15 Inspirational Tattoos That Turn Scars Into Beautiful Works Of Art

Posted on November 19, 2016

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Tattoos have the ability to beautifully cover up scars, but scars can also be creatively incorporated into a design itself.

The 15 people below worked with artists to turn their scars into some epic artwork. Included on the list is Lena Dunham, who last month revealed her newest tattoo: A badass image of skateboarding legend Laura Thornhill Caswell riding her endometriosis scar.

Check out 15 stunning scar tattoos below. Some of them may not be suitable for viewing at work.

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Actual Barracuda bite turned into memorial tattoo. 702-678-6665 #JohnnyVegas #tattooartist #tattooer #lasvegas #barracuda #foottattoo #thestrip #memorialtattoo #scartattoo #goldenskull
A photo posted by Johnny Vegas (@atomiccitytattoo) on Nov 9, 2016 at 11:11am PST

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Today I got to do this super fun #watercolourtattoo over a scar on one of my lovely customers. It’s so great turning something that someone dislikes into something pretty ⭐️ #wctattoos #hearttattoo #illustration #tattoo #tattooartist #tattoolookbook #tattooapprentice #colourtattoo #paint #drphmartins #skinzophrenictattoos #scartattoo #custom #girly #girlswithtattoos