Aftercare
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Wear your bandage for 5 days
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Keep out of the sun, your bandage will magnify UV rays
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While the bandage is on, no sweaty activities
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Your bandage is water resistant, if you soak it, the warm water will make it slip off
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After 5 days, take your bandage off IN THE SHOWER under water
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Use a gentle no fragrance antibacterial soap and wash gently 2X a day am/pm
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Pat dry with a paper towel
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Let air dry for a few min
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Use a unscented moisturizing lotion after washing and throughout the day
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Do not submerge in water for 3 weeks.
-ie. no baths, pool, puddles, ocean, rivers, hot tubs
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If Your Bandage Pops
*This means liquid came out of your bandage*
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First 48 hrs:
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Remove bandage under warm water and wash gently with the antibacterial soap you just got
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Pat dry with paper towel and let air dry
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Replace bandage
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Don't have a replacement bandage?
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Follow the above care instructions after the bandage comes off and for the first 48-72 hours, use Aquaphor instead of lotion (very thin amount to just cover- DO NOT GOOP)
Things to Expect
Because I use second skin bandages, your bandage will fill with plasma and ink. It will look crazy, but its 100% normal and your body will reabsorb it. It's called an ink sack.
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When you take your bandage off IN THE SHOWER and not dry like the kids who want to ruin their new tattoos on the clock app, you will see an imprint of your tattoo and first layer of skin still stuck to the bandage. It's supposed to happen. These bandages let you skip the itchy peeling stage of healing by adhering to the sticky bandage!
Things to look out for
If you see a big red square along the edges of the bandage, take off your bandage in the water and follow the healing instructions above. The bandage is pulling too hard on your skin and we do not want that.
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If you are unsure of how anything looks, please feel free to send me an email with a picture. If I am not asleep or tattooing, I will respond pretty immediately.