lol! There's no reason it should hurt any more than it did first time round. There are occasions where it will though, for example if the original artist had too heavy a hand or worked the skin too much, he might have created some scar tissue -you might find that more painful. If you looked at my photos though, you'll see I've got various tattoos over varying degrees of scar tissue (much bigger than anything that might be in your hand) and I didn't find it any more sore than "clean" skin. Also, if the new artist has a bit of a heavier hand than the previous one, there'll be a bit more discomfort. The guy I go to has such a gentle touch, I barely feel a thing! But the 2 girls who have done other pieces on me have heavier hands. Not enough to cause scar tissue but enough that it feels more painful than when my usual guy is working the skin
Tips for keeping black tattoos black? They'll never stay jet black - once it's well healed, you've got a thin layer of dying skin over the top of it that very much dulls it down. If you ever just scrape the skin over a tattoo, you might notice that little patch is much more black or vibrant in colour than the rest - it's the dead skin cells. A good skin care regime is quite important in keeping the integrity of tattoos. Keep your skin moisturised and never expose them to sun, even pale winter sun, without sun protection over them.
How you heal also has a basis in how the colour looks once healed too, of course. This is my aftercare regime no matter how big the tattoo, what colour it is or where it is. I was warned numerous times that my knuckle, knee cap and foot tattoos will need at least a second going over because of their locations. I was warned that the white ink I've got in numerous tattoos, including hands, knuckles and feet, would either not stay in at all or go yellow with age (this is true for
many, many people) but none of that has happened. I put it down to the way I look after them.
- Tattoo done and wrapped in clingfilm
- Home, in the shower as hot as I can stand it
- Out, pat the tattoo dry and apply a very thin layer of bepanthen. I never put the clingfilm back on.
- Whenever the tattoo feels like it's starting to dry out a bit, I apply a thin layer of bepanthen. More often for the bigger pieces, less for the smaller.
- I keep that up until the skin starts to flake which happens for me within a day or 2 for smaller pieces and within 3 days for bigger pieces. Once it starts to flake, I switch to cocoa butter and apply like bepanthen - as and when it starts to feel a bit dry.
I've
never had a tattoo scab over. A lot of people do scab over and believe that's normal - I don't think it is. I think they just haven't found an aftercare regime that works with their body and the way it heals.
oh that is a bugger that one!
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the guy that does my tattoos just says to wash with warm soapy water and then but bepantham on.. A few years ago he used to say to put savalon on. 
