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The ink goes under your skin; you can’t “fix” lines. I really recommend against going back to the shop that did this. There are a couple of tattoo conventions in Wisconsin in September/ October; it would be a great place to see and talk to a lot of artists. Don’t take money or credit cards; everyone will tell you they can “fix” it. You want to listen to what everyone has to say and think it over.

I've seen more people make a situation worse than better by rushing to try to fix something. First, you shouldn't have anyone work on that until it's healed; I'd wait at least 2 months. Second, laser removal doesn't leave the skin looking like it did before you got a tattoo. There's almost always a faint outline, so I'd forget about that. Why don't you send a link to the artist and maybe we can help you see where you went wrong. Also, if you identify what city you live in, you can probably get some recommendations. I wouldn't contact her. She phucked it up once, why would you give her another shot? The main thing is to think this through before you do anything else. I was getting tattooed once when a woman came in with a coverup that she wanted reworked. She hated the original tattoo and didn't research the person that covered it up. Someone said that it looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger climbing out of a tar pit. Time and patience are your friends.

It's not cringe-worthy, but it's not very good. Seriously, the first thing you need to do is learn how to tell a mediocre tattooer from a good one. The tattoo is really flat and poorly drawn, but at least it doesn't look like they damaged the skin, unlike a lot of disasters posted here. You need to find a really good artist who can probably rework that into something decent.

Thank you so much! @oboogie🙂