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Palmers is good post heal, but I stay away from it for the first week because it has petroleum in it.

Glad I live in Murica, and not in New York :p

This is my first time doing the dry heal. I did a warm shower the next morning with a very light coat of redemption. Patted it dry and didn't put anything on it or even shower until next morning. No oozed at all. Day 3 started the lubriderm once patted almost dry in the morning and before bed. No scabbing or oozing and I am almost completely peeled on day eight. I noticed the more showers in the first 2 days, regardless how quick would create a little seeping afterwards.

Thank you, as I have a "USMC" tattoo that I feel is not a good candidate for removal for coverup due to the scarring is significant enough that a blind man could read it with his fingers

Mike, are you saying that laser removal can reduce scarring?

also at the risk of additional scaring. Neither cover up or removal are without some sacrifice.

For me, the top of the shoulders was the least painful, but also bruised the most.

Did you not look at the drawing or stencil before the tattoo? Placement and size are more the responsibility of the the person getting the tattoo. I'm not saying to to beat anyone up, but if you are planning on getting more tattoos, it is vital that you communicate with your artist.

I feel fortunate that my artist is a bigger comic nerd than myself. Each time, I hadn't found out what tattoo we were going to get until I showed up. I think with any artist that has been in the industry for a bit likes to do thing new and exciting. Playing to their strength and personal preference is typically a win win

I did a write up about my coverup and what I learned during the process. http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/tattoo-removal-coverup/6413-my-coverup-what-i-learned.html

I went in last night to fill in the last building on spidey, and the small empty gap on top of my shoulder was getting to him so we decided to put Wasp, Antman's wife, in the gap. Sorry for the redness.

Not sure if I want to go villain or new heros on my right side. Thinking groot and rocket would be cool

thanks. I really gotta give tons of credit to my artist, Clint Cummings, as for the most part it has been his vision from the get go. This all started as a cover up and now I can't stop. He's done a nice job tying everything together and part of the excitement is showing up and having no clue what's going to go down. I went in last night to fill in the last building on spidey, and the small empty gap on top of my shoulder was getting to him so we decided to put Wasp, Antman's wife, in the gap. Sorry for the redness.

Finishing the last part of this

Sarah Miller https://instagram.com/sarahmillertattoo/ out of Pittsburgh

Expect that the cover up will be at least twice the size of the original tattoo, so that the old tattoo can be placed in part of the design of the new tattoo. Putting the clocks adjacent to the old tattoo will help draw attention away from the actual coverup. The Captain America tattoo in my gallery was a coverup.

More work on my Marvel theme to start tying the tattoos in together. Still have some more work to do. The pick was taken the morning after, so obvious some swelling, bruising, and seeping. Getting chest tattoos sucks.

The yellow lines and shield were fresh. The rest was about 3 weeks old.

I don't think he does tribal.

knowing that some fading and line widening is to expected, if it's boarderline when you get it from 10 feet away then it it's going to go downhill from there.I see tattoos all of the time now that I can't tell what the hell they are

I use the 10/10 rule. If you probably not going to be able to tell what it is in 10 years from 10 feet away, then it's too small

I'm not implying that it shouldn't be up to the artist. I'm simply discussion trying to expand the conversation that has been talked about extensively from the long-timers on here about traditional holding up better because of the amount of black used. I am simply discussion this approach with new school tattoos. It obviously is not leaning that way and people are interoperating that based on something not intended. Can I delete this thread?

Good luck I could sit 6-7 hours for arms and back without blinking an eye. As soon as I started my chest, every bit of it sucked.

Well, most collectors don't hang around tattoo forums or even have good tattoos for that matter. I honestly see more bad tattoos than I see good ones. The people on here clearly have opinions on what makes a good tattoo or there wouldn't be a humongous thread about it. That being said, there is a heavy bias with preference leaning toward traditional styles on this forum. I personally am the type that cares about how my tattoo will hold up long term. I don't expose them to the sun and take good care of them. Most photos I see of tattoos are posted right after they were done and hardly look the same not too long after healing. While I am not a fan of American Traditional for me, I respect some of the principles behind longevity of the tattoos. I guess you can say that there are different design approaches in non-traditional new school tattoos that may use old school approaches. Does that make sense?