Just wanted to share what I thought had been a very interesting direct comparison of how different bodies heal.

My husband I both received tattoos from the same artist, in the same style, and roughly the same size.

My tattoo is slightly older, and only just started peeling after three weeks.

His tattoo is four days old and has started peeling.

Bodies are fascinating, and as typical, mine is a slow healer.

My tattoo artist Jody @kingyodeledtattoos (https://www.instagram.com/kingyodelertattoos) knocked this one out of the park!! I have wanted this for over thirty years and couldn’t be happier with it!! #inktherapy #Urizen

@bleu1nk :)

Tattoo artists, what are your opinions on the recent wave of estheticians doing tattoos

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I just got a new big color tattoo yesterday. It is leaking like a clear fluid, looks like excess ink, plasma and blood. Is this normal? My artist also put sandiderm on it before I left, I’ve since taken it off cleaned it and put some lotion on it. I’m thinking I should probably replace the sandiderm. Is that a good idea? Any help would be appreciated.

new tat done by janitorjake @ hat city tattoo in brookfield, ct. super happy with the design and execution, but would like to know your guys’ opinions!

My childhood cat recently passed away and through his life he gave me two scars. Both were by accident and honestly, I love seeing them as memories of him. I was wondering if there’s any way to tattoo the scars to make them stand out. They’re years old so they’re faded and hard to see. I want them to look like scars, just a little more noticeable. Is this possible to do with tattooing? Thank you!!

I do want to add a frame or background to this at some point, just not sure what i want to yet.

I have an appointment Monday with an artist I worked with before. Their style is typically traditional/neo traditional so I didn’t specify that was the style I was looking for when I made my request especially because their website specifically states that’s the style they like to do.

Well I received the design options they made and I absolutely hated them. They were new school pop art designs with super bright colors. It’s not that they were bad but just not something I want on me forever. I wrote them an email explaining that I was really sorry but I was not envisioning what was sent. I gave some more example photos of the style I was looking for and thanked/apologized for the time spent on the designs sent. I also stated that I was willing to reschedule if needed.

I’m feeling really nervous that they may not see my email ahead of time and I really don’t want to drive two hours to be turned away. Also don’t want them to be upset that I was not interested in what they sent.

Did I do the right thing?

UPDATE:

She’s doing a redraw and will send it over by end of day today. If it’s not something I want to move forward with then we will reschedule so we can get a design I’m comfortable with.

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Hi Reddit,

In December I’ll be starting my leg sleeve. This will be my first tattoo on my leg and I’m pretty nervous (but also very excited!!!!)

I only have my arms tattooed. Longest I’ve sat for is 6 hours.

Did I mention I have a big leg?

I’ll be going in once a month until it’s finished…

I’m worried about not being able to handle the pain? Especially once I get to the back of the knee and inner thigh. For those of y’all who have gotten a leg sleeve or majority of their leg done, do you have any advice or words of encouragement?

I want a binary code tattoo. It would be a 9 digit number, spelled out horizontally on my right shin. I figure it's a stretch but I've always been hesitant about the idea of number tattoos. Should I just avoid numbers entirely?

Hey, all! I’m getting my first hand tattoo and was wondering how bad it hurts. I have almost full sleeves on both arms so I have a decent pain tolerance, but this is a first for my hands. I don’t normally use anything to help the pain but wondering if I should this round. Thanks for reading!