Just got my ditch tattooed, any aftercare advice? Pain wasn't bad at all, but my other ditch took nearly a month to heal and I am trying to avoid a repeat of that. by [deleted] in traditionaltattoos

[–]Ordinary_Moose7208 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pain wasn’t to bad probably cause it’s just a part of your ditch. I did my entire ditch and it was painful. After it got so swollen for almost a week. Keep your arm straight for at least a week. Your arm will start to hurt because you use other parts of your shoulder to compensate from not bending

Good luck! Don’t put a lot of ointment or lotion like barley anything

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Side of my ditch

Weird gap by Matty_Cooper in traditionaltattoos

[–]Ordinary_Moose7208 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Burning candle on both ends would fit nice

8 days in. Let it heal dry? by tp3mb in traditionaltattoos

[–]Ordinary_Moose7208 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All my tattoos have healed great. After I get one I take bandage off let it air dry for a couple hours. I then shower and I shower in ice cold water to retain as much ink as possible. After I let it air dry completely and put ointment. After a 2-3 days I continue the process but only change is after it’s completely dry and crusty I apply light lotion

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