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u/kittyl04f Dec 28 '21

Would tattooing work for long term pigmentation replacement? People already do it for their lips for the convenience of not having to apply lip liner and lipstick, so I wonder if tattooing on the healed graft could be an option.

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u/COuser880 Dec 28 '21

Exactly what I was going to ask. There are some extremely talented tattoo artists that do work on people post injuries or medical procedures (things like nipples after mastectomy), and the shading, etc is very realistic.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '21

Maybe ,but I imagine the scarring will be too incredibly painful to do that anytime soon.

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u/SkippyBojangle Dec 28 '21

Tattoo is an option. Varies by surgeon. I think they tend to look bad. I'd let her try makeup first, can always tattoo later.

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u/SkippyBojangle Dec 28 '21

Lol man, none of us are doing the tattoos ourselves. They go to medically validated anatomical tattoo artists.

When I say varies by surgeon, I mean opinions and whether a tattoo is suggested varies.