How to tell if the tatto is recent or old???help please?

Question

please please, ill really appreciate it if i got the answer, i just want to know how to tell if the tatto is recent or old..my friend has a tattoo ive never noticed it for 3 years until today and when i asked he said was loooong time ago,,just want to know how to tell if its new or old,,thank you so much

Answer 1

Difficult to tell with modern inks. My oldest tattoo is 3 years old and looks like it was done last week.

Answer 2

A completely healed but new tattoo or a well cared for (sunblock etc.) tattoo that is 10 years old, would look the same. A year old tattoo that wasn't cared for properly during healing and has been in the sun without sunblock, will look blurry and faded and old.

So, really, you can not tell unless it is still healing.

Answer 3

umm..

Answer 4

There is no for sure way but just because everyone's skin is different and color fade and sometimes there can be a bit of ink released if the person has bleed a little when it was done but here are a few tips that may help. If it is very vibrant in color it is usually no older than 12 months as all tatts fade a bit over time. Is it flat, like there are no small bumps that may be scabs and if there is any sort of redness around it then it is very new as in two weeks. As i said its hard because we all heal differently and it also depends on the artist. I hope i helped in some way.

Answer 5

an older tattoo will fade in time..the newer tats will be bright in color

Answer 6

If the tatoo is discolured or faded it will be old but it useualy takes about 7 years for that to happen  

Answer 7

if the tattoo is really recent, the skin would be a little raised and red. If it's old, it should look like it's been there awhile, possibly a little faded.  

Answer 8

well, unless it is in the process of healing, or over eight or nine years old and faded, there isnt really a way to tell.  especially if it is a well done tattoo, colors can stay bright for years.  Sorry :-(