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30 Scar Cover-Up Tattoos By Elvira Bono That Help People Feel Comfortable In Their Skin Again
For nearly 20 years, Elvira Bono has worked as a tattoo artist specializing in artistic scar tattoo cover-ups in Brazil. Her background in Nursing and Fine Arts has taught her that every scar tells a story, not only of surgery, burns, accidents, or illness, but also of survival.
The 30 before-and-after transformations below are shared with her clients' permission. They include scars from plastic surgery, accidents, burns, self-harm recovery, and other life experiences. Behind each image is a person who decided to rewrite part of their story through art. As Elvira shared with Bored Panda: “I hope these transformations inspire anyone living with scars to know that there are options – and that scars do not have to define how you see yourself.”
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Extensive Scar Tattoo Due To Traffic Accident
Many of her clients lived with their scars for years or even decades. Some avoided wearing certain clothes, going to the beach, or looking at themselves in the mirror. While a tattoo cannot erase a scar, it can transform the way someone feels about it.
Every project is designed individually. The artist carefully studies the scar's texture, color, maturity, and location before creating artwork that works with the skin instead of trying to hide it completely. The goal is to create harmony, not perfection.
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Tattoo On Acne Scars
Upstaged75 1 month ago
Wow, I've never seen acne scars like that. One of my older cousins has a pitted face from it, but I didn't know you could get it that bad on your back. The coverup is great!
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Tattoo In Scarring For Complications After Plastic Surgery
Upstaged75 1 month ago
This looks like one of the cases on that show Botched. I think getting a tattoo is probably easier than having revision surgery though.
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Tattoo In A Scar Of Graft Burn After Traffic Accident
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Tattoo On Keloid Scar For Acne
Purple Gurl 1 month ago
Nice, but I thought keloids were formed from skin trauma, so wouldn't a tattoo create more keloid scars? Pure curiosity, no judgement
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Tattoo In Scar By Surgical Removal Of Birthmark
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Tattoo In Deep Scar Due To Surgical Complication
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Tattooing On Self-Inflicted Scars
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Tattoo In Abdominoplasty Scar
Upstaged75 1 month ago
This person didn't have a very good plastic surgeon if they left scars like that! Messed up their belly button too. 😥
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Tattoo In Abdominoplasty Scar With Deep Areas Due To Complications
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What do you think ?
Auntriarch 1 month ago
I'm trying not to sound weird, but a few of those scars were rather lovely. Obviously not to the person though.
Auntriarch 1 month ago
I'm trying not to sound weird, but a few of those scars were rather lovely. Obviously not to the person though.
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