If you have decided to expend the time and money to acquire a tattoo, there are several things you must be ready to do to assure yourself of the best possible results.
Before you head down to the tattoo parlor make sure you do not build up liquid courage by consuming alcohol. The truly professional tattooist will not give a tattoo to an inebriated person for several reasons. On an ethical level, he wants you to make an informed decision so you will have a lasting affection for your new body art. Secondly, alcohol makes one bleed more profusely which can not only make it harder to insert the ink but the extra blood flow can wash the ink back out of the skin and leave a spotty tattoo.
Since tattooing requires the breaking of the skin to inject the ink underneath, you will have to take care to prevent any infection from getting into the abraded skin. Your tattooist will treat the skin once finished with an antibiotic ointment and bandage it for you. This initial treatment will give your skin time to start the healing process. How well you maintain this treatment till the skin is healed is up to you.
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