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I have a tattoo on my upper arm where the outlines are scarred and raised (1yo). Tattoo excision? (photo)

JulianGomOct 19, 2017
it is about 15cm by 10cm big, little less,i've read that when a tattoo is scarred that means the ink was placed too deep and it will be hard to remove a tattoo, it will fade,but not remove. And if the ink would disappear 100% i would still have the raised scars. So my question:Is staged Excision possible? If so,how many sessions ? And can i improve the appereance of the surgery scar later on?

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