I plan on getting a tattoo on my upper back, but have acne and taking a treatment for it to finally go away. I am positive that I have a few scars back there from the acne. I've heard that its hard to tattoo with scars. So i thought about getting a chemical peel or some dermabrasion to remove the scaring and eventually getting the tattoo. Is this a good idea or an extremely stupid one. Professional opinions would be great.
Microdermabrasion is not going to get rid of acne scarring...don't waste your money. Chemical peels are pretty much going to deliver the same results unless they are very heavy medical grade and you risk other problems like hypopigmentation. There is far more down time on that than a month to wait for a tattoo. The same with laser resurfacing.
Talk to a dermatologist if you really want to consider altering your skin before the tattoo. There is no problem tattooing over acne scars.
You can do a chemical peel, it works very good. But then you have to wait for a month to have your skin strengthen a bit to have a tattoo.You can do microdermabrasion which you have to do it every 2 weeks 1 month, depending how bad is your back. You will get result in a few months and you can do a tattoo about a week later.I prefer microdermabrasion as chemical peel is a stronger peel. Microdermabrasion has no downtime, which seem more appropriate if you decided to get a tattoo.
Hi, it all depends on the type, proximity, age and severity of the scars. The meatier the area is usually the better. Your artist will decide on what is best. I suggest having a chat to a few and they will let you know when is best, always best to get more than one opinion, you'll have it for life.I think it is a good idea, nice tatt looks much better than a scar.