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Tattoos take time to heal. I have had similar with my last tattoo. Just leave it alone and it will go away. The tattoo process is a pretty traumatic thing for your body. Give it time to heal. (Months)

That’s a killer tattoo! Nothing to be self conscious about ...I’d wear that with pride!!

If it doesn't hurt, itch or feel irritated, I'd leave it for now. If it's still there in a couple of weeks, maybe see a dermatologist then.

@oboogie nailed it. That's a solid F***ing tattoo and you should be proud to wear it, microscopic "imperfections" and all. edit: The older I get, the more I appreciate the Japanese (very appropriate here) concept of wabi sabi, or beauty in imperfections. These are the parts of the tattoo that really tell a story: of past, present, and the human(s) involved along the way. Hopefully you too can see the beauty in that some day, but for now just leave it alone! You're much more likely to do more harm than good.

@gingerninja Thanks so much! Well, I'm done, seven and a half hours to line and I'm now I'm at the morning after and feeling absolutely drained. It's incredible though, I'm over the moon with it. Can't wait to get started in a month on some shading. I'll post a picture at some point in the next couple of days over in the backpiece experience thread for anyone that is interested.

Quit obsessing. It looks nice. That's the only advice I have.