So when you get a tattoo, the question of how to treat it afterwards is the big one.
Do you keep it wet with lotion or salves or sprays?
Do you let it dry?
Ryan uses a new trick: Tegaderm by 3M
This stuff is amazing. Since a tattoo is like a cross between a burn and an abrasion, it works great to cover the tattoo.
So since Saturday, my upper arm has been covered in this thin plastic sheet. We wrapped the bottom of the plastic in gauze for a day because it was oozing out of a pucker, but it was dry and sealed by Monday morning.
And now the tattoo is blurry because of the ooze inside the dressing, but once the 7 days are up on the Tegaderm, it will be significantly healed. Plus I haven't stained any sheets or shirts.
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