Before getting a tattoo
Make sure the tattoo parlor is clean and safe. Remember, the artist will be sticking needles into the skin, so be picky about the tattoo parlor you choose.
The artist must use a brand new, sterile needle with every tattoo. Ask the artist to go through the entire procedure with you, including all the tools to use and the specific design. If the artist seems annoyed, go somewhere else. All other tools involved must be sterile. Everything should be personally exposed just for your tattoo, for example, bottles of ink to use disposable. The artist should wear latex gloves and apply Vaseline on the new tattoo with a disposable instrument - not by hand!
Select the layout. Think about it. I love that in one year, five years, ten years? Do not be a name that you may want to hide in the coming years. Children and parents' names are safe.
Talk with the artist about how you want the design to look - with shading and color. Show samples and talk to them about color. Even medium dark skin can get color but remember that no matter what your skin is two layers of your skin's natural color (tan or sun) will cover the finished product. So you can choose bright colors so they heal well on dark skin. Orange may heal to be bright red.
Make sure your skin is in good condition. A few days before the plan to get your tattoo prepare the skin. Drink plenty of water so your skin is well hydrated. Use a good lotion a few times a day. Do not drink alcohol the day before or the day to get your ink, because it causes excessive bleeding when getting your tattoo. Do not sunbathe or take too much sun prior to when the ink.
Caring for Tattoos
The important things to remember:
* Vitamin E oil 24 hours a day for a week.
* No hot water for a tattoo than a week
* No soap, a tattoo of a week.
* No sun on the tattoo for one week.
* No chlorinated pool or hot tub a week
* Please consult your own doctor and tattoo artist for more help.
Tattoo Removal Methods
There are several excellent methods of tattoo removal available today. The method that the physician chooses will depend on the size of the tattoo and its location, and time was on the skin.
* Excision
* Dermabrasion
* Laser
* Salabrasion
Whichever method of tattoo removal is used, some scarring or color variations are likely to remain. Healing depends on the size and depth of the tattoo, the procedure and the healing process.
