Deja Vu Tattoo & Body Piercing

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Tattoo Care & Healing

Here at Deja Vu Tattoo we strive to give you the best that tattooing has to offer. It is our job to ensure that your tattoo has been applied in a clean environment using the most up to date sterile techniques. Our staff has blood-borne pathogen and cross-contamination prevention training. We practice universal safety precautions and use single service equipment.

Our job to provide you with a good looking tattoo is now over. It is now your job to heal your tattoo and it is your responsibility to ensure a good heal. There is no reason a properly cared for tattoo should have any problem healing. Your new tattoo will take about 10 to 14 days to heal. Until then, it is essentially an open wound; please treat it like one. Especially, do not in any way contaminate your new tattoo. This means wash your hands before applying lotion, and never let anyone else touch or breathe on your new tattoo. Follow your artist's instructions and you should have no problem.

• Always remember to wash your hands before and after cleaning or applying lotion to your new tattoo.
• Remove your bandage after 1-2 hours. Wash your tattoo at this time. Do NOT put another bandage on.
• The first washing is very important. Make a lather with Dial antibacterial soap and warm water, using your fingertips to remove all blood and secretions. This is important as any secretions left behind will form a scab. If you don't scab, you'll heal more quickly.
• Please be careful and pat your tattoo dry. Don't rub it with a towel or washcloth. After washing your tattoo, let it dry for ½ hour to 1 hour, then apply a thin layer of Lubriderm unscented lotion.
• Your tattoo will visibly dry out, start peeling, and possibly scab where heavy amounts of ink were put in. Do not pick, scratch, or rub the peeling skin/scabs; they will fall off on their own. If you try to pull any pieces that appear loose, you may end up pulling out color.
• Once the peeling stage begins, your tattoo will begin to itch. Itching is a sign of healing. Please don't scratch. To relieve the itchiness, lightly slap or pat your tattoo.
• Absolutely no swimming, soaking the tattoo in hot tubs/baths, or direct sunlight for at least two weeks. It is best to use sunscreen for the life of your tattoo.

If you don't want to pay for a touchup, take care of it and heal it right. After all, it's only two weeks.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call 225-291-0095.