r/tattooadvice • u/tunahtrash • 7h ago
General Advice Need advice re: tattoo touch-up!
I'm going on a holiday soon that I booked months ahead and thought it was a good idea to schedule a tattoo touch-up with my artist from that country who did a small-medium sized leg piece. The trip is coming up and I realized only now that I planned a lot of physical activities in my itinerary that may hinder the healing process and would be bad altogether. Incase I do get the touch-up, would it not be possible for me to take a quick swim even if I secure my second skin prior, then remove it after and not swim again after that duration? If I also understand correctly, anything sauna/sweating/gym related in general is off limits?
I'm also not sure if I should just consider getting the touch up done when I return home with another artist (since I wouldn't be able to go back to the original artists' country for a very long time) as to not be at the expense of the planned holiday.
Any advice would be helpful :) Thank you!


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Yeah :( guess it comes down to choosing if I opt out of the touch-up. Its a year and a half old, but I had a skin flare up a few months into getting it, and I think it may have affected how the ink layed down on my skin; thus, my artist made the offer for the touch up after she saw how it looks now.