first of all..........
if it scabbed, then you're going to have some scar tissue and odds are your artist is either fairly new, or he/she is a hack. I don't care what anyone says, IF IT SCABS, IT WAS HACKED!!!!! a tatoo, if done right, and taken care of right, should heal just like a sunburn. One hour after you get it, take off the light bandage that the artist SHOULD have applied, wash the tat with some light soapy water thouroughly, then use a wet washcloth to rinse off the soap by squeezing the drenched cloth over the tat. DO NOT RUB THE TATOO WITH THE WASHCLOTH. Then apply a thin layer of bacitracin/triple antibiotic ointment, and rub it into the tatoo until it almost disappears. Add ointment as needed. Repeat those steps as many times as possible for the first three days. At the three day mark, you should notice the skin around it start to peel like a sunburn. DO NOT HELP IT PEEL!!! Let the skin fall off naturally. At this point, you can use lubriderm, or vas intensive care, or whatever kind of regular moisture type lotion you prefer.
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