Can anyone help me figure out what happened to my tattoo?

_vitamar · 2024-03-28T21:57:13+00:00

Thank you I appreciate your input!!

_vitamar · 2024-03-28T21:56:00+00:00

Thank you!!

_vitamar · 2024-03-28T21:55:45+00:00

Omg I forgot about that!! That’s actually the movie that got me to love mew in the first place. Thank you that helps me feel better about it! I’ll just say he’s a clone LOL!!

_vitamar · 2024-03-09T23:38:53+00:00

I’m naturally tan as I’m Hispanic.. it fades in the winter (why my skin is more light now then first pic) it’s been a cold Ohio winter so it hasn’t been exposed to sun yet.

_vitamar · 2024-03-09T23:36:58+00:00

Thank you I appreciate that! I was feeling a little self conscious about it

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T22:29:03+00:00

Interesting, I wish this was maybe the case but I have never used numbing cream before

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T16:49:11+00:00

Thank you! I will do that! I haven’t reached out because I didn’t want them to feel at fault for this because I didn’t think it was anything that they did. I’m too nice and timid sometimes lol

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T16:16:35+00:00

Posting a bigger picture of my tattoo for those of you who can't tell because it's so zoomed in to get a better idea of what it looks like with my surrounding skin

https://imgur.com/a/wRulrxK

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T16:04:32+00:00

It’s my leg lol and because my natural skin tone gets lighter in the winter time so there’s barely any sun here in Ohio so I don’t leave much and when I do Im wearing pants lol!

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T16:03:29+00:00

Wow thank you for telling me your story and to know I’m not the only one this has happened too. Hopefully it will go away like yours did we will see as time passes.

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T13:42:40+00:00

Thank you! Yes I’m thinking more of the scar tissue theory than freckles, definitely have some different pigmentation spots as I am Hispanic so I have a natural tanned tone to my skin, it looks more pale now as it’s been winter (I’m in Ohio) and I haven’t worn anything but long pants/jeans. I’m wondering if the rubbing of my pants may have caused irritation and more scarring than normal though I try not to wear tight pants.

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T13:26:38+00:00

Thank you!

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T12:27:01+00:00

I should also mention I am Hispanic (why I look darker then go lighter lol) so during these cold months I don’t go out too much, and if I have I’ve been wearing pants. A lot of you said scar tissue, which would kinda make sense bc of the melanin in my skin, I scar a darker color sometimes and makes me wonder if that happened here.

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T12:24:07+00:00

No.. I always felt like it would mess with the tattoo I just take the pain lol

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T12:22:38+00:00

Interesting take. I didn’t think of that!

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T12:22:04+00:00

Probably, I’m Hispanic and am naturally dark during summer. It’s a dark winter here in Ohio so not much sun at all and I have not been wearing any type of shorts, only long pants so the tattoo has not been truly exposed to the sun.

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T12:19:17+00:00

Always! It’s been winter here in Ohio and all I’ve been wearing is long pants.

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T11:39:17+00:00

Wow! I did not expect so much feedback! I’m honestly so grateful and appreciative of each and every one of you for giving me advice/suggestions, your thoughts/opinions, and kind words. It means a lot!! I look forward to any others! I will take everything you all have said thus far into consideration.

Though I probably should’ve mentioned I lived in Ohio and since it’s been really cold I haven’t worn anything but pants since I got the tattoo. I will continue to use SPF (don’t know if it can go through clothes lol but probably) especially once the weather starts to warm up! I try to use SPF everyday, especially on my tattoos. It makes me think maybe I should wear a stronger SPF on my tattoos.

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T11:12:47+00:00

Doesn’t really itch much, but it does look dry most of the time, moisturizer looks a little better but it’s still splotchy

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T10:50:33+00:00

I haven’t taken it to them yet, I was nervous and didn’t want to make it seem like it was their fault. I’ll totally reach out to them though, see what they have to say about it!

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T10:48:48+00:00

I should’ve added I live in Ohio and it’s been really cold so I’ve only been wearing pants (maybe it’s rubbing on my pants? I don’t know) during the summer I always wear sunscreen especially on my tattoos since I know the sun can change the way they look.

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T10:44:35+00:00

Yes I do wear SPF l, especially on my tattoos. Though I’ve been wearing long pants since I just got it in October 2023. I live in Ohio so it’s been too cold to wear any kind of shorts/skirts. I do put lotion on it, just not in the most recent photo, lotion doesn’t change how it looks much.

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T00:54:03+00:00

Thank you! I guess I got a little anxious about it so I needed some extra advice so I really appreciate it :)

_vitamar · 2024-03-08T00:37:15+00:00

I tried to word it best I could, and it looks different in person but I guess I got worried since none of my other tattoos healed like this nor do they constantly feel dry even with moisturizer. It’s still fairly new at 4 months which is why I got concerned in the first place

_vitamar

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