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12-31-2007, 03:59 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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|  tattoo question my fiance has a ton of tattoos. and since moving from minnesota to vegas, every once in a while they start acting funny. they get kinda raised up away from the skin without ink on it, like they do when they're brand new. the one doing it is like 3-4 yrs old so its not like theres any complication with aftercare or something. theyve only been doing it since she moved here to vegas 8 months ago. |
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12-31-2007, 04:10 PM
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| Gold Star Baby!   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In Kahoots!!!!!
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12-31-2007, 04:11 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sawyer
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| Both Ryan and my tattoo's do that. I have noticed that it seems to happen more on humid days. They'll raise and sometimes maybe hurt a little. I think it may also be our bodies trying to reject the ink. I also notice that it's only with black ink on ours. Not sure how to stop it though... |
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12-31-2007, 04:16 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
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| Yeah, I'd suspect something with the change in climate her skin is rejecting the ink more. Maybe something with humidity levels or somthing, I'm sure Vegas is quite a bit dryer than MN. |
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12-31-2007, 04:23 PM
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| I'm a stupid C U N T!  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In the Garage!
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| try putting a good quality moisturizer on it and see if it makes a difference |
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12-31-2007, 04:27 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck!
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12-31-2007, 04:29 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Driving my R/C rototiller
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| I've got a couple, and they have never swelled up or ached at all since healing. |
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12-31-2007, 04:59 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Africa
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 Found it pretty funny the first time.:-P | |
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12-31-2007, 05:51 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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| Mine did that one when I had an mri. They said it was common. The magnetic field reacts with the ink somehow. In her case I have no Idea. Good luck |
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12-31-2007, 06:01 PM
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12-31-2007, 06:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NJ,USA
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| i got mine 5 years ago in sometimes do that get raised and itches |
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12-31-2007, 06:16 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MEDFORD
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| i went on a trip a couple months after getting my tattoo, i went from oregon down to the desert in cali, when i came back to medford it was really humid, mine did that for about a day or so. |
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12-31-2007, 06:24 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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| thanks guys.. ive only got a couple small tattoos and have never noticed a problem with them, but ive been in a dry climate all my life. |
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12-31-2007, 06:47 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Naples
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| My entire back and both shoulders were done in Henderson, for those of you that don't know, a suburb of Las Vegas. The sun is the absolute curse to tats. The ink is at the melanin level in the skin, and will actually spread the with repeated exposure. I haven't had my shirt off outside in more than 20 years for that very reason. However, there is no reason I can think of other than sun exposure that may cause them to raise or itch or even hurt once they have healed. It sounds more like a question a dermatologist should be answering, it may be a reaction to the ink, although I do not understand why it didn't happen right away. At any rate get a professionals opinion, it may be nothing or it may need attention. I have never heard anyone complain of humidity making their tats do anything, or even anyone being able to tell they were there after they were completely healed. Again however, keep them covered, the sun in Las Vegas will peel the hide off of just about anything, after living there for 12 years I have seen the damage it can do to skin. I would have them examined the next time they puffed up. |
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12-31-2007, 06:53 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: PF, WI
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| I've had all my tatts done in either Wisconsin or Germany. Pretty much same climates as Minnesota. I did 1 1/2 years in Iraq and never had any issues with them. The only time I have seen this before was when somebody was allergic to the ink. |
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12-31-2007, 07:36 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck!
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12-31-2007, 07:52 PM
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| Loves to Hate  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vacaville, CA
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| your skin shrinks and expands, and prob. where the ink is the skin is non reactive. i don't know how to explain it.  |
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12-31-2007, 07:54 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: arkansas
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| Why does my tattoo raise up from time to time? Some scarring occurs with every tattoo. Most of the time it's not really noticable. When the tattoo becomes irritated the scar will raise up for a bit. This can be caused by sun exposure or sunburn, slapping, scratching, rough clothing or even stress. Given time to calm down, the tattoo will lay flat again. Last edited by drc323; 12-31-2007 at 07:58 PM. |
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12-31-2007, 08:28 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rats nest Grafton ND
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| How about something like this http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/tatu...meamigo=Badger |
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12-31-2007, 10:46 PM
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| I play with TOY TRUCKS   Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ukiah
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| I have had mine for 15 years and it does that off and on to date. Note sure why, all my limbs are still attatched so I never worried about it |
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