Tattoo Aftercare

Your new tattoo will have a light coating of Vaseline on it and will have a temporary bandage or plastic wrap taped over it. The tattoo should be washed with anti-bacterial soap and water when the bandage is removed and patted dry. If the skin on or around the tattoo starts to itch with little red bumps, chances are you are allergic to whatever ointment you are using. If this happens, discontinue the use of any ointments, wash it often and let it dry up. It will take at Least 7 to 10 days for the pintail scab to slough off.

Do Not re-bandage the tattoo with gauze or any type of absorbent materials. If you work or play in a dirty environment and feel it is necessary to cover the tattoo for the first few days, realize that it is a fresh wound and needs to breath to heal. Cover it with clean clothes that you don;t care about because they'll get all nasty when the tattoo oozes plasma and ink. If your clothes or linens get stuck to the tattoo wet them a little with water and they will come off.

Ibuprofen has been help full in taking away some soreness of a large tattoo too. It is normal for the tattoo to ooze plasma and ink for the first night or two or for large tattoos. Avoid sunburn and contaminated or dirty water. Try to stay out of hot tubs for several days, because of all the bacteria in there.

If you think you have a problem that is not normal, please feel free to call or stop in the studio. We would encourage you to see a doctor if you think you are getting an infection, or if you are having some kind of problem that is causing a concern. Your family doctor may want to have a look, and may want to \prescribe antibiotics for a problem case. Webbworks tattoo studio Inc. maintains a relationship with a licensed Physician, as required by the state code and the collier county health department.