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Hi Maynard! Adjacent Tijuana had the reputation of being a place with lots of ink parlors also, right? I guess you guys down there now are spoiled for choice.

Like I said in January, design I got on my arm was not a success; like I say in the profile, I'm learning.

Yeah, I’m not that worried anymore. The rest looks perfectly fine, it’s just that tiny spot. Thanks for letting me know! 

Just give it time to heal. No worries until then. 🙂 

Thank you, that’s also what I got from the other posts. I was just hoping for some idea of what it would look like as to me the coloring looks really poorly done (by comparing it to other pictures of tattoos with similar age).
Or is it really that individual how it heals?

I think it’s odd if it needs touching up even once within a year.

If you've had to have your tattoo touched up twice in one year, you should find someone else. That's just not acceptable.

Hi @RachelM, If it was done only 5 days ago, it may take some weeks more for the dermis to heal and the ink to settle.
Maybe it's in recent years that you have gotten into being tattooed. No need to worry at all for the moment.
I do think that simple black lines are effective.

@Stephanie Well, for some ppl being able to hide it is all part of it, right?

I've actually been getting tattooed for over 10 years now lol my oldest one badly needs a touch up. 
I think I might just be looking at it too closely as it's on my finger and I'm continually seeing it. 

Hello everyone, so I've just joined because I haven't really seen an active forum on tattoing before and it's kinda hard to find good advice when you need it.
So I live in QLD, Australia and I got a few new tattoos done about 5 days ago. I woke up this morning and found one of them had peeled half of its scab off. (I think it might’ve rubbed under my pillow while I was asleep.)
Just wondering peoples opinions if it will still heal fine or will it need a touch up ? I'm thinking it will be fine but I have a tendency to get paranoid with things like this 😅

I never tried it but that’s probably a good idea and something that would generally benefit me, not just being tattooed. I feel like my diet probably definitely lacks magnesium and i will look into taking some supplements.

Very interesting.. I have been searching the internet up and down for the last 2-3 weeks and I haven't been able to find anything at all relating to my situation. It's very strange not being able to get a straight answer about this, even the doctors think its just a rash/irritation of the skin. Considering the inside bicep is very soft tissue, I guess it could be possible.

@BobandySo maybe a lotion issue after all; interesting....

Yeah, my artist also thinks there may have been something wrong with the product he used, and seeing as how there are other clients of his who are dealing with the same issue it's kind of a relief to know this isn't only happening to me.. Have you ever seen something like this happen as a result of bad lotion being applied to a fresh tattoo?

Sounds concerning 😞 I’m definitely paying another visit to my doctor tomorrow, he wants to try one more course of treatment which is an oral steroid, he’s been holding it off as a last resort because it is a systemic medication. I’ll have him prescribe me that and also schedule me with a specialist/dermatologist. With covid now, I already know the wait time for that is going to be ridiculous.. 

Oh okay.
I mean, some ppl add color with the shading; but I think there is also a special look with plain black. (Like also with lettering tattoo designs, etc.)
You may find things settle a bit still after 6-7 weeks....

@Bobandy Looking again at the photos just now, I'm even wondering if there might be some onset of a dermatological condition independently of tattooing, even; if you can get a referral to a dermatologist without too much difficulty, I'm sure s/he would be able to comment (having myself been around dermatologists for years, though no expert...)

Ooh okay I understand, the weird part about this is that most of these bumps and raised skin is on the grey shaded areas.. kinda makes me think the water which the artist used to mix with blank ink may be the culprit. But at the same time there are bumps even on the solid black lines. 

Yes, I'll use red again. My experience didn't scare me off at all. And to date, my skin is doing well with it.

Yes that’s correct, this is the first time I’m experiencing this. Not sure what you mean about the last part though. 

Hello , my tattoo is 13 days from now and it's starting to peel but as the scab fall off some parts look like it has no ink underneath but some has. Do I need a touch up?
I encircled the part where I think it lost some ink

Thank you so much for your time! 

Thank you!!!

Your response means so much during my time of stress!! Thank you for the reassurance and for understanding my perspective 😊