u/highjinxing

Hi! I have a silly tattoo question!

I recently got a couple of finger tattoos (i.e. 7 days ago). I know finger tattoos (or any on the hands, feet, etc) can fade wicked fast because of how often those places experience wear/friction/etc, but this seems... extra fast?

I've been following the care instructions, although I can admit that I haven't been HYPER vigilant about it, just like... regular level vigilant. Moisturizing multiple times a day, avoiding products with fragrance, etc.

The confusion comes in for me because I have a previous finger tattoo that's seven years old (no touch ups) and it's still less faded than the one I got last week. The newer one is in red as opposed to black, so I'm sure that would affect it somewhat, but my friend also has a finger tattoo in roughly the same shade of red (also about 7 years old with no touch ups) and it's still darker than this one.

My question is essentially... did I fuck this up somehow? Like was this user error? Or was it just not done as well as it could've been?

I hate assuming the artist would be at fault, but I did learn she's a much newer artist (practicing for around a year) and I'm worried that the ink might have just not been packed in enough. My roommate has mentioned that it looks slightly patchy (I don't have any naturally dry skin or flaking on my fingers) which to her implies it just wasn't enough ink, but neither of us are tattoo artists.

I was told I can't really do any retouches for at least another few weeks, which makes sense but I'm also a bit at a loss about what to do in the meantime because it looks a little silly.

Basically I was just hoping for some advice, and if it WAS my fault, I'd like to get it touched up and then hopefully take steps to avoid this happening again. Any and all advice or suggestions would be appreciated!!

(Red Queen tattoo is the new one - Black King tattoo is the 7-year one)

I don't know where to put this but I've wondered for years and I thought it might be worthwhile to ask a professional who was uninvolved.

I had all of my wisdom teeth removed in a preventative procedure (frankly, I regret it.)

I was put under during the procedure at my request; I know it's considered a routine extraction, but I have high anxiety so I thought it would be best for everyone involved.

I have a clear and VIVID memory of waking up and feeling pain in the bottom right of my jaw. I can remember crying and someone saying "it's okay, it's okay, it's just pressure."

It faded to black again after that.

Long story short and four years later, I still can't fully feel the right side of my mouth.

I had several complications post-surgery, not including the numbness.

When I brought it up to my dentist, I was told there was no way that happened and if I woke up it was only at the end of the procedure, and I must have imagined it.

My question is: Is this possible? Did I really just imagine this? I remember the pain and the feeling of crying, and a woman's voice saying it wasn't pain and it was just pressure even though it hurt. Is my former dentist right? Is there really no way I could've been aware for half a moment?

I don't blame the practice, these things happen, but I felt dismissed and ignored no matter how many times I brought up the numbness and couldn't handle going back after that.

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