like the b/w tree's..

[jermattak]

that tree is pretty sweet, just dont have your heart set on having it look exactly like it! its going to have to be modified alot

[SchmuckGirl]

I honestly don't have my heart set on anything yet I just would like for my arm to be asthetically pleasing again.....

[jeremygsxr]

Ms. Schmuckgirl, what do you have now? I know you said a tribal band, but is it a name or something, or just art that you don't like?

Edited November 19, 2008 by jeremygsxr

[wolfman]

I found this blurb on the interweb:

wrecking balm is a rip offI bought the 2 month supply of the wrecking balm(around $200) a couple of weeks ago, and found out that the diffusing cream is just 1% hydroquinone, which can be bought over the counter as a skin lightener at a drug store for about $6. The demo-brasion spray is just an exfoliator spray.

Sounds like you could try this hydroquinone to maybe lighten it a bit and this should give you more options if you want to cover it. Also, maybe you could see a dermatologist about a chemical peel or something? IDK

[Putty]

I have a mistake on my upper arm.

You want my name removed.....but BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!