calledieu Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) I got this tattoo back in August and I noticed something odd happening to the lines under the skin on day 2 or 3; I assumed it was the regular ink pooling etc that happens but it was still there upon removing the skin and still there to this day. I followed all the aftercare instructions and apart from the spread, nothing out of the ordinary happened during healing. I've gone to several people I'd consider authorities in the field and no one has ever seen something like this before, saying it's definitely not blowout (it's like a uniform spread of grey along every line that abruptly stops about 2mm out), but I'm still perplexed as to what happened and was wondering if anyone here has seen something similar? I want to clarify that it's not the artist's fault at all; they did an amazing job as far as I and the experts could tell and they were apologetic and equally confused. (thank you again if you see this!) I'm mostly posting this as it was my first tattoo and I'd love to get more, but I'm worried that if there's something up with my body/skin then the same thing might happen again. Of course the best way to check would probably be to get another one and see what happens, but if anyone out there could offer any explanation/info before I jump in, that would be great too. Edited December 12, 2022 by calledieu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Tattoo Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 When I had what I thought was blowout on my first tattoo I did a lot of research. I saw pics like this labeled as 'blowout'. But I'm interested to hear what the long timers here think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 (edited) looks like good old fashioned blowout to me. Edited December 13, 2022 by Dan Hogrider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oboogie Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Blowout. Don't go back to that artist. Hogrider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Tattoo Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 (edited) What experts did you ask? You're better off asking this group. Edited December 12, 2022 by Blue Tattoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogrider Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 If someone has never seen anything like this before and says it’s not a blowout, they are not an expert. i second @oboogie, don’t go back. I wouldn’t ask any of your “experts “ for advice either. oboogie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhm2020 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) I have to agree with all the other posters. This is classic blowout if I’ve ever seen it. Sorry… it’s happened to a lot of us. ETA- it is absolutely the artists fault. Edited December 18, 2022 by mhm2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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