in general do tats need touching up a month or two later?
2007-03-12 05:45:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
got it last thursday, never got red or hurt or any scabbing..i think it is about to get into the phase where the skin kinda peels and stuff....its confusing being the 1st tat cause where it looks like ink may be gone could be dead skin on top about to come off...the guy that did it has won 5 awards..he is good...and i have taken perfect care of it...im just curious if its a usual thing to have it touched up or its unusual to have it touched up in the 1st month or even year for that matter.
2007-03-12 05:54:42 · update #1
i appreciate the experts participating..it means alot...ive already answered questions with people freaking out at 1st about color loss just to tell them its healing and dont worry until a month goes by and then look at it...i guess i just need reassurace and stuff ya know? anyways I also just enjoy chatting with you guys...
P.S. I already have my second appointment with this dude this Wednesday..LOL....why didnt you people tell me this was ADDICTIVE!! I wouldnt listened anyways right? haha...laterz....
2007-03-12 07:00:08 · update #2
and btw to the chick who said if you were drunk you would bleed it out....you are a nitwit I swear to god...booze is not that big of a factor, they just don't want drunks coming in....my artist said one time a chick was kinda drunk and fell down and knocked herself out and when she woke up she started screaming RAPE RAPE! LOL...who needs that crap?
2007-03-12 07:02:45 · update #3
you guys are awesome btw....
2007-03-12 07:05:59 · update #4
yeah its fine..lol...im just tripping...i know i have to give it at least a month or so before i can really get a good idea of how awesome it is...im just naturaly a OMG FREAKING OUT MAN....
2007-03-12 07:16:17 · update #5
Mine didn't. I get the idea it is fairly uncommon. I may be a special case since I'm so pale & my skin is practically transparent; ink shows extremely well through.
In general, it just sounds like you're going through the usual. It starts *very* bright as the ink is not just at the permanent level but also in the higher levels of the epidermis. It gets fairly gray looking pretty fast as the skin starts shedding quickly (the expected wear & tear from the tattooing process), and then 'sets' to it's permanent look as the old skin is normally sloughed off.
I find the total process takes about 3 months, but it's mostly there within 1 month. Just keep up your care regimen and you should be fine.
2007-03-12 07:02:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends.... I personally don't think its common or uncommon; it depends on if the artist missed an area or didn't get the ink evenly in that spot, could be the color of the ink and how you healed. It could also depend on where the tattoo went.
I've had some of my tats touched up and others didn't need it, all done by the same person and all healed without problems and I didn't pick at them or anything.
2007-03-12 13:39:58 · answer #2 · answered by 4eyed zombie 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't try to determine if your tattoo needs touching up or not while it is healing. It is going through many changes and at times, when the fresh epidermis is very opaque, you are not going to see some of the color that is in the dermis until that gets more transparent as healing progresses.
Just keep up with your after care instructions and give it time...at least two weeks.
2007-03-12 13:54:55 · answer #3 · answered by tatt_bratt 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Dude, I am not an expert in anything, well except Field Artillery, but my Army days are over. Anyhow, if the artist was overworking the skin, or you were bleeding too much, sure. Tatt_bratt and Deb P are our real experts though. I am just an avid collector and enthusiast.
2007-03-12 14:06:22 · answer #4 · answered by B aka PE 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm not aware of it being necessary to get a tattoo touched up within a month. i guess it depends on your artist and how your skin did with the tattoo. my artist doesn't consider a tattoo "finished" until it has been touched up. but he usually waits 4-6 months after the tattoo is done to touch up any spots that may need it.
2007-03-12 15:37:36 · answer #5 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your tat should be raised up about 3 days later and start to scab, the ink fades anyway. so unless you can barley see it i wouldent get it touched up. i would let another tattoo artist look at it and make sure it looks ok since we can see it personally....
2007-03-12 13:17:53 · answer #6 · answered by ♪♪Holly♪♪ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you were drunk when you got it than you may need some touch ups because that makes the ink bleed. Also often they'll just do the outline first and you have to come back to have it all filled in.
2007-03-12 12:50:03 · answer #7 · answered by summer 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I got mine in december 2004 and hasnt needed any touching up. Mine never scabbed or peeled, or anythign else either.
2007-03-12 14:13:13 · answer #8 · answered by Betsy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, Tatt-bratt and Deb P are the Tattoo QUEENS!!!!
The rest of us are just tattooaholics...lol
**cheers** to your new addiction
2007-03-12 14:49:30 · answer #9 · answered by BroKe (12NI) 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
unless you were tattooed by the aprentice i would say not but it all depends how well the scabbing has healed
2007-03-12 12:51:59 · answer #10 · answered by eddy m 2 im back i was banned 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋