Most people get tattoos because they’re trendy and cool. Others do it because they want to make some sort of social or political statement. But there are some that get tattoos over their scars. Sometimes it’s to to cover them up, but sometimes it’s to highlight and enhance their scars. Just take a look at these folks who got tattoos to deal with their trauma, scars and bad memories and reclaim their power.
Masking The Pain
Rachel fell from a trampoline at gym practice in high school during her sophomore year. She underwent eight months of surgery to remove scar tissue and dead muscle that “had distorted my forearm.” The scars on her arm were “unsightly and ugly.” But at 18, Rachel got an eastern bluebird tattoo to turn her scar into something pretty.