Before and after tattoo ideas

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Split photo: on the left, a small dark tattoo on a hip; on the right, a colour traditional bird with a purple flower and green leaves on a thigh.
Before and after: small mark and coloured bird on thigh
Before and after side-by-side of a botanical lotus cover-up tattoo on a forearm, with the faded grey original on the left and a purple and blue version on the right.
Lotus cover-up on a forearm, before and after
Split image of a woman's upper back: on the left a faded grey dragon tattoo on the shoulder blade, on the right the same area covered by black and grey realistic lilies on the shoulder.
Lily cover-up over a faded dragon on the back
Side-by-side photos of an anime-style girl tattoo on a lower leg, showing the black outline stage on the left and the finished colour on the right.
Anime girl with cat creature, before and after colour
Side-by-side photo: on the left, the bare upper arm shows pale, raised textured skin; on the right, the same arm carries a black and grey realistic sleeve of a skeletal figure with a hooded head.
Black and grey skeletal sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey lotus and scrollwork tattoo across the lower abdomen, shown above a lower panel of the same area with a horizontal scar and no ink.
Lotus scrollwork tattoo across the lower abdomen
Split image of a upper back: on the left a black tribal tattoo, on the right the same area covered with a shaded lily and star design in purple and grey.
Tribal tattoo covered with lilies and stars
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves on a forearm, shown beside a close view of pale scar marks on skin.
Peony and flower forearm tattoo, before and after
Split image showing a scarred forearm on the left and the same area on the right covered by a black and grey realism rose tattoo with leaves.
Black and grey rose covering a scar on wrist
Two-panel photo of a realistic blue lion head tattoo on an upper arm, showing the linework stage on the left and the finished shaded piece on the right.
Realistic lion on upper arm, before and after
Side-by-side before and after photos of an eyebrow above the eye, with the after panel showing fuller brow strokes in brown pigment on the brow.
Eyebrow before and after comparison
Side-by-side photos of a Japanese-style swirling cloud tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, the left before treatment and the right after, with the colour noticeably faded.
Japanese swirl sleeve before and after laser fading
Before and after close-up of a brow with brown hair-stroke ink added above the eye, shown as a framed two-panel collage.
Eyebrow before and after
Close-up before and after pair showing a brown hair-stroke eyebrow tattoo, with the faded healing brow above and the fuller defined brow below, placed on the eyebrow.
Hair-stroke eyebrow tattoo, before and after
Split photo showing a black and grey panther tattoo on the side of the ribs on the left, and the same skin area faded after removal on the right.
Black panther tattoo on ribs, before and after removal
Side-by-side photos of a forearm: on the left a faded small star tattoo, on the right realistic pink roses with purple leaves on the inner forearm.
Pink roses on a forearm, shown beside a faded star tattoo
Side-by-side before and after photos of a red floral tattoo with dark green shading on a person's upper back, which is fully gone in the after image.
Floral tattoo before and after removal on upper back
Side-by-side photos of an ankle: on the left a blue-green rose tattoo, on the right the same area with the ink largely faded.
Faded rose ankle tattoo, before and after laser removal
Before and after close-up of a closed eye showing a microbladed eyebrow with fine hair-stroke brown ink, placed above the eyelid.
Microbladed eyebrow before and after
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo covering an older tribal design on the lower back, shown in a before and after photo.
Lotus mandala cover-up on lower back
Side-by-side photos of an elephant head tattoo framed by sunflowers and roses, shown in black and grey on the left and in colour on the right, in a neo-traditional style.
Elephant with sunflowers and roses
Four numbered photos of a black swirling design on a person's upper back, showing the tattoo before removal, then the treated, fading and largely cleared skin.
Four-stage tattoo removal on upper back
Side-by-side photos of a grey shaded gecko tattoo on an upper arm, left, and the same skin on the right with the tattoo largely faded after laser removal.
Gecko tattoo on upper arm, before and after removal
Before and after photo of a colour tattoo of a blue bird and pink lotus flowers covering a raised scar on the abdomen.
Lotus and bird cover-up over an abdominal scar