What should I expect after Micropigmentation?
When the technician has completed your design the tattoo is sprayed with water and antiseptic and wiped off. A layer of Bacitracin, A&D or Tattoo Goo is applied over the tattoo and you are instructed to wash it no more than twice a day with mild soap and water and apply hand cream or Bacitracin as needed (no Vaseline!) If it is a normal tattoo they wash and apply the Basictracin the same as permanent cosmetics but place a non-stick gauze pad over the site and instruct you to remove it that night (no more than 12 hours!). You will wash it gently with mild soap and apply hand cream or Bacitracin as needed. Do not apply more gauze to the area, leave it exposed to the air so that it can begin to heal but keep the area moist until the healing is complete. It takes about a week (usually seven to ten days) for a tattoo to heal. Until then, you should not apply cosmetics over the area and NO PEROXIDE!!! You’ll bubble the healing skin and ink away. No peeling of the area either! If it flakes, l
