I just got my 9th tatoo about 3 days ago. It’s a rather large tribal on the inside of my right calf above my ankle. The problem is, after 3 days, the area around the tatoo is very red and sore and the tatoo itself is weeping. I left the bandage on for 2 hours and then washed the tatoo with warm water and an anti-bacterial soap. I patted it dry with a towel and then used a hairdryer on cool on it for 20 minutes to completely dry it. The second day I noticed that the tatoo was weeping and the color was running down my leg. I washed it again and dried it with a towel and have spent the rest of the time blotting it with a tissue, trying to keep it dry. Is this normal?
No! That is not the norm. Where was the tatoo done? (Pro or friend). Redness and weeping is an obvious sign of infection.
Links:
Ultimate Tatoo EBook - Everything you need to know about the possibility of tatoo infections.
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