Your new tattoo will be bandaged for approximately two hours. Wash your hand and carefully remove bandage. Thoroughly wash the entire area with antibacterial soap with cool water. Pat dry the area or let air dry for ten minutes. Apply a thin layer of antibiotic ointment two to four times daily. After three to five days you can switch to a fragrance free skin lotion. When showering DO NOT let the water beat down on the tattoo.

• Do not re-bandage your tattoo. You need to let it breath.
• Avoid sunlight contact on your tattoo for two weeks.
• Do not submerge your tattoo in salt water, chlorine water, hot tubs or bath water for two weeks.
• Your tattoo will flake, itch, and peel. DO NOT pick at your tattoo. You can potentially remove ink and will need premature touch-ups.
• Pat your tattoo gently if it itches.
• A mild skin lotion will keep the flaking to a minimum.

If you have any questions or concerns about your tattoo contact your artist at Pain For Sale. In addition, you should seek medical attention if your tattoo becomes infected or extremely painful, or if you develop a fever shortly after being tattooed.

Public Act 149, which was enacted Dec 2007, indicates that individuals shall not tattoo, brand or perform body piercings on another individual unless the tattooing, branding, or body piercing occurs at a body art facility licensed by the state of Michigan Department of Community Health. Body art facilities are required to be in compliance with the "Requirements for Body Art Facilities" which provide guidelines for safe and sanitary body art administration. As with any invasive procedure, body art may involve possible health risks. These health risks include, but are not limited to: transmissions of blood borne diseases such as HIV, and viral hepatitis, skin disorders, skin infections, and allergic reactions. In addition persons with certain conditions including, but not limited to, diabetes, hemophilia or epilepsy are at a higher risk or complications and should consult a doctor before undergoing a body art procedure. If you wish to file a complaint against a body art facility related to compliance with PA 149 or have concerns about potential health risks, please visit www.michigan.gov/bodyart.