Touchup time frame

[Youngjason]

If i wanted to edit some bits of the tattoo how many months/years would be considered too long that it would effect the tattoo one artist told me 2 years is this correct. Btw tattoo is 6 months old

[Dan]

49 minutes ago, Youngjason said:

If i wanted to edit some bits of the tattoo how many months/years would be considered too long that it would effect the tattoo one artist told me 2 years is this correct. Btw tattoo is 6 months old

it's never too late to touch up or rework a tattoo IMO.

I had a 15yo tattoo reworked recently and it rocks again,even better than it did.

and btw,6mo is barely healed.

[Youngjason]

Just now, Dan said:

it's never too late to touch up or rework a tattoo IMO.

I had a 15yo tattoo reworked recently and it rocks again,even better than it did.

and btw,6mo is barely healed.

 

I thought it was healed after 4.. Also why did my tattoo artist say something about having a 2 year time frame after that it shouldnt be touched ?

[SStu]

You should be healed enough after 4-6 weeks for touch-ups. 

I have never heard anyone put a ceiling on touch-up or re-work with respect to time frame. Obviously, your options on same will be somewhat limited based on the eventual and natural fading and/or spreading of the ink in your derm. 

[oboogie]

Every time I am with my tattoo artist, he touches up his other work. I end up leaving with several fresh sections!

[Youngjason]

3 hours ago, oboogie said:

Every time I am with my tattoo artist, he touches up his other work. I end up leaving with several fresh sections!

Will it heal back to natural colour after time?  my tattoo is text based could this be why?

Edited June 29, 2017 by Youngjason

[Youngjason]

4 hours ago, SStu said:

You should be healed enough after 4-6 weeks for touch-ups. 

I have never heard anyone put a ceiling on touch-up or re-work with respect to time frame. Obviously, your options on same will be somewhat limited based on the eventual and natural fading and/or spreading of the ink in your derm. 

its text based tattooo could this be the reason he said you have within 2 years to make changes on it

[Dan]

@Youngjason you are really way over thinking all this,if you want a touch up or re-work or change or whatever,just go get it done !

[oboogie]

18 hours ago, Youngjason said:

Will it heal back to natural colour after time?  my tattoo is text based could this be why?

It's nothing to do with the content of the tattoo. Listen to Dan. He speaks the truth.

Edited June 30, 2017 by oboogie

[Colored Guy]

I have had 25 year old tattoos gone over and made fresh again. The minimum for a touch up would be 2-3 weeks depending on a few factors. My 2nd sessions are usually done after 2 weeks.

[pidjones]

Are there drop-outs? My first had a few and the artist retouched about three months later. One other had a line section disappear in just weeks. She re-did it while adding color fill and it all looks great now.

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[rdinak]

My artist has me wait 30 days in between sessions on one tattoo. Going in Monday to finish the work my flag. That was done about five weeks ago. In the process of having a half sleeve dragon done to cover a 20 year dragon that had grown tired over the years. Having to wait 30 days before the next session on the dragon. 

[Colored Guy]

I'm doing a large back piece, 2nd session is on 11/2. A month after the outline. Which should let it heal totally.

[Gardengingerlily]

Two years seems like a really long time to wait

[naten]

I found this thread after becoming concerned about waiting to touch up my 10 month old tattoo. I am worried that the new ink won't blend in with the old color the longer I wait. I am trying to get it done as soon as I can but things are tough right now and beyond my control. Is this a valid concern or am I overthinking things, too?

[Dan]

7 hours ago, naten said:

I found this thread after becoming concerned about waiting to touch up my 10 month old tattoo. I am worried that the new ink won't blend in with the old color the longer I wait. I am trying to get it done as soon as I can but things are tough right now and beyond my control. Is this a valid concern or am I overthinking things, too?

any new ink will blend just fine, it will look brighter at first, but after a few months it will all look the same, 

 

relax,it will be fine, 

Edited October 27, 2020 by Dan

[Hogrider]

On 10/27/2020 at 8:13 AM, Dan said:

any new ink will blend just fine, it will look brighter at first, but after a few months it will all look the same, 

 

relax,it will be fine, 

I had my sleeve extended about an inch after a few years. You could definitely tell right after it was done, but after a while, it blended nicely.