Tattoo position on upper body to balance out scar concealing leg tattoos

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It cant hurt, id go for it.  Im using scar sheets right now for something else.  Its very slow to notice anything.

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I sort of wonder for these scar treatments if it would be better for me to do them in the USA locally

I'm assuming that an airplane ticket cost out of say D.C. won't be worth it to go to Mexico or somewhere for scar treatment, which will be alot less expensive than LL?

I haven't done the math though, doing gnail now, haven't really looked into it

It seems like there might be some kind of laser or other kind of treatment to flatten scars and then have to work out the skin color tattoo and then gauge the result. And then potentially a more intricate tattoo over it

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Scar treatment wont cost anywhere near LL.  Laser is like 400 bucks per session, you need a few sessions.

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Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on October 30, 2022, 11:07:44 PMScar treatment wont cost anywhere near LL.  Laser is like 400 bucks per session, you need a few sessions.

That's great!

I'm trying to ballpark things but I think if laser and camouflage tattoo sessions are on the order of hundreds to low thousands of dollars per session, https://www.nikkibutler.co.uk/2020/04/01/how-much-does-camouflage-tattooing-cost/
Then I wonder if the total cost to cover up internal femur + tibia scars maybe could be under 10k USD and maybe significantly less, not sure

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Laser clinics charge by area, tattoo artists charge by the hour.  It's hard to know without talking to them how much your individual case will cost.

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I sort of wonder if laser is better generally for LL scars than them physically snipping out/physically removing the scars? Not sure

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Lasers have their limits.  The more serious the scar, the more it will still be there after laser treatment.  It's scar reduction rather than removal.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on November 01, 2022, 04:42:19 AMLasers have their limits.  The more serious the scar, the more it will still be there after laser treatment.  It's scar reduction rather than removal.

yeah its sort of interesting like the "big" scar I have on my hip (I'm guessing he stuck the nail in through that hole) is linear but slightly raised

But the scars further down my thighs are flatter/only very very slightly raised

I'm not entirely sure what the laser would do but my hope is it would at least flatten the "big scar" a bit

Even the big scar for gnail femurs is not that big though its like .. an inch long maybe? For the most part I think the guys in Athens now are like "wow these scars are really small, they're like nothing" but the girl in Athens now is like "these scars are too much, why didn't the doctor explain the scars better to me before the surgery?" Its easy for us guys to say this though because we have hairier legs

The only thing is that the big scar on the hip is at a place that doesn't have much hair for most people (too high up on the leg) so its mainly that one I want to reduce

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Wait remind me of your situation again.  You've had the surgery and nails out?

Can you show a photo (even temporarily) of your hip scar so I can see what the deal is.  Nobody is going to identity you from a scar photo on a niche website.

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Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on November 01, 2022, 03:25:16 PMWait remind me of your situation again.  You've had the surgery and nails out?

Can you show a photo (even temporarily) of your hip scar so I can see what the deal is.  Nobody is going to identity you from a scar photo on a niche website.

I am lengthening now w/ gnail and am thinking about way down the line after I get it removed someday what I'm going to do with the scars

The forum isn't letting me upload a pic for some reason, I had this problem when I tried uploading the menu for food from the hotel, not sure how ozboy got it to work

But basically it is a one inch linear scar on my hip/upper leg that is slightly raised. It isn't quite bright pink anymore, its a bit darker now. Its like uh, maybe 2-3 inches below my side hip bone?

The 'big' scar itself is like.. its nothing really, like I cannot believe how small it is and it is only slightly raised. The only problem is the symmetry/how regular the position of the scars are on both legs that make them identifiable as an intentional surgery

The other scars are so small and among my hairs that I am not even sure I will do anything for some of them, especially some of the screw hole scars which are just tiny dots

In terms of their actual visual impact (excluding the fact they give away that a surgery was done) its really hardly anything for internals, especially femurs, I bet other people here who get femur internals would agree. It is just the regularity/symmetry of them I want to conceal somehow

I saw the scars on someone who did internal tibias and they weren't bad, but a maybe like less than 1 inch linear scar on their knee also looked like a giveaway that a surgery was done