Ok, so I need some real advice. I got my second tattoo about a month ago (end of March) on my rib cage. It looked perfect for about 4 or 5 days, like it was beginning to heal properly. After about a week and a half, it started to look infected. It was swollen and red, which I know can be from irritation too, but also had yellowish drainage. Not only that, it literally PEELED off my skin..like it was a temporary tattoo. I took absolutely perfect care of it. I washed it 2-3 times a day, applied regular non scented Lubriderm multiple times a day, didn't wear a bra for 2 weeks then only wore very loose sports bras, and I didn't pick at it, tan, swim, or take baths. I took Keflex antibiotics I already had and the infection (I never saw a doc about it, but it's pretty obvious it was infected) has been gone for about 2 weeks. A friend of mine was getting a tattoo at another shop and I showed her artist these pictures of my tattoo, and he said it looked like the artist who did mine went too deep, causing it to be more prone to infection.
Now it's basically fully healed, but there is definitely some scarring. Actually, there's more scarring than ink but whatever. The scarring is pink and raised because obviously it's pretty fresh. My question is, how long do I need to wait to get it redone? I'm worried maybe it'll reject the ink? Make it blurry? Edges not defined? Hurt like hell? The scar is pretty thick. I've heard the status of the scar can make a difference in how the ink looks. But I've had so much different information thrown at me I figured I would try asking people who know more about what they're talking about, so I've posted quite a few pics at various stages throughout the past month. The first pic is the day I got it done. I know it won't necessarily help me with an answer but I just wanna show how much of a beaut it was :p. The second pic is several days afterwards, when I thought there was still hope for it. The next is when it began to look infected. The next 2 are when I started to become pissed that I paid for a temporary tattoo (one of the pics is when I just got done washing it, so it's wet). And the last is the finished product, taken a couple days ago. I'm dying to get it redone asap so it can look good, but should I wait it out, or is the sooner the better? If anyone has some legit answers I would appreciate it!
