Ok, first things first, I have absolutely no problem with tattoos, or -in general- artists themselves. HOWEVER, that being said, the tattoo artists around here, SUCK. More specifically, their advice sucks. I have a friend who just got herself a tattoo about 2 weeks ago. The artist told her that she only had to keep the bandage on for ONE HOUR. Not only was that poor advice, she didnt even follow it THAT far, instead removing the tattoo some few short hours after receiving said ink. Now, this would not have been a problem, had she of kept it clean, it just would have been a bit more of a pain during the healing process. While yes she did use the provided triple antibiodic provided, she also allowed her 5 cats to climb all across her sholders and sit in the area of the tattoo, along with in general not keeping the area wiped off, and _regularly_ applying the antibiodic.
And if you're wondering why this has anything to do with me, I'll tell you. So, she proceeds to exhibit previously mentioned poor tattoo care. Then, lo and behold, comes down with a rather SERIOUS bacterial infection, which lead to severe irritation in the area of the tattoo, causing her to actually scratch part of it OUT. Her being new to the whole "taking care of myself when im sick and bleeding from my sholder" thing, Myself and andrea decided to help her out a bit, as her attatck of the itchies happened at our house. Next day, bam, im sicker than shit, and andrea's starting to come down with it too. Worse yet, she's got a plain to catch tomorrow! So, in short, tattoo artists in the south suck goddamn monkey nuts for not teaching their customers how to PROPERLY take care of a new tat, and the reprecussions that occur when you fail to carry out their instructions.
*deep breath*
There. I feel much better now =D.
