I got a tattoo two months ago. It healed fine but still itches. What could be wrong?

Answer 1

It's still healing/your skin getting use to the ink. leave alone and it will go away soon enough. By the way, what did you get?

Answer 2

All tattoos end up looking slightly more muted than they did the day they were done. This is because when it was brand new, part of what you were seeing was ink sitting on the surface of your skin, as well as the actual tattoo, which sits below the surface layers of your skin. It's also perfectly normal for this slight toning down of colour to seem more extreme over the first few weeks while your tattoo is healing. Even when any scabs have started to fall off, the skin underneath is still very new, and can be very dry, flaky, and white, which will obviously interfere with what you can see of your new tattoo. Basically, even after any scabs have come off, it's often still a couple of weeks before the skin is fully healed and you can really see the finished tattoo in all its glory. This is often incredibly frustrating, and of course it leads you to wonder whether there's a problem with the tattoo, but all you can do is wait for it to finish healing properly. After this, if there are any areas where the colour isn't quite even, then it's nothing to panic about - you can get the tattoo touched up to resolve this. But at this point in your healing it's just as likely that the new skin at the site of your tattoo is still healing and obscuring your view of your new ink. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Nothing It's Just Still Going Through The Healing Process It Takes Some People Longer To Heal, Just Don't Scratch it Cause That Will Cause It ToTo Fade Or Break Open And Become Infected. If It Gets Itchy By Lightly Slapping It Is Suppose Relieve It.

Answer 4

u could had gotten an allergic reaction to the ink. the best thing to do is to continue using the ointment that you were using when you were helping the tattoo heal. if after a week, u still feel it itching, you might to go see a dertamologist to see if they can run some tests to see if you need antibiotics.
but dont worry too much, u wont have to laser out the tattoo. maybe you also got a mostiquote bit while it was heeling, depending where the tattoo is at. and/or also if you usually have hair where the tattoo was place, maybe the hair started coming out ingrown, this would also make your skin itch. but whatever you do or dont dfo, do not scracthed it, because even though it has been healed, you can still end up scaring it.

Answer 5

your skin is still tender and healing...

don't dry the skin with abrasive washes and creams.. just pamper it.

this is normal.

if it get's real bad soak in calamine lotion.

what i used to do is just splash some isopropal alcohol on mine.

some skins take differently to the process.

how deep did they go?

was it a professional artist, reputable?

if it persists talk to them...

if they don't want to.. then talk to a dermatologist they'll prescribe you a cream or ointment if you need it.

some do have skin allergies.. if you have this don't worry you won't lose the ink under the skin you'll just need some help trying to keep from scratching yourself to pieces.

you may be suffering a very mild rash or reaction.

if all things are ok.

do this before you get another tattoo.. so the next time isn't such a disaster if there's a real itching problem going on.

most cases it's the sun, water (the chemials in it) the clothing you wear the detergents you use in the bath, laundry.. so on.

hair growing on your skin also causes it to itch, hair don't like all that needling going on when you get tattooed... so the hair drops out... then when it grows back it's itch itch itch!

just take it easy... relax.. if it gets real bad.. do what i mentioned so you can enjoy the next time you get inked.

if they were a scratch artist... or they did something wrong.. maybe it be time to find another who knows what they're doing.

but i don't think that's the case.

:D

Answer 6

My friend got a tattoo a year and two months ago, and it still itches from time to time. I don't think there's anything wrong, and I think it also depends on where you got the tattoo, because she has ones in other places that don't itch as much as the first two.

Answer 7

the itching is good, it is healing nicely

don't scratch it or it could become infected

if the itching is unbearable massage it with some aloe

and for a couple of days use some anti-itch creme!

Answer 8

Even though it looks healed. It might still be healing a little.

Or, you could have dry skin. Keep on moisturizing it. That should help.

Answer 9

itching on a "new" tatoo is normal.. keep a lotion or cream called A & D ointment on it ---it should resolve any itching and help in the healing process.. I have many and went through the same thing to start with ...

Answer 10

Yeah, I would get it checked just to be sure nothing is wrong, but mine stopped itching after about a month or two...good luck