samblackbones
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Doesn't anybody do traditional American anymore?
Define "traditional American" for me. I would say that pin-ups, etc. fit. No?
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Nice. That red really pops.
woah! how does it look after the scarring? That seems like it really freaking hurt.
Here's what it looks like right now, however many months later:
The pain was not bad. Scalpel, so the incision didn't hurt at all. Used standard sterile protocol for any professional body mod. No anesthetic, no booze. Some discomfort when the tattoo got filleted out, but nothing significant. Lots of blood, though. My girlfriend nearly barfed as she watched.
It hurt more as it healed, but again, not bad. Took a few months, and it seems to be getting lighter all the time. I would not recommend it for large tattoos for obvious reasons, but for small stuff, it's a quick alternative to expensive, protracted laser sessions.
A couple onlookers suggested sending the intact "name" flesh to my ex-wife. I demurred.
Holy ****. Did you have your tattoo guy do that, or an MD?
It was done by a friend in the body modification industry who's done flesh removal and scarification in the past and who I trusted to scrupulously observe any appropriate antiseptic measures. (Not trying to be deliberately cryptic, it's just not something that's legal to do on a professional basis here, and even though he was doing it for free, don't want to potentially cause him any issues. )
Loud and clear, very cool. I am getting a smaller piece of mine partially blacked out and thought that would be cool. Though I'm sure I'd need to be sufficiently shitfaced to actually go through with it, and I'm pretty sure that wouldn't bode well.