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Tattoos for Burn Victims

Here’s an article from dubdubdub about tattoos as part of the psychological healing process for burn victims. Altho it was primarily written to talk about tattoo shops in Clearwater, FL, it applies to other locales as well. Give it a read, and say what you think about it…

Car crashes, house fires, hates crimes, terrorist attacks, war injuries, industrial accidents….any of these can lead to scarring, both psychological and physical. Trauma to the mind and spirit may be related to the physical injuries inflicted. Healing is multi-layered.

Assuming physical injuries are tended to and life’s other necessities are back on track, burn victims have options to consider when addressing the physical remnants of a disaster, mishap or accident. Tattoo shops from Clearwater FL to Muddy IL, and from St Petersburg FL to St. Petersburg, Russia have often served as a real resource for people seeking mental relief from burns and scarring.

Not every burn can be “covered” by tattooing, and not every tattooer can work on skin which has been burned. But many times the artful application of ink can do much to relieve the stigma some people feel related to “imperfect” skin. (A recent, very unscientific survey of Clearwater, FL tattoo shops showed a wide range of reactions to the question Would you consider a tattoo to help cover or adorn a burn scar?) 

As all burns are unique, so are the scars they leave behind, and so too tattoo shops differ: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure; one artist’s forte may be another’s downfall; and burn and scar-covering tattoos are each individual in terms of application technique, number of sessions required and the re-healing of scarred, now tattooed skin.

It takes a special touch, a steady hand and a patient attitude to successfully work with burn victims in helping transform a dermal embarrassment into a proud asset. Tattoo shops in Clearwater, FL can help. As can others in your neck of the woods. Don’t be shy to try. Ask around. Google till your knuckles ache. And let the healing – and tattooing – begin.

Stay tuned for part 2 of From the Interwebz: Burn, Scars & Tattoos, which discusses other types of scarring and what tattoo shops in Clearwater FL (and beyond) can do for people who want to cover or even enhance scarred skin.

Tattoos Everywhere

Have you noticed the increase in inked folk walking around almost anywhere you go these days? Overheard people on the street complimenting, not disparaging the work they see on passersby? And have you thought about how many successful tattoo shops doing strong tattoo work can be found from sea to shining sea (and beyond)?

Our tribe is not just growing, with tattoos on moms in Clearwater FL to tattoo shops on busty streets in Clearlake CA, but is also being viewed as more mainstream, or at least not not normal. Tattoos and tattoo shops today are as accessible as overpriced lattes.

Don’t get me wrong, I love an overpriced latte as much as the next guy. But we do a disservice not to recognize that things haven’t always been this way. Ask a teenager if tattoos “mean” anything about the wearers and you’ll likely get a radically different answer than you would have asking the same question 15 or evn 10 years ago. It’s taken time and exposure, and an unending stream of people willing to express themselves despite and any potential negative societal judgment.

Are people today generally more accepting of tattoos? Are tattoo shops no longer considered sketchy neighbors? Is coming home from spring break in Clearwater Beach FL sporting a new tattoo or two less likely to enrage a parent or shock a family friend?

Probably. Screw it – definitely. And why is that? Progress, some would say, Inevitability, others would answer. “The world is going to hell, that’s why,” a handful would reply.  The natural evolution of what’s acceptable, from others.

Me? I say: Thank you “reality” TV, thank you movies, internet, thank you social media and mainstream press, for catching up and catching on. And thank you old-timers, rebels, badass babes and couldn’t-give-two-effs dudes. Skin art has moved beyond its once limited audience.

Thank you artists who are committed to good work. Thank you Average Joes and Janes and the “tattooed and employed.” Thank you tattoo shops in Clearwater FL that clearly care; in Black River, NY that specialize in black and gray tattoos; shops in Muddy Gap WY who cover up old muddy scratchy work.

Gone are the days when most Americans slap immediate (negative) labels on people with ink or on blocks/neighborhood with tattoo shops.

One thing is clear: tattoos shops from Clearwater FL to Clearbrook MN to Clear Lake Shores TX are abundant, and where there are shops, there are great tattoos being imagined, sketched and made. Here’s to progress.