Tattoo feels like a new, raised scar. Is that right? Also is lotion still necessary?

Question

I had gotten this a month ago. I think that the scab has fallen off. Not sure if its supposed to feel like that.

I KNOW NOT TO PICK IT! Please don't say, "Don't Pick it" I am not picking it, i have never picked it and i will not pick it. So don't mention that please. thanks

Answer 1

Considering  your Avatar, I see that you are an African American such as myself, you may have keliods in your system and that may be the reason why it feels like a raised scar.  I do have keloids in my system and I have several tattoos and some of them do feel raised. It's nothing that is noticeable but this is just something to think about.  I also had a friend that had gotten a tattoo and she was allergic to the ink and she had to go to the dermatologist.  It caused her to have large keloids on her leg but he perscribed her a tape to go over the tattoo to make the keloids go down.  But I honestly don't think you have anything to worry about.  Some tattoos take longer to heal, especially if they are heavy handed.      

Answer 2

Your artist may have gone too deep and scarred you.  Get another opinion from a different artist.  My daughters do tattoo and the artists in their shop all tattoo each other.  One guy scarred my daughters leg and it is not like her other tattoos, it's bumpy and feels like a scar.   He was not very good.

Answer 3

Considering the trauma your body has been through, a month isn't that long.  I don't remember how long it takes, but my most recent one was almost 7 years ago and I can still close my eyes, run my finger over the tat and feel the lines.  Where it starts and stops.  The others have been there 10plus years.  I can barely feel it, but I can feel it.  Lotion is helpful.  Sooths the itching.  My skin drank it up.  Hope this helps!

Answer 4

Yea, whoever tatted you up scared you.  They went too deep or went over it too many times.  Same thing happened to my back tattoo.  There isn't anything you can do about it.  But No, that's not what's supposed to happen.