With the last two decades seeing a growing popularity in tattoo and body art, it was inevitable people were not going to get everything right.
From customers choosing poorly or rushing decisions to tattoo artists delivering substandard work or not understanding what the customer wanted. The growing need for cover-ups and laser tattoo removal has never been so large.
For me (Garth), the main issue with cover up tattoos is surrounding the customers’ expectations. Tattoos are not like simply repainting your living room. If your tattoos have strong lines, covering large areas of bold colour, then they are going to be difficult to cover. The original tattoo will come through once the new design has healed.
With the growing popularity of soft black and grey shaded or pattern tattoos, cover-ups have become even more tricky as these styles are simply no good for covering old ink. This is why Garth’s Tattoo Studio invested in laser. It’s possible to lighten the ink and soften the lines to an extent they will not show through. It’s also going to be probable you’ll need more than one pass with the new design to cover the old one sufficiently.
We will advise you of this as every situation is unique. There is no easy answer. Every tattoo reacts differently to the laser so the “how many sessions will it take?” Question is always unfortunately impossible to answer.
We will only give you what we feel is good advice. You carry our name bearing your tattoos.