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Tattoos tend to peel without any ink underneath as they heal normally. In rare cases, they can have missing ink due to an artist's error. Peeling tattoos with missing ink aren't usually anything to worry about. It's normal for a tattoo to peel and lose a little bit of ink as your skin heals.
Scabbing occurs when bodily fluid dries on the skin and this can pull out ink as it heals and create more scar tissue. Scabbing occurs for a few different reasons. - The most common reason is that the skin was overworked by the artist.
² So, you can rest easy knowing that peeling doesn't mean you're losing ink or that your new tattoo is going to end up looking faded. Think of it as a snake shedding its skin. The replacement skin will be healthy and your art will be able to shine through.
Not taking proper aftercare precautions could also contribute to patchiness; picking scabs off your new tattoo, swimming or submerging it in the bath, exposing it to UV rays while it's still in the early stages of healing could all lead to ink loss and patchiness.
It may not form an ink sack at all. It's normal for your tattoo to weep some fluid for two or three days following a tattoo. You should call your tattoo artist if it's still leaking on the third day, especially if it's enough to create an ink sack.
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