I know that tattooes are generally permanent and laser removal can be very expensive, but if one wants a different tattoo over the one they already have, is it possible to just tattoo over it, or is it necessary to remove the tattoo and then get the new one in the same location?

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Yes it is possible. It is called a "cover-up". So the erstwhile love of your life has run off with your best friend, and now you want both of their worthless names off of your body. Maybe, on the other hand, you've finally realized that Trent Reznor is just a big whiner and you don't want that huge NIN symbol on your forehead anymore. Well, the first thing you need to know is that none of the available methods of tattoo removal is perfect. You should have listened to us when we told you not to get your pooky's name tattooed on you, or to get a tattoo you weren't certain about. Here are your four options for getting rid of the tattoo you now hate: 1. Cover up tattoo 2. Excision 3. Dermabrasion 4. Lasers Cover up tattoo If you still want to have a tattoo, just not that one, you should consider covering it with a bigger, gnarlier tattoo. The obvious problem is that you have to think of one that will cover the old one and that you will like better so that you don't have to get rid of it five years down the road. Therefore, this decision is even more difficult than your first tattoo was, because you have to choose something that either incorporates or blocks out the old tattoo. Them's some parameters. Your tattoo artist should be of help here, if you've found a good one by now. http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/tattoo/tattoo5.html#para5.1 http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/tattoo/tattoo5.html#para5.1 May 14 06, 3:34 AM