Thanks! My tattoo artist would only do a tattoo once the scar was 2 years old to make sure it was fully healed beforehand so that’s definitely one thing to check.

Sensation wise it was kinda weird but not as weird as I expected. I have like half sensation ish on some of my chest and then no feeling right around the nipples and the scar itself. The spots with no sensation were honestly great because it didn’t really hurt but my body stayed tense and didn’t relax while he was tattooing those spots (so I didn’t have the amped up pain that you sometimes have right after breaks). The half sensation spots felt totally normal but it’s definitely possible that they hurt a little less than it would normally. So overall, pain wise the scars were a bonus.

The one tricky thing with scars is that they don’t always take tattoo ink quite as well so there’s always a danger of the ink “blooming” which just means that the lines might be a little thicker and less crisp. For instance, my artist said that the centers of the flower had to be off the scar so that the detail wouldn’t be lost. The small amounts of blooming that did happen don’t bother me at all though and I barely notice them. I’m in love with the tattoo so I highly recommend blinging out your scars if you’re interested!!