If you have an older tattoo that you now regret having, you do have some options available to you when it comes to getting rid of it. One of the things that you can do is to have the tattoo lasered off. However, you do want to know if you go this route, the lasering treatments are described by those who have gone through them as being much, much more painful than getting a tattoo has ever been. Plus, you will need to have repeated treatments done before the tattoo is gone. Sometimes, it can even take longer than a year for that tattoo to be gone. Some colors are more difficult to remove with the laser than others. For example, red is harder to remove than black, which may come as a surprise to some. Another option, which is the best option for many, is to have the tattoo covered up with another tattoo. If you think you would like to consider this method, then you want to learn more about it by reading the information here:
Let the tattoo artist help you pick your coverup – When you decide to go with a coverup tattoo, you may want to jump right online and start looking for the new tattoo you want that you plan on asking the artist to put right over the one that you want covered. However, this is not the way to go about it. There is a lot that goes into choosing the correct cover up tattoo. The artist is the professional who will know how to best hide the old tattoo by using a design that has specific colors and lines and shapes that go in the directions they need them to go into in order for the coverup to work. In the end, you don't want the old tattoo to be visible anymore and the artist will know the best way to do this.
Understand there is nothing extra to fear about getting a coverup tattoo – Some people think that having a coverup tattoo put on over an old tattoo is going to make this second tattoo be more painful, take longer to heal and just be a harder one in general. The truth is, there is no reason why a coverup will be any worse in any way than getting a first tattoo. The only differences may be that it may take longer, and it may cost you a little more cost-wise. This is due to the fact that it will generally be larger in size and have a lot of color put into it, since it needs to coverup the underlying tattoo.