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Do tattoo needles create scars while creating tattoos?

Tattoo removal and tattoo removal cost are usually the subjects of this blog, but today we’re also going to talk about tattoo creation. Anyone who’s ever had a tattoo applied knows that the needle of a tattoo gun penetrates their skin thousands of times and pokes thousands of little holes in order to inject ink into the second layer of skin where the tattoo will eventually reside and become permanent.

Not only are thousands of holes poked into your skin, but these holes are very, very close together, creating what would probably look like a layer of hamburger meat on your skin if it wasn’t for the tattoo pigment  disguising the degree to which your skin has been shredded. That’s why large tattoos require several visits to the tattoo parlor,  your skin simply cannot take having that many holes poked in it over a very large area at one time.  It would create to large of an open wound, and the larger the wound the more susceptible it is to infection, not to mention the fact that the larger the open wound the more painful it is.

Most people fail to realize that when you shred the first two layers of skin to the degree necessary to create a tattoo you’ve done some major damage to the skin and possibly created a scar which can’t be seen because of the tattoo pigment coloring the scar tissue once the tattoo has healed.  Also, the vibrancy of some of the new tattoo pigments would tend to color and mask any damaged skin or scar tissue that may exist as a result of the tattoo being applied.

Now fast-forward a few years when the tattoo you received is no longer that desirable piece of body art you once cherished and you start looking into the tattoo removal options available to you. Laser  removal,  tattoo removal cream, TCA tattoo removal and other home tattoo removal products would be obvious methods  of removal from which to choose.

Let’s say you start with a cream removal tattoo product and after a few months you give up because you realize it’s not working.  After spending several hundred,  maybe $1000 you switch to a TCA product possibly Nuviderm, because by this time  you don’t have much money left and you can buy Nuviderm for under $40.

You read and follow the instructions very closely, and as your tattoo begins to fade  and eventually disappears, you see evidence of scarring and immediately assume it was caused by the TCA tattoo removal product, but in many instances, the scarring has been there from day one, that day being the day you initially received your tattoo and your skin was shredded like hamburger meat in order to inject the tattoo pigment into your skin.

Without a doubt,  scarring can be a tattoo removal cost. Any product strong enough to remove a tattoo from the second layer of skin also carries with it the risk of creating a scar, especially if not used properly and in accordance to the directions provided by the manufacturer.  It is also worth remembering that the creation of a tattoo can also create scar tissue that may go unnoticed until you begin your tattoo removal process.

That is why it is a good idea to remember the saying  THINK BEFORE YOU INK, because sometimes a scar comes with the tattoo, you just don’t know it at the time.

In closing, does getting a tattoo remove virgin skin and replace it with pigmented scar tissue?