Scar Cover-Up Tattoos That Helped People Make Peace With The Past

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tattoos to cover up scars
IMAGE BY: JessPlays/reddit

Reddit user Jessplays got the watercolor Phoenix by Kurt Jacobsen at Perfection Dermagraphics in Des Plaines, IL to cover the forearm scars from self-harm. The scars were nearly 14 years old and Jess wanted “to cover it with a tattoo for half my life.” After years of debating, Jess finally did it and is “so happy!”

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