# Burning an NFT

When you mint an NFT, the name, the style, the image, and the description of the tattoo are permanently recorded on the blockchain. If you made a mistake while minting the NFT or want to change this information for any other reason, you must first burn that NFT and mint a new one with the desired changes.

<figure><img src="https://1480526110-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FYyFCj6EPwkJhogUskDnu%2Fuploads%2Fqiq5Z8oQkfJoXp7HbIcd%2FburnNFT.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=16ca2761-6f13-49bb-86d7-a6d2df1b271e" alt="" width="553"><figcaption><p>Burning an NFT is an irreversible action!</p></figcaption></figure>

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**Important:** You can’t burn an NFT if it is previously sold to a collector!&#x20;

The only way for an artist to burn a tattoo they have previously sold is to first buy back that tattoo on a secondary marketplace.
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