gauze vs plastic wrap over a tattoo

[Victor]

I'm not trying to be a jerk, but was it necessary to post a medical journal?

And you keep your tattoo wrapped for 4-7 days?? I get that you probably change it, but this isn't a wound that requires a dressing for that long. Would you wrap a scrape on your knee for 4-7 days? But whatever works for you man.

For your information, I change the plastic wrap after washing thoroughly, twice a day, with a 2-3 hour air our period to led the surrounding skin get a break from the Tattoo healing protocol.

[JAllen]

CHAOS!

[Gregor]

[taylorn]

My tattooist told me to wrap my tattoo in saran wrap--but I hated it and switched to gauze. My arm couldn't breathe and was gross and sweaty (even if I wrapped it loosely). A gauze bandage seemed a lot better for me. More cleaner, I guess.

[oldjermybastard]

I've only suggested saran wrap for large scale work where a considerable amount of trauma has been done to the skin. I often just cut a dental bib down to size and use that as apposed to chicken pads or film.