Is My Tattoo Infected? Warning Signs and What to Do A new tattoo is going to look red, feel warm, and possibly swell in the first few days. That is normal. The skill is recognising the difference between healing and...
How Long Does a Tattoo Take to Heal? The Complete Timeline The technically correct answer is roughly 30 days for surface healing and several months for the skin underneath to fully remodel. The honest answer is more nuanced - and depends...
Swimming With a New Tattoo: When Is It Safe? There is a near-universal moment in the modern tattoo experience: realising you have just booked a fresh sleeve and a beach holiday in the same fortnight. How long after a...
Preparing for Your First Tattoo: What You Need to Know Getting a tattoo for the first time is one of those events you remember in granular detail decades later. How well it goes is largely decided in the two weeks...
A Dermatologist's Guide to Tattoo Aftercare A new tattoo is technically a wound. Treat it like one for the first month and you'll end up with a piece that holds its sharpness, depth, and colour for...
