November 17, 2010 at 11:18 pm #35236
nufan947
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@nufan947

Hi,

I got my first tattoo 3 months ago, some text inside some clouds on the inside of my bicep. It seemed to heal pretty well, and it looks good, however there a are a few spots that are still a little raised when I run my fingers over them. It isn’t terribly noticeable unless I’m concentrating on it, but it’s freaking me out a little bit.

Could this have been something I did wrong? The artist’s fault? Or am I just being paranoid and it’s fine? Everything looks great, it just seems weird that parts of it are still very slightly raised up. It’s nothing like it was while it was still healing, but still a little concerning to me, plus I’ve got an appointment a month from now to get another tattoo at the same place and I’d like some reassurance (it’s a pretty well-respected place).

Any advice would be awesome!

Thanks.

November 18, 2010 at 6:05 am #95168
Apostle 228
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@apostle-228

the raised parts are completely normal. every piece i have feels a little raised when i run my fingers over them, especially on the line work.

November 18, 2010 at 8:09 am #95170
ithompson
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@ithompson

Like Apostle said it’s pretty normal. I’ve had my back done since last summer and it’s still feels a lil raised, shouldn’t be as drastic as when you first got it, but you’ll be able to feel it.

November 18, 2010 at 9:07 am #95171
Gsouder
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@gsouder

MIne too, esp line work. I think it’s some level of scar tissue but it’s totally normal. Or we are all abnormal, I guess that’s an option too.

November 18, 2010 at 5:15 pm #95186
nufan947
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@nufan947

Thank you guys so much for the replies! This really makes me feel better, I was freaking myself out for some reason…. but yeah, I noticed that the lines of the clouds were where it still seemed raised, so that makes sense then.

Thanks again, and now I’m even more stoked (and put at ease) to get my next piece!

November 20, 2010 at 10:53 pm #95244
ArniVidar
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@arnividar

Not a single millimeter of mine is raised, and I thought that was the norm. Raised, as I’ve understood, means that the artist was heavy-handed. I’d like to know which is true.

November 20, 2010 at 11:46 pm #95245
ithompson
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@ithompson
ArniVidar;76986 wrote:
Not a single millimeter of mine is raised, and I thought that was the norm. Raised, as I’ve understood, means that the artist was heavy-handed. I’d like to know which is true.

The heavy-hand is probably the case cause I know my artist is, she’s good at what she does but indeed heavy-handed.

February 6, 2011 at 5:59 am #98684
maniacthw
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@maniacthw
ArniVidar;76986 wrote:
Not a single millimeter of mine is raised, and I thought that was the norm. Raised, as I’ve understood, means that the artist was heavy-handed. I’d like to know which is true.

Yeah, my skull I can’t feel. The one on my shoulder however…Actually, I can’t feel either..

February 6, 2011 at 3:27 pm #98693
KnightHawk
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@knighthawk
ArniVidar;76986 wrote:
Not a single millimeter of mine is raised, and I thought that was the norm. Raised, as I’ve understood, means that the artist was heavy-handed. I’d like to know which is true.

Yeah, ditto. There’s no raised spots on any of my ink, and it’s also my understanding that raised areas are caused by heavy handed tattoo artists.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

February 6, 2011 at 4:04 pm #98695
buttwheat
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@buttwheat
KnightHawk;81010 wrote:
Yeah, ditto. There’s no raised spots on any of my ink, and it’s also my understanding that raised areas are caused by heavy handed tattoo artists.

None of mine are raised. On my phantom of the opera piece the artist was heavy handed the guy was absolutely brutal and it is still laying there flat.

February 7, 2011 at 2:10 pm #98736
reefdiver
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@reefdiver

i dunno,,,,,,,,,,,none of mine are raised constantly,,,,,,,,but for what ever reason…….. heat, humidity, phase of teh moon.,……., random parts of random ink will feel raised…….

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