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Issues Associated With The Healing Process Of Tattoos
By Mike Wamoult | May 25, 2008
A tattoo may be beautiful but it is still an open wound so it needs the right amount of care in order for it to heal properly. Each particular stage of the healing process means that the tattoo will require one different sort of caring method or the other. Tattoos should be kept as clean as possible and as free from germs as can be possibly mustered. Healing stages differ from one person to the next so this issue will have to be factored into the equation as well.
Different factors play their roles in the nature and manner that your tattoo tends to heal. A number of these factors tend to be centered on the kind of skin you possess and where your tattoo is located anatomically. Also of note are the tattoo artist and the style and manner they use to create your tattoo.
As soon as you tattoo is complete the artist will send you on your way with a bandage on your new tattoo. He will likely advise you to keep the bandage on for a few hours so that it does not get any outside exposure.
Getting a new tattoo is similar to having a minor surgery so if your tattoo tends to bleed out a little for a day after you get it, this is normal. Your bandage should do a good job of absorbing any bleeding that results from your tattoo immediately after the procedure. You should take care when removing your bandage and you shouldn’t allow too much blood to dry on it. When it is time to remove the bandage from your tattoo, take your time and do it with the right amount of care. Some amount of blood may have dried on your tattoo and ripping it off abruptly may affect your tattoo as well.
When it is time to remove the bandage from your tattoo, do so carefully. It is possible that blood has dried to the bandage and if you just rip it off, you could possibly jeopardize the appearance of your new tattoo.
The healing process of tattoos is rather the same as recovering from a bad case of sunburn, it is quite common for your new tattoo to peel as it is healing. Don’t attempt to do the peeling yourself because if you do so you might end up pulling the ink out of your tattoo and leave it discolored or uneven in terms of the way it looks.
It is also common for a new and healing tattoo to feel dry, tight and itchy as well. In order to minimize this feeling and promote your comfort, it might be advisable to continue applying tattoo aftercare lotion in order to moisturize the tattoo and alleviate the symptoms experienced. Small particles of colored skin may drift off your tattoo as it heals as well and this is a rather normal occurrence too.
Different healing stages tend to be linked with new tattoos and they follow from the first week to the third week. In the first week, you should expect to feel a little soreness or redness accompanied with slight bleeding which may occur within a day after the procedure. In the second week you should expect your tattoo to flake or peel and perhaps become itchy. Week three is more or less the final week and the scabbing and peeling will have reduced although the area might still feel rather sensitive as well.
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