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Gaffer type 1

Gaffer type 1

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Kent
Type of diabetes
LADA
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Insulin
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Food lol
Hi all,, T1 had a tattoo today hoping it heals relatively quickly, anyone had any trouble with the healing process.
 
I’ve got loads, never had an issues with healing. I use Bepanthen nappy cream to soothe it.
 
My latest was three or four weeks ago. Follow the rules - this is a great site for advice: https://authoritytattoo.com/tattoo-aftercare/

The most important rules are: don't pick (and it will get very, very itchy - this is normal - don't pick). Shower, don't take baths or swim until you're healed.

As I say, the site has great advice and with good hygiene there is no reason your tattoo shouldn't heal in the usual way.
 
Hi @Gaffer type 1 ,

No issues with the healing.

(Thanks for the tag @Diakat , I do have a biomechanical style piece situated technically in a location only my wife is privy to a view.)

Focus on BG control as part of your after care. Take hypo treatment with you & test regularly during the session.
Don't be afraid to stop the session for a brief test. (I'm sure the tattooist isn't afraid of blood.) ;)

It's tempting to flash it during this lovely weather we're having right now. But keep it out of the sun till healed...

Just noticed you already got the ink.

.... & don't forget to post the picture!! :D
 
Sorry for butting in as a type 2 but my buddy just had a new tattoo and the tattooist said bepanthen is no longer advisable and it is better to use Preparation H, just saying do some research if you want to.
 
I think every tattoist has his/her own preference. I'm a cocoa butter woman myself (you'd never guess to look at me), but the studio I went to for this one likes Hustle Butter or Tattoo Goo.
 
Got a few, never had an issue with healing. Used Bepanthen and Preparation H to keep the healing moist and found both to be ok at the job. Just make sure you don't scratch it when the healing starts as if you pull a hard scab off it can pull the ink out (been there and done it not a pleasant look or a nice conversation with the tattooist)
 
Sorry i didnt mean Bepanthen hasnt always been good in the past, I have used it myself, just that they have recently changed the ingrediants,

“they increased the use of lanolin which irritates the skin around a fresh tattoo.”

From a quick google search
 
Agree that bethanthen have recently changed ingredients so no longer advised for helping with the healing! I was told to use aqueous cream and I got some from poundland and it healed my large tattoo in a week, and all my others have taken weeks to heal so I'm gonna start repping aqueous cream!
 
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