Tattoo Appreciation Soc. Chat Thread

Advice would be to continue applying bepanthen 2-3 times a day and do not go swimming again until it is fully healed. The healing process on your foot will be slightly different than your thigh due to the taughtness of the skin around your foot, hence the tightness/soreness and white flakes, pretty normal healing process tbh for skin like that.

If there are any issues post healing with an uneven finish, which is possible (but probably unlikely) just get it touched up, won't cost much to just clean up certain parts

I was told not to swim for 3 months after getting tattooed.
Keep putting on Bepanthen, don't swim again, and keep it uncovered to avoiding knocking off the scabs. They'll fall off by themselves and it won't pull the ink out.
And if it does look uneven, you can always go back for a touch-up. My tattooist does them for free as long as you haven't purposely done anything to mess it up, but it shouldn't be too expensive if you do have to pay.

I was told it was fine to have baths so I assumed it would be ok to swim for half an hour, but I guess not! Won't be doing that again in a hurry, it's so itchy now! So after 9 days if the scab comes away on it's own, as in over night or through wearing shoes, it shouldn't pull the ink out?

Mine also does free touch ups if needs be, but hopefully it won't come to that

Thanks

I got my first tattoo on Tuesday it's quite a large dandelion on my foot with ten seeds blowing away from it. The dandelion was based on this one:http://images.borders.com.au/images/bau/97800995/9780099564973/0/0/plain/the-sense-of-an-ending.jpg - except the stem is thinner on mine and the tattoo is lighter. Haven't been able to take a picture as it's still quite red.

I'm going to sound like a wimp, but it hurt so much! Numbing spray was only applied half an hour after starting! (Took an hour in total). Did anyone else find their foot tattoo really painful?

It sounds lovely!

I found my foot a lot more painful than my thigh. I think it's just as the area isn't so "meaty" and is more directly on the bone.

After 3 weeks what should a small, red tattoo on my ankle look like?
I'm starting to freak out, because mine's been all flaky and wrinkly, but my friend's girlfriend's 3 day old tattoo looks perfect. When mine was 3 days old it was swollen and oozing.

After 3 weeks what should a small, red tattoo on my ankle look like?
I'm starting to freak out, because mine's been all flaky and wrinkly, but my friend's girlfriend's 3 day old tattoo looks perfect. When mine was 3 days old it was swollen and oozing.

Got this done last week, going back soon to finish it up!

Your massive backpiece didn't scab anywhere?

I really want to get a small tattoo on the back of my neck and I was just wondering if anybody else had this done and could tell me what it feels like? Also what do tattoos on the hip area (but a bit closer to the crotch) feel like? Thanks!

I've had a tattoo on my stomach (which is getting covered in July because of a stupid ****ty artist) and it kills at first, especially if there's not much flesh on your body. I got used to the pain after a while though. I wouldn't advise any tattoos around the stomach, rib or hip area if you aren't great with pain.

Okay thank you for the reply. Is it like a stabbing pain or a scratching pain? I just really want to get my tattoo but I am terrified of the pain.

Being truthful, it first it felt like a razor skimming over sunburn, but after a while it numbs and just feels like you're scratching over sunburn if that makes sense? Honestly you'll be fine! It's not as bad as you think.

Hehe okay, thank you very much! I can't wait to get inked!