Fresh Tattoo

• Take bandage off in 2 hours
• Wash tattoo carefully with warm soapy water
• DO NOT SCRUB
• Lightly pat the tattoo until dry…
• DO NOT RUB
• Apply a very thin coat of bacitracin or aquaphor ointment 3 times a day for 3 to 5 days
• Although re-bandaging a tattoo is not recommended, if covering the tattoo is necessary a sterile bandage or dressing should be used.
• Be sure and wash the tattoo every night and morning…
• DO NOT SOAK
• Avoid tattoo exposure to direct sunlight and refrain from swimming in fresh, salt or chlorinated water for at least 2 weeks.

After External Healing

• Tattoos heal quickly BUT fading can still be a problem
• Apply hand lotion once a day until dryness stops
• Vaseline Intensive Care, Lubriderm, Nivea, etc...
• Tanning fades tattoos
• Always cover fully healed tattoo with sun block
• DO NOT RUIN YOUR INVESTMENT!!!

Please Note:

• If you have ANY questions… Please call us
  Treat your tattoo with care… Improper care and bad advice can destroy your art!
  Please contact a health care practitioner at the first sign of infection or an allergic reaction, and report any diagnosed infection, allergic reaction or adverse reaction to that artist and to the Texas Department of Health – Drugs and Medical Devices Division
  (1-888-839-6676)
  
  
  Obscurities/Trilogy Tattoo 4000B Cedar Springs
  Dallas TX 75219 - 214-559-3706