JeffMatson

Thanks a ton. I've started doing less on this one than I normally do and it does seem to be healing slower. Usually, I use Aquaphor for a while, then Lubriderm for the final stages. This one, aside from the 2 days or so of the Saniderm, I've done all Lubriderm. The hot shower idea is super helpful. I hadn't thought about that and will definitely do so on the next one. Thanks for all the help, everyone!

Yeah, it's a bit insane. My artist said she has never seen anything like it in he decades she has been tattooing. Hell, even today 3 days later, I'm still dealing with some. Although a bit less than usual, thankfully.

A few that I've dealt with: 1) "Does it hurt?" Not as much as when I watched friends bored in the shop tattoo each other's toes. 2) People poking my tattoos. Seriously, fucking stop. I just met you and I'm not poking you. Don't poke me. Usually, I just poke them back in the same place. It gets weird. 3) "What does your mother think?" She loves them and thinks I'm wonderful. 4) "What about when you get old?" I'll be more badass looking than you with the rest of the badasses in the old folks home. 5) "You can't get a good job with that" I'm a web developer (and decently well known in my niche). Nobody gives a shit what I look like, and most never see me. They also make these shirts with sleeves that go to your wrist. They're called long sleeved shirts. Pretty cool, eh? Just to name a few. I'm sure many of you get the same. Also, the strange looks when you do general things like hold the door open for people; like tattoos immediately mean I'm an asshole.

It usually is retouched because of it. This was the first time trying Saniderm and we put it on after a wife of alcohol and witch hazel. With my normal methods of Aquaphor, then Lubriderm after a couple days, I definitely lose color so we tried this. With the Saniderm, it looks like I might not lose as much color, but I have already lost some in a few places since getting tattooed two nights ago. Here's one through the whole process (some may not be the greatest since I didn't expect a post like this): At the the shop: Day 2: Day 16 (definitely a little dry, but post-flakes and such): Today after retouching around 48 hours ago, already lost a bit, and with the Saniderm: Newest, immediately after: The next afternoon weeping under the Saniderm, mainly pooled toward my elbow (it got worse by 6 when she changed it): Earlier today, about 24 hours later when the Saniderm lost the seal at the edge and she told me to take it off: Shortly (10 minutes max) after I removed the Saniderm, washed with unscented SoftSoap, padded dry with a paper towel (Viva), and put on a super thin layer Lubriderm, and dabbed off any possible excess. Plasma already coming: Right now. Terrible lighting, but you can see where at not even 48 hours, with most of those being under Saniderm, I've lost a lot in some spaces: I just don't get it. If anyone can see something I'm doing wrong, or something that I can change up a bit, let me know. It does seem to be healing well, with the Saniderm for the first bit (although it was supposed to be for longer if it wasn't for me pain in the ass skin/seal breaking), but the color loss is driving me insane. The touchups she did on the WordPress logo and pretty damn close to healed already. Boba Fett is still a bit sore, but seems extremely healthy. Thanks for any help!

Hey everyone, I was hoping you folks could help me out with an issue that I have, and my artist has never seen before. Every time I get tattooed, regardless of artist, I heal rapidly and have excessive weeping/plasma leaking. This happens to the point that I usually use quite a bit of color. My most recent tattoo, we decided to try Saniderm. By morning, it looked like a waterbed underneath it and I had already lost color in some spots. I text my artist regularly and she told me to get into the shop and have her change it for me. Less than 48 hours later, the seal on the second wrapping had been broken at my wrist (the edge of the Saniderm) and plasma filled with color was outside it. Under her instruction, she advised me to unwrap it, wash it, and handle it with my typical aftercare (at this point, Lubriderm). Problem is, after drying it and throughout the day, I always leak plasma for several days. She said she has never seen anyone leak as much as me. I also usually heal a lot faster than normal. Compared to my wife, about twice as fast. According to my artist, this is possibly another factor as to why I always lose so much color. Has anybody else dealt with this before? Any advice that I should chat with my artist about?

Hey everyone! I'm a 27 year old guy who is finally getting lots of work done after moving to Virginia Beach and completing my search for an artist I trust. I joined mainly to post in the aftercare forums with a question that neither myself, nor my artist can find the best solution for. Glad to be here! I'll likely stick around for quite a while.