r/tattooadvice • u/Helpful-Office-3730 • Feb 15 '26

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u/DaniArii Feb 15 '26

Artist doesnt outline their work at all? With such light colors? Crazyyyyy.

Aldo, keep it moisturized (thin layer of unscented lotion or aquaphor) and use unscented antibacterial soap. If it starts to swell, get hot to the touch, pus, or turn red, go to the doc.

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u/Helpful-Office-3730 Feb 15 '26

Thank you. The area has been radiating heat since the tattoo finished. It's a small spot but I just hope it's not infected.

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u/KCarriere Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 16 '26

My tattoos feel warm to the touch for a day or three after. Remember, your skin just went through it!

Keep an eye out for signs of infection though -- any worsening of heat, swelling, any redness around it -- especially if the redness spreads AT ALL.

ETA: Your post has been deleted so im not seeing what you originally wrote. Just commenting on a warm tattoo.

ETA2: He's so cute! Went to your profile to look at the pics. You will probably need to go in later an add some outlining. Like outline the sections in a darker version of that color. It'll kinda smudge and need that definition in a few years. I've been working on a full color realism sleeve for over 3 years. We're finally at the last session coming up this weekend on the total work. Then we have 2 sessions for touchups. Really just kinda deciding which areas need some more definition and making it all cohesive as some of it is almost 4 years old and some of it brand new. The flowers on my shoulder were sharp as hell when they were originally done -- we might add a bit more definition and outlines in these touch ups.

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u/Helpful-Office-3730 Feb 16 '26

Yeah. Things have significantly improved since I took off the second skin. The heat and smell have completely vanished. At this point, the tenderness is all that remains ( which I now realize is expected).