I gave myself a fake tattoo with a safety pin and pen ink...that was about a month ago. Does anyone know how long it takes for it to fade out, or does anyone know how to get rid of it? it is a small tattoo, just a name written really small.
Now on to the advice. The tattoo you gave yourself, was unfortunately not exactly fake. A real tattoo also inserts ink under your skin. There is a good chance that you will be stuck with that tattoo for life unless you want to spend a lot of money to get it removed.
With tattoos, always always take care to be 100% sure you want that design on your skin for life. Names are an especially sensitive subject and should more often be limited to the names of your children. [ lilbrit's advice column | Ask lilbrit A Question ]
fish34 answered Saturday March 18 2006, 10:04 pm: You seriously shouldn't have done that. It's not a fake tattoo, it's real. How do you think other people get what you call real tattoos? They inject ink into their skin with a needle, which is just like what you've done on a smaller scale. It may never come off, so I suggest going to your doctor or pharmacist to find ways of fading it out. [ fish34's advice column | Ask fish34 A Question ]
TheOldOne answered Friday March 17 2006, 12:13 pm: That's not a fake tattoo, it's a real one. Depending on the exact type of ink, and precisely how you used the pin, it might take quite a while to fade...or forever.
You might want to talk to a dermatologist. And by the way, it's not a good idea to give yourself a tattoo like that; sorry to sound like a parent, but A) you don't know if that ink was toxic, and B) if you didn't sterilize the needle, you could have gotten a serious infection. It sounds like you were lucky, except for the permanent tattoo.
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