Whitney is an expert on piercings and tattoos, with experience in the body modification world. Is What You're Experiencing Normal? In general, it's normal to have swelling and redness around your tattoo for about 48 hours after you first get it done. However, the pain, inflammation, and redness should get better with time, not worse.
If you were to look at me, you'd probably never guess that I have a tattoo. You almost certainly wouldn't expect me to have 4! Most people are surprised to see one peeking out from underneath the strap of a sandal or out of the waistband of my...
You are making a lifelong commitment. No matter how you change your tattoo will always be there, saying the same things about you that it did when you first got it. Your opinions, philosophies about life, choice of music and style will mostly likely change considerably over time.
So you have tattoos-you may be still continuing to get them-and your now teenage kids want to get one as well. There are two initial reactions you could have: Initial shock and an attempt to talk them out of it No surprise and a willingness to go with them to get their first tattoo Your thought process as a tattooed parent will be conflicting.
It is often said that imitation is the highest form of flattery but when it comes to something as personal as a tattoo, I could not disagree with that sentiment more. As Tattoo popularity grows, so to does the likelihood of a tattoo being copied for one reason or another.
How to Take Care of a Tattoo
by Catherine Taylor
For my birthday in May of this past year, my aunts offered to pay for me to get my septum pierced as a birthday present, since they knew I wanted it done.
If you have in fact seen someone with gauges, you may have wondered how these holes have gotten so large. The practice of stretching a piercing is one that should be done carefully and gradually over time to reduce the amount of pain inflicted and minimize the amount of scar tissue to the area of the piercing.
It may be your first tattoo or your 100th, but if you are about to get a belly button piercing you might want to know exactly how it should be done right so you can know what the expect and assess whether your tattoo artist is experienced.
Body piercing equipment is readily available anywhere you go. Irresponsible adults and children may easily purchase it from the Internet and use the equipment with no knowledge of consequences or what the true meanings of the piercing is, or what it's used for.