…this for my next session besides taking a week off?

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Wednesday September 12th, 2007 @ 5:38 PM

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i’ve started getting work done on a full sleeve and in the last session, about a week ago, parts of the outline were colored in. near my elbow and outer side of my wrist i’ve developed really bad scabbing. i’m a bartender and i’m fairly sure that the scabbing is from moving my arm so much at work. is there anything i can do to prevent this for my next session besides taking a week off?

You can try plastic wrap aftercare for the first 24-48 hours. It will help prevent scabbing and drying. But not all tattoo artists suggest plastic wrap for healing tattoos, so run it past your individual artist first.

- Ryan Ouellette

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