If you want, you can cover it with a film wrap again to protect it – but in the end, you need to make sure that your skin gets enough oxygen, so it can breathe and heal. If you are exposed to dust and dirt, cover your tattoo… otherwise, let it breathe.
It is quite possible that your skin will continue to haemorrhage cell fluid and excess colour for up to 24 hours afterwards.
Care pro-tip: if your shirt or trousers stick to your tattoo when you get up in the morning, then take a warm shower, still wearing your pyjamas, instead of pulling at the fabric. This will allow you to simply and painlessly remove the clothing from your new tattoo!
• Saunas, steam baths or swimming pools
• Long or intensive showers or baths
• Extreme stress on the affected skin via touch or sweat. 30 minutes of running or similar activities should be fine after three days. Please skip that Judo class this week, though 🙂
• Sunbathing or solariums
• Dirt in general: you should protect yourself from dust in particular!
After 8-12 days, your skin will begin to peel, more in some cases than in others. Do not scratch it or pull at the skin! Any forceful removal of the skin crust will remove the pigments from your skin and leave unattractive patches in your tattoo. Leave it alone and let your body do its work.
This way you will have achieved ideal aftercare results, and can enjoy your brilliant tattoo for a long time.
If you experience complications, please call either us at
Philip Herberstein 0676 362 37 27
• Or at the department for dermatology at the AKH Vienna telephone 01 404 00-78140
• Fax 404 00-76990
• postakhderad@akhwien.at
