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Steve488
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 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject: New tattoo appears to be fading in patches |
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| Two days ago I got my first tattoo, a black rampant lion on my right shoulder. I have followed all the aftercare instructions carefully, but today I discovered that small patches of the tattoo seem greatly faded compared to the rest of it. Is this a normal part of the healing proccess? Will I have to get it touched up later? |
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Aivanne
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pictures.
and wait til the healing process is over to assess what is needed to do.
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Wait. It takes a few weeks to completely heal. Even when it is done itching/flaking/peeling, there is still new skin growing which may look "shiny" in the light. I'd say overall give it at least 2-3 months, then let you artist take a look at it and see what needs to be done. I got a tattoo in July that I'm just now getting around to getting touched up.
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