Does a tat on top of foot near ankle wear off easily?

Question

I practice yoga and would like a lotus flower on my foot closer to the ankle. I understand the pain levels cuz I have 2 other tats but am concerned about it wearing off and having to be redone. I'm usually barefoot or in flipflops and occasionally tennis shoes. If there's nothing rubbing the skin I figure it will last longer.

Answer 1

I have a star on my foot close to my ankle & its been there for almost 3 yrs. I tan, go out in the sun & do all sorts of stuff & it hasnt worn or faded yet! But alot of it fading might depend on what color you get. Mine is just plan black. I hope this helps! Good Luck :)

Answer 2

Tattoos become your skin! They don't rub away! The only thing that will make it fade is sun. The more covered it is the better. I would just keep sunblock of at least SPF 30 on it to keep it from fading. I wouldn't worry about sox or shoes or anything making it fade, cuz it just won't happen. I would be careful when I first get it too, because you don't want your sox or what ever to rub it while it's healing, because it could possibley rub off a piece of scab and that isn't good for your tattoo either. So once it is healed, as long as you keep sun block on it you'll be just fine. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

I have 4 tattoos one on the top of my foot I have not had mine long (only 6months) but my aunt has one on her foot of lady bugs in grass and she has to get hers touched up almost every year I think tattoos fade more from being exposed to the sun then from the rubbing of your clothes so you need to keep moisturizing it and if you are going to be out in the sun put sunscreen on it. it also depends on what the tattoo is and the colours I have a tattoo on my lower back that needs touching up BAD it is a stencil looking butterfly (black) that has tribal lines on either side of it and it has blue and pink stars around it my stars are fading really bad and I asked about getting it touched up when I got my one on my foot and because the girl who did my back tattoo quit I would have to pay for it to be touched up and they also said that the reason they were fading was because she didn't put a black outline around the stars they are just colour and he said that black outlines help keep the colour in . good luck and F.Y.I my foot tattoo is the smallest of my tats and was the last one I got done and it was the most painful ! I could barely sit Through it and my back one is like 10x the size

Answer 4

I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.

So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.

Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.

A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.

Heal your ankle fully & fast?

Answer 5

They don't just wear off and disappear. Fading is possible, but as long as the tattoo heals fine and you take care of it from sun exposure you should have a vivid and nice tattoo for years. Even if the colors start to lose some luster you can get them touched up.

Answer 6

tats don't generally wear off, but they do fade when in a lot of sun light. just keep sunscreen on it, when you don't have on socks and shoes.
i have 3 tats, one on my shoulder, lower back and on my ankle. the oldest one is 9 years old on my shoulder and i have never had to touch up or anything, and the color is as bright as it was when i first got it. i work in an office so it stays covered up and it has not worn off. tats are ink in the skin, they won't wear off.

Answer 7

I had a tattoo done on my ankle over a decade ago and it has yet to fade at all despite the fact that I usually wear boots.Don't think it makes much difference,the ink goes so deep that it'll never fade very much.Its there for life!!

Answer 8

Normally speaking, tattoos on feet wear off very quickly from being rubbed off by shoes and socks. (someone above said all tattoos would rub off by our clothes and this is true, they do.) ALL tattoos eventually fade, I have one that is on my hip-close to where my pants rub and it has faded more than my others.

Seeing as how you are mostly barefoot or in flip flops your tattoo should last longer, especially if you get it properly moisturized.

Also, other than re-enduring pain...most places have lifetime warranties on their tattoos..they will touch them up for free at a minimal charge.

Goodluck!

Answer 9

A tat can never come off because the ink is in the skin and will not come off if you got a henna

Answer 10

if you do everything as the artist tells you in taking care of it you should be just fine, but the healing of tats on the foot can be a little slow because of al the movement