Hi, my name is Luci. I'm also new to the forum, so I hope I'm replying to this correctly lol. I see what you mean about it looking less connected than the original, and I agree obviously that you need to wait until it's healed before you can do anything. However, I think that the new part looks fine as is.
I have sort of a similar issue with my stomach tattoo; there's a part that's on my sternum that's not really attached to anything else, and I've thought about adding just a little something to bridge the gap. I haven't yet decided that it's worth it to fix such a minor detail, especially since that artist was unwilling to consider building off of it.
So my advice is, wait 'til it's healed, you might see it differently by then. If you decide to make changes, communicate with the artist to see if they'd be willing to make them, and play around with different ways to tie everything together. Maybe soft geometric shapes, maybe like a vine winding through or even a snake? Idk it's one of those things that we notice that nobody else is really going to criticize unless we bring it up. Good luck.
This tattoo looks well done and you can tell that it's all part of the same piece, so try to rest easy. You were able to make progress in the direction that you wanted to go with it, and if you later decide to make it more cohesive, you can always make adjustments later.
