fading tattoos

okay so, i just recently got a tattoo like three days ago, and its scabbing and peeling, and im doing what he told me to do, put lubriderm on it 3-4 times daily and i dont pick at it, but where its un peeled and stuff theres no color whatsoever, like its like it all peeled off or something, like i know thats kinda impossible but it was just like, all messed and he said after two weeks come get it recolored but i think if i went to go get it recolored, it would just do the same thing, and i dont want to change the colors because then i dont know how the colors are going to look together

i find it best to make sure that you do not let your tattoo scab. alot of folks will disagree with this, but i find saran wrap at night will keep it moist and soft. your tatt wil dry out and scab quickly at night because of the bedsheets and such. i usually recommend saran wrap for at least 4 nights. that being said, i'm soon gonna start using a tegaderm product. it's a clear sticky dressing designed to keep a wound moist. the medical community is beginning to stray away from leaving wounds open to air. the latest research is showing wounds heal better when kept moist. (my sister in law is an md, this is what she tells me.) anyhow, don't let them scab.

saran wrap for 4 days ? are you nuts??? don't listen to this advice unless you want even more ink loss.

4 nights, and i have no problem with ink loss. scabs cause ink loss.

To the OP, don't go back to the same guy. Either, you don't hold ink well (some people just don't), he didn't go deep enough, or you let it scab out (which I don't really believe happens unless the ink wasn't put in right to begin with). Sometimes a large, thick scab will cause the ink to come out too. At least before going to the same guy, have another tattoo artist look at it (from a different shop but you don't have to reveal which shop did the work). And to Eric, you need to remember that everyone is different. Some people heal better with dry healing, some with more lotion, some with extra plastic wrap time. Not only does personal biological differences matter but also the climate. I've found I need plastic wrap longer in the winter when it is drier. What works for some, doesn't for others.