The person said that in a few days after getting my tattoo that a thin opaque film will appear and that is normal, so I was wondering if peeling of that top layer was normal too.
2006-06-15 15:48:26 · 16 answers · asked by muzicfreak96 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yeah it is. It's a scab.
2006-06-15 15:53:06 · answer #1 · answered by Tish 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the top layer of skin is going to peel, because when the needle gun was putting the ink into your skin, tiny pockets of air seep in too. This is going to make the skin on and around the tattoo basically molt, but it's okay. The main reason they want you to keep antibiotic ointment or lotion or some sort of moisturizer on it is to make sure it doesn't get infected as well as try to lessen this effect, but it will happen no matter what.
2006-06-15 15:53:54 · answer #2 · answered by Zaira 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, the skin often peels a bit. You should be using some sort of moisturizing cream to protect it though.
2006-06-15 15:52:11 · answer #3 · answered by Dr Answerswell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
peeling and some bleeding of the ink is normal, You just had a needle rammed into your skin thousands of times, it will heal with the pretty ink inside forever :) Just put some vasaline or neosporin over it to keep it moist
2006-06-15 15:52:26 · answer #4 · answered by bradford99336 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT'S NORMAL FOR YOUR TATTOO TO PEAL, IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THE DESIGN AND COLOR ARE COMING OFF ( BUT NOT REALLY) DO NOT PULL THE SKIN, YOU COULD PULL SOME THAT IS NOT LOOSE ENOUGH AND SCARE THE IMAGE AND PULL THE INK OFF FOR GOOD. KEEP PUTTING A&D OR A PRODUCT CALLED TATTOO GOO ON IT. IT WILL HEAL IN NO TIME
2006-06-15 15:57:22 · answer #5 · answered by k2x10n7n1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. You should keep it covered with some sort of topical ointment to keep it fresh looking and stop it from peeling.
2006-06-15 15:53:44 · answer #6 · answered by dreamin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's just the scab that's coming off. make sure you are putting an anti-biotic ointment on it to keep infection and drying away so that the healing process won't take as long. also, don't pick at...let the scab come off on its own
2006-06-15 15:52:15 · answer #7 · answered by Erica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's what mine did, too. Also, I think they told me not to get it wet for 3 days. I can't remember that was five years ago.
2006-06-15 15:52:28 · answer #8 · answered by ladyshep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got tat 24 years ago all they told me was to keep vasoline on it i had a fit when it peeled but they do i dont know why.......i still have the tat
2006-06-15 16:06:27 · answer #9 · answered by laurierose1955 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah
2006-06-15 15:52:09 · answer #10 · answered by stone luv 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋