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Can i cover my surgery scar(microdiscectomy l5-s1) with a tattoo or that is a bad idea?
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Not recommended: Would not recommend it. Will only attract attention to that area. Any chemical applied to a scar may result in further unpredictable inflammatory reaction.
Answered 3/19/2017
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