We already published an article about tattoos covering up birthmarks and another one about inking over scars so we figured why not do a piece that combines the two together. After all, millions of people have blemishes on their skin that they’re not excited about and there are plenty of ways to transform them into works of art.
This list by Bored Panda is full of beautiful, funny, and simply genius designs that ‘healed’ old body wounds and marks. And maybe a few mental bruises that came with them as well. So scroll down to check them out for yourself, upvote your favorites, you know how it goes.
#1 The Most Meaningful Tattoo I’ve Ever Done. Scar Cover-Up For This Amazing Woman. I Have No Words To Describe This Process
Image source: danasha.tattoo
#2 Check Out This Amazing Before And After Photo By Our Artist, Gustavo
Image source: empowertattoo
#3 A Camouflage Of Childhood Domestic Burn
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#4 Make The Most Of What You’ve Got
Image source: tomsandys
#5 Scar Tattoo
Image source: camurtattoo
#6 I Have No Words To Describe How Much I Was Looking Forward To Doing This Work And All That Are To Come
Image source: raquelgauthier
#7 Lily On A Rock. Design Is Based On The Client’s Birthmark
Image source: studiobysol
#8 This Scar Cover-Up Tattoo
Image source: Yulinka17
#9 Covered Up Old Self-Harm Scars With My First Tattoo
Image source: henrytwood
#10 Sometimes It Is Enough To Cleverly Integrate A Scar Instead Of Covering It
Image source: dimistattoo
#11 Very Interesting Custom Project Around A Scar. I Guess I Could Call It “Scar Upcycling”
Image source: nein666_tattoo
#12 My Nephew Finally Had His Burning Scars Covered With A Tattoo. I Am So Proud Of My Boy! Made Me Smile And Also Made Me Cry Of Happiness
Image source: ImaGeisha4u
#13 This Is Genius
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#14 This Is A 40-Year-Old Scar And We Covered It With Some Cherry Blossoms And Butterflies
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#15 Got To Do This Rad Wine Glass To Work With A Birthmark Today
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#16 Turning Scar To Fishbone
Image source: pimpotattoo
#17 The Process Of Closing The Scars
Image source: medikaldovmeler
#18 Finally Done Something With My Scar
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#19 This Was Fun
Image source: pat_theblackcattattoo
#20 C-Section Tattoo Cover-Up
Cúc chose to tattoo chrysanthemum because it’s her favorite color and also her name in Vietnamese.
Image source: ngocliketattoo
#21 Scar Cover-Up
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#22 Hooked
Image source: halfrican_art
#23 My Dog Running Across My Scar
Image source: FLSTSBrider
#24 Simple Rainbow Concept
Image source: rize.ink
#25 Scars Are Tattoos With Better Stories
Image source: screaminktattoos_
#26 Update On My Tattoo That Covers A Bad Nip, An Old Tattoo, And Some Top Surgery Scars
Image source: gilbertthefishx
#27 After 6 Years, Many Laser Scar Removal Treatments, Scar Strips And So, I Decided To Get A Tattoo Over My Scars And Loving The Result
Image source: Round-Net-2260
#28 We Continued A Project That I Really Enjoyed And Was Excited To Do. A Sleeve Of Snowflakes Between Birthmarks That Have Become Clouds
Image source: nimketattoo
#29 So My Sister Has Wanted Her Birth Mark Covered For A While Now And So She Wanted This
Image source: teetattooing
#30 Paw Print Tattoo Around A Birthmark
Image source: hneuburger33
#31 One Way To Work Around A Scar
Image source: michaelmansfieldtattoos
#32 Birth Mark Tattoo
Image source: goldfatherink
#33 Scar Cover-Up Tattoo
Image source: mrhillstattoo
#34 Little Scar Cover From 2013
Image source: nicowagnertattoo
#35 Scar Cover-Up. Really Pleased With This Delicate Piece
Image source: joharrisontattoo
#36 Birthmark Transformed Into A Cherry
Image source: electrik_ink_timisoara
#37 Scar Butterfly
Image source: abbeyxhalfaxa
#38 Scar Cover-Up
Image source: Mrobinson4594
#39 First Session Of A Scar Cover-Up Completed, Still Need To Add Cherry Blossoms And Background
Image source: nervous_simulation
#40 Something A Bit Different. Outlined A Good Friend’s Of Mine Birthmark
Image source: jwhitley2041
#41 Turning Lemons Into Wine
Image source: uhhhhtaco
#42 Tattoo Scar Cover-Up 3 Years Post-Op
Image source: nick9824
#43 Within 1 Hour A Birthmark Turns Into A Moustache. Oh My God, We Had So Much Fun
Image source: xris.buck
#44 I Had The Opportunity To Work On And Especially With This Pretty Scar Which Served As A Bench For Monsieur Le Baron
Image source: lucanetattooshop
#45 No Scars Are Impossible, They Just Need The Right Solution
Image source: jannickewiesehansen
#46 Scar Tattoo Cover-Up
Image source: idan_ditchi
#47 This Is An Incredible Cover-Up
Image source: bartzavattero.tattoo
#48 Thanks To My Client For Coming In To Get This Floral Scar Distraction Piece
We went with something a little simplistic and instead of trying to hide the scars just tried to incorporate them into the design. The take away is that the blood we have spilled in sadness can water a beautiful garden of joy if you only allow room for growth. Let’s be thankful for this day of life.
Image source: anthonyinkco
#49 Scar’s Cover
Image source: archiii_ink_art
#50 Without A Doubt The Most Fun I’ve Ever Done
Image source: sebastiaan0172
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