What is a Cover Up Tattoo?

This tattoo removal method is used when a person does not want his or her existing tattoo and doesn’t mind replacing it with a new tattoo image.

Instead of completely removing unwanted tattoos using another form of tattoo removal method such as laser treatments, cover up tattoos are new designs put over existing tattoos to disguise and conceal original artwork. 

Cover up tattoos are used by many people for a variety of reasons, from a gang tattoo to making a basic tattoo with little detail more interesting or aesthetically pleasing.

The process of getting a cover up tattoo vs. a regular tattoo generally is more expensive as it is much more involved and labor intensive.

Check out this tattoo artists website for before and after images of cover up tattoos.