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Tattoos and other body mods
explicit:
--- Quote from: Patrick on 13 Jan 2015, 15:34 ---Thanks folks! I'm pretty dang excited about her. I'm worried about her healing properly though. I'm a belly sleeper, I have a lot of trouble sleeping if I'm on my back. I've heard you can take a clean towel and put it on your bed in the area of the tattoo, think that'd help?
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Should be fine as long as you're wearing a clean shirt or have something clean under you. Even without something it almost certainly won't affect the way your tattoo heals. I have the upper half of my back tattooed and usually sleep on my back. I haven't had any issues with just wearing a shirt to bed for a couple days.
hedgie:
I just kept mine bandaged for about three days, and after, did the whole "it rubs the lotion on its skin" thing after, and haven't had a problem, aside from gaining weight and having it stretch.
explicit:
Honestly, the first google search for, "new tattoo care" is perfect. Any questions you have should definitely be answered in that.
SubaruStephen:
--- Quote from: Patrick on 13 Jan 2015, 02:39 ---Got her all done in one session. Preeeeetty fuckin stoked.
Exhaust is red cause the compression coil's broke :3
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Shiny!
nekowafer:
Definitely don't keep it bandaged - your skin needs to breathe to heal at its fastest/best. Which is also why anything with petroleum jelly isn't great for healing tattoos. It cuts off oxygen to the area.
If you must sleep on your stomach, keep a clean towel or other cloth under you, and change it every day, until your tattoo is no longer goopy or weeping. And make sure to put a thin layer of lotion on it before you lay down, and when you get up. Cleaning it when you wake up would be good as well.
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