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yes,I did with my Jess Yen piece,I did'nt know what it was going to be or where it was going until I got to the show.I did'nt care,I trusted him.
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I was also told and have tried it,and it seems to make sense & works,I have used saniderm on 3 tattoos now,and one trick that helps IMO is to take cool showers when using the product.I know it's a bitch in winter.
All the exact reasons why ? don't know,but like I said,it makes sense.
Jess Yen originally told me to do that.
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I am the only one.
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Back again.
My first tattoo (and only one so far) is just a small symbol of the Gemini star sign on my ankle.
I'm not into big lavish tats; just small meaningful (to me) ones.
Come to think of it, I'm the only one in my family that has a tattoo. Even my grandparents didn't have one (that I know of).
pics of it ? and hell ! so you're the family rebel ?
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oh ya,welcome ! :)
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I have a few from the same artist ,
but being the awesome amazing really cool guy tattoo collector that I am,
most are from different artists.
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My experience f cops has been mixed. I grew up in one o the roughest areas in my city , the cops there have a tough job and a lot of them are good. some of them are pricks too. cops are only human. some humans are good and some are pricks , if you cant see that then you are being naive .its human nature. Im really drunk right now and I apoligise if im not making any sense.
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Och you are being naive. I have been stopped and searched by police for nothing and treated like shit when I was younger, power breeds corruption , people die in police custody etc. There's excellent police and shit police. they are all human and some humans will use their power to their own advantage, to bully and intimidate the vulnerble. Others will use it to help them.
I've been lucky I guess,I have never met an artist that disliked cops
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why dislike law enforcement ? they have a tough job and they deal with a lot of assholes ! ,I have found it pretty easy to play by the rules & stay out of trouble,
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LOL no,you can keep your crackhead loser asshole politicians !
- Matthew Thomas, Gregor and Graeme
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this last time I had it on for a little longer than two days. It's healing actually the same maybe even slightly better than 3 days. I guess it all depends..
I would be afraid to leave it on until it starts peeling.. only because when i take it off it might prematurely get stuck to some peeling/scabs that aren't ready to come out.
on my rt knee I left it on for 4 days,and it was practically healed and turned out perfect,that one is all black,IMO that makes a difference,all of my all black pieces have healed faster than the colored ones.
we are all different though,as far as our skin & healing.
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if you get plasma build up, you can also pop a hole in the tegaderm and use a paper towel to soak up the excess plasma and then put a small piece over the hole. the pooling is another reason why you should wait until the next day to apply the tegaderm (i learned this the hard way on my jess yen and shige pieces)
I have found that the pieces with color have more buildup than all black ones do.my Jess & Sam shaw pieces did'nt have any buildup ,but my gibson piece did it a lot.
for those 3 pieces I put the saniderm on within minutes of getting the tattoo.
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I am confirmed for a piece from Phil Garcia in Oxnard on 08/16/14 !
I am getting my B&G skull with colored realistic flowers ,it will be on my left upper arm/shoulder.
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Not working on medical leave. I have ataxia and slurring according to my dad and I fainted at work from med effects. Starting to get depressed from not working. My boyfriend came to my defense and said I wasn't slurring. He is the only person looking out for me, and we're not sexually active.
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Not working on medical leave. I have ataxia and slurring according to my dad and I fainted at work from med effects. Starting to get depressed from not working. My boyfriend came to my defense and said I wasn't slurring. He is the only person looking out for me, and we're not sexually active.
Edit: To make matters better, I have a hematoma or solid mass in my brain. No siblings called. But I have awesome friends.
you know you have a friend ,anytime you need anything,
you know how to contact me.
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Wait, so if you didn't get tattoos so people would think you were tough, then... why?
LOL what ? no, I said some guys I meet seem to think that guys WITH tattoos are tough guys.
I have found over the years that bonehead macho asshole guys seem to think that because I have tattoos that I am good at & like to get in physical confrontations,well,I hate getting in physical fights & I really suck at it anyway,I'm a peace loving man, not a fighter,but because I have tattoos some idiots seems to think I'm a tough guy boxer MMA fighter. LOL -
Things people say to us about our tattoos have been mentioned in many threads, but I thought it might be fun to read quick snippets of what people say all in one place. We were just on a 2 week trip visiting family in MA & CT. We swung by Custom Cobra while in MA, nice shop but we didn't get any tattoos. Here are a couple one liners from the trip:
MIL to hubby, "You're thinking of getting another one?"
That struck me as funny because of the word one.
FIL to hubby during same conversation, "You know what they say...sometimes less is more!"
My friend's little 5-year-old son saw my arm and was impressed with the tiger (his favorite animal) but still said, "You're gonna be sorry." My friend told me he got that from his uncle. I set him straight.
Friend of my husband's family saw my sleeve and asked, "Is that a real tattoo?"
None of the comments were mean-spirited and I'm not easily offended, they were just kind of funny to me.
I have found over the years that bonehead macho asshole guys seem to think that because I have tattoos that I am good at & like to get in physical confrontations,well,I hate getting in physical fights & I really suck at it anyway,I'm a peace loving man, not a fighter,but because I have tattoos some idiots seems to think I'm a tough guy boxer MMA fighter. LOL
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Yeah I tried it out Saniderm healing for the first time two months ago - I have nothing but good things to say about it, it was used on me by Jess Yen - he says he uses it on all his clients nowadays, .
that's who first introduced it & used on me for the first time this august.
@Dan does this do anything along the lines of easy the craptastic feeling of jeans sliding on fresh tattos? Now that I am getting all types of awkward areas done, it seems my pants can sometimes "rub out" areas of ink. (Think hip, knee cap, etc).If this stuff is as good as it sounds, I am going to get very excited!
it is as good as it sounds,and yes it does help a bit with clothing rubbing on the area IMO,also it was great to sleep in any position and without worrying about staining the bedding !
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It seems so strange that if 1) it has already been done by others with unanimous success and 2) it's backed by science in how your body heals... That it's not done more in tattooing. Is it just a situation of people are used to doing their old school process and are scared to try something else?
it's relatively new to the tattoo world,most people still haven't heard of it yet.
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Ah I gotcha. So it's never really exposed on either side. If you wanted to be super cautious you could also cut the leading inch of material before using the product I suppose
well yes,I cut it so it is a couple inches bigger on the surrounding edge away from the tattoo so it seals up really good,and it also helps to round off the corners of the film with scissors so it does'nt peel up at all.
also on my knees,it helped me to use strips about 3 " X 10" wide and overlap the pieces,it was easier to apply on the knee.
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Thanks for that info stinkybutt... If you have it in a large role, don't you lose out ion having an actually sterile bandage? Since it's not individually wrapped? Or is that just being to particular?
I picked up some Bronners peppermint soap and a couple sheets of Tegaderm and will use them to heal a small piece first, then we will see about doing a large piece this way
both sides of the saniderm have a sanitary peel off sheet,one side peels off and is sticky to apply to the skin,and once it's applied then you peel off the outer sanitary backing sheet.
and then you barely know it's there, How to care for a new Tattoo using Saniderm - YouTube ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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How To Use Saniderm | | SanidermSaniderm
this is my right knee,
"How does Saniderm work?
In layman’s terms, Saniderm locks in the body’s natural moisture and healing enzymes, allowing the body to heal itself in the most efficient manner possible.
After tissue has been injured the body goes through autolytic debridement – a big word for the body’s natural process of removing dead and dying tissue. During this process moisture and enzymes are produced to help break down dead tissue and, in normal circumstances, they dry up and evaporative which reduces their effectiveness. When this happens, longer healing times are required and scabbing and scarring may occur.
Saniderm locks in these healing enzymes, called autolysins, and allows the skin to continue to function as normal because the bandage is permeable to oxygen and water vapor (breathable). In addition, Saniderm protects against dirt and germs while eliminating friction and other irritations that might further interfere with the healing process.
How will it affect my ink?
Saniderm’s adhesive will not attach to the weeping area of a tattoo, therefore it can never damage or pull out ink. In fact, customers report that the colors of their tattoo remain more vibrant after using Saniderm, compared to tattoos that have healed by other aftercare products."
and it was used on both my knee pieces and they healed perfectly,and even on a tough to heal body joint like the knee.
I also used it on this large piece
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and it was so easy and healed so well and so fast I couldn't believe it,non of these 3 ever scabbed at all !
- mtlsam, MoistTowelette and tc3500
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I really like this one,it was done by Seth Leibowitz on one of the regular artists that does work on me,Jennifer Leonardi