@honeyspider 143903 wrote:

[lang=sv]I called the medical helpline yesterday, and they said that as long as i don’t have a fever, the skin is not warm and there’s no ichor from it i should wait. They recommended washing and moisturise after a couple of days when it has healed a bit, but they didn’t know if or how that could affect my…

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first things first. get medical treatment and advice from a professional. cold water and antibacterial soap is a good start but you may need antibiotics and an infected skin over a tattoo might well ruin it entirely.

after that i would consider caring for it like a regular tattoo keep it dry and moisturise to treat the damaged skin.

I’ve seen some amazing work to reduce the appearance of scars, carried out by people who do semi-permanent make-up type work not ‘actual’ tattoists. I think different technique, equipment and pigments.

Hope it heals as you want it to – good luck!

Looks awesome!!!!

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Have you got an email? I know a few people that might be willing. Drop me a PM

Wow! Love the colours!!

Welcome to the forum! It’s quite big for a first – you’re brave!!
Do you think you fancy some more? 🙂

@buttwheat 143810 wrote:

going to have to drive west

you’re so helpful…

Best recommendation at the moment is to use Yelp as they have a good selection in Seattle with a lot of reviews.

Does anyone else have any experience using the tattooists in Washington?

the +- thing is a pretty cool idea. is also very personal so you dont need to disclose the reasons behind it if you dont want to. possibly build that into a bigger idea so that its not just a +- on its own which might look a bit sparse unless it was really thick lines.

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How did you get on?

You have SO much potential. I would love to see some of your original artwork. Keep at it!

Is this your first tattoo?

Bepanthen (which is a nappy rash creme) is often recommended in the UK. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on it’s effectiveness?
My last tat on my foot took forever to heal, im not sure if it was just because it was covered so much (no more foot tattoos in winter for me) or if the foot just takes a long time to heal.. I read that they can…[Read more]

And if he tattoos like that when he is struggling with alcohol addiction then he could really do something great when he is straight..

@buttwheat 143698 wrote:

Well Tim’s bestest friend in the whole wide world how does he feel bout putting total shit on people permanently? Is he doing free cover ups on his crap tattoos now that he has his shit together?

I have to disagree with this. Like i said earlier in the thread i dont see those tattoos as being crap. far from it. there is…[Read more]

i like it…..

what didnt you like about it?

that cover up works great. the octopus isnt what id want on me but is still a good looking tattoo nice colouring etc?

@ArniVidar 143626 wrote:

You know what they say… assumption is the mother of all fuckups 🙂

It took about 2 minutes to get into the forum to reply to this, but after that load time everything is running smooth. Probably nothing to think about.

fuck

anythign specific? or did it just take a while to reload on first visit?

i need to bring back the thread necromancer award!!

still relevant answer though so might be useful for future people.

ill assume thats a no for now and everyone is happy!!