Bumping this thread to see if anyone interested. I had one exchange but no follow-up. If it matters, I am looking to have a black-n-gray tat of my pic idea.

Thanks. I have no immune disease (at least that I know of) and there is no sign of infection. Have been doing some research and remain somewhat confused. Don’t soak, but wash several times a day with no mention of how long or short of time to wet/wash/rinse. Some sites say warm water, some say cool. Lots of info about scabs forming, not to pick, etc. but then told not to allow to dry out. In my mind a scab is dry. This tat covers a good section of my inner forearm with solid/shaded coloring for a realistic long-stem rose image. My entire interior forearm gets tight and hurts when it approaches being dried out. Standing up and putting my forearm down to my side brings a few seconds of mild pain that appears to be related to blood rushing to the site. I don’t see any evidence of permanent tattoo damage as wherever the goo peels off there is still colored skin (raw) underneath. Just thinking that the healing process is taking longer than it should when four days in it is still a gooey mess. But maybe because this one is so visible to me I am becoming a hypochondriac about it.