Any advice on what’s gone wrong? Black tattoo is red and faded the next day.
I have 3 existing tattoos that have healed well with black ink and got a 4th yesterday.
When the tattoo was completed yesterday it looked really good and how I’d expect it to look (3rd photo). I woke up this morning and it looked a bit red and faded but just put this down to having a second skin on, as tattoos can be distorted when the skin is on. The artist advised me to remove the second skin, after I sent him a photo of it and I could then see just how faded and red it actually was.
I’m really confused/ concerned about how it’s healing and have no idea how it’s happened. The artist is from a reputable studio and he’s done a tattoo before which has healed well on my arm. When I messaged him he said he did borrow some ink and potentially may have mistaken it for black when it was grey wash. He also offered for me to come back in a week to have it redone.
My instinct is that a week would be too soon, especially as we can’t seem to have figured out what’s caused this so I’d really appreciate and experienced opinion on what’s gone wrong and what the best corrective action would be?
I also work in a garage so have ordered some sterile pads to put over the tattoo so I can continue to work without being scared of it getting infected from oil etc.
Thanks, I appreciate any experienced advice.