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wrist tattoo healing

By helny · Posted yesterday at 09:40 PM

hey guys, thanks for replies, now it has been almost 7 weeks and its better, there are some new hard grown hairs which causing minor pain but i do still feel some burning sense if i strech or use my hand so much, is it possible some nerve endings still being repaired or due to deeper tissue healing of the skin? Nothing unusual on visible side, looks like totally healed on distant
Is this scabbing normal?

By oboogie · Posted Monday at 03:39 PM

Keep it clean and dry. The end.

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Is this scabbing normal?

By divinix · Started November 30

Hey guys - just got my first tattoo a week ago and not experienced here on what to expect in the healing process. Got a little bit of funky scabbing (I think?) and wanted to know if this is normal or a concern. First image is 24 hours after I got it (6 days ago). Second image is today. The scabbing above the head stings a bit from time to time but nothing serious, not hot the touch, but there is a bit of deep red color around the edges of it. Thoughts? 3
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Blotchy red spots in black tattoo, don't know what's going on

By r0000r · Started November 28

Apologies in advance if this is more common of a thing than I know, I just couldn't find anything in my research. I got a calf tattoo a few weeks ago. Black & grey with large amounts of solid black shading. 2 days after I took my saniderm off, I went to take a shower and saw big streaks of blood flowing down my leg. Even though I moisturized before bed, I must've stuck my leg out in front of the fan while sleeping and it dried out & cracked once I got up. The spots this happened in3
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Scab loves me and dont wanna let me go

By Irishzoomin · Started November 27

Hi everybody, i got a tattoo 2 weeks ago, at day 2 it did look like raw skin on some spots as you can see here: Overworked? Bad after care? I dont know, but never happened to me on previous tattoos. As expected a big ugly scab showed up a few days later, and by now (day 14) its still there: When i showed it to my artist he told me to dry heal the thing so i am doing. What could i expect if the scab finally goes off? It will be fine with just a touch up? 3
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I'm really worried about my new tattoo and it's driving me mad

By WorriedinLondon · Started November 23

Hi everyone. This is my second tattoo. My first tattoo was a hand poke tattoo and it went so well, I was completely fine when it was done which was about 10 days ago. It's in the flaking stage and I am not touching it. It's healing a treat Saturday, 20 Nov, I got a large colour flower piece done on my right lower arm. It goes from just above the wrist to a few inches below the elbow. The experience has been so much worse. The pain was quite something when it was being done but I manage3

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