Why is My Tattoo Still Raised?

[@gabriellag8621]

I went to a very reputable tattoo shop and I practiced proper aftercare and it's still fully raised after 5 months. It's probably just my body chemistry

[@irshikha]

Same bro! Moreover, I had others before and they never caused any issue.

[@oenglish86]

Same bro. Although I'm pretty sure it's overworked too. He used the numbing spray first so I couldn't feel how hard he was going on it

[@V4ultr3mTV]

​@@oenglish86 Yikes!!! 😬

[@tiffanykelene3891]

Thank You for explaining this.. I recently got a tattoo 1.5 months ago on my forearm and upper arm.. There are heavy lines and shading but I'm noticing the "heavier" lines they are raised.. I have been getting tattooed for years, always practice great aftercare and never experienced this.

[@randomherotattoo]

That’s the crazy thing…sometimes it just happens

[@richarddodds88]

Guys I want anyone who has these raised lines to read my story - My tattoo (whole inner arm) looked to heal fine then suddenly all lines were raised. It took 3 months and they went down to normal. All the anxiety I felt reading stuff on the internet made it worse I think! I was panicking because I have many other tattoos with no issues. Sometimes the body just does weird stuff and it was all healing. Give it time and don't worry about it!

[@LegacyGaming-xj5wd]

Thanks for the insight. The exact thing is happening to me. My friends who have tattoo said my raised lines are normal and will go away after a few weeks. I’m on Week 3 of healing my tattoo.

[@onlyonewhyphy]

My aftercare was excellent, as my only tattoo is on my back and my wife took care of it, with a lot of her own experience. Healing went smooth and I felt nothing beyond itching, when healing was irritating. My tattoo edging is raised.

[@corahaywood135]

I got a sleeve back in January it’s still raised around the red ink

[@Mary_Lee2395]

Its not always an allergic reaction. I have three tattoos. My first two I got done had no issues and they healed perfectly fine but my third tattoo is having issues. About a month and a half after I got my third tattoo, it started raising and itching in one part, next thing I know the whole tattoo was raising and it would get super itchy especially if I’m sweating or any clothing rubs against it. I finally went to go check with my doctor because little pimple like bumps were starting to form to and my skin was getting very irritated. You can feel and see the raised tattoo including the pimple like bumps. My doctor told me i was getting these reactions mostly because the equipments used on me weren’t sterilized and clean. He also said if It were an allergic reaction, my skin would’ve reacted to it sooner already and I would’ve reacted to my first tattoo to which is true. I’m being referred and waiting to see a dermatologist to get a second opinion. Sucks cause the itchy creams I’m using only helps for a short time and my tattoo would start getting irritated again. Always make sure and ask the artist if their equipments are clean and sanitize.

[@oenglish86]

How are you feeling now?

[@91matteblack]

you okay now? i feel like this is my problem too. smh.

[@adamelliott9581]

How do you heal it or smooth it out

[@fisttaface]

Raised tattoos are pretty cool to me

[@tatertats]

When I scratch my fully healed tattoos you can feel all the lines. I tried scratching a tattoo that was not itching and of course fully healed the same happened. My partner gets the same.

[@aazarie1610]

I did a tiny bracelet stick and poke and kind of liked the raised look! Glad it’s harmless

[@ADR3N0CHRM3-_-ADDICT]

Of course the tattoo artist will never take any responsibility, it was bad aftercare😂

[@brandeewyne1232]

ive had a tattoo for 20ish years and when it gets hot and humid outside it raises and itches.....

[@okcis2221]

Same here but only scales of the dragon Kinda trippy when your trippin 😂

[@billyhill5511]

I have had a tattoo for many years about 5+ years .. The lady scarred me and I did everything right in the healing process .. Every now and then I get raised skin on the tattoo and the area is always hot when it raises .. Didn't think much of it but I'm not sure if I should go to a doctor or not. I ended up getting the tattoo re-done since the tattoo was terribly scar'd and I wanted it get fixed .. I needed to cover it up, but I get the same feeling on it since the scar's were so deep, I can still see through the cover up and it's raised skin - I'm pretty confused on the reaction, not sure if it's just allergic or it could be something else.

[@Jake-nl3er]

Is it a coloured tattoo? Certain colours can irritate sensitive skin. I know someone who had some red (I think) tattood on his leg, it's years old, but he said it still hurts sometimes.

[@Jer.Who.Cares369]

Thank you for explaining my now 3-month tattoo. I got bold lines done and it feels like they didn't heal properly. Like the skin didn't let go of the ink. And it looks all wrinkly. With little bumps. I have a feeling the tattoo artist went too deep. The shading healed great. But the Bold thick lines are still wrinkly. I love my tattoo but I don't because of the way it hasn't really healed. I did everything correctly for healing the tattoo. I'm just looking for answers

[@randomherotattoo]

Hmmm…you can reach me on Instagram if you still have questions. @iamcodypratt

[@MattieBoii209]

Great video currently im not planning on going to a dermatologist because im pretty tatted and ive never had an infection. My current hand tattoo im pretty sure got prolonged in healing even sent photos to my artist. I got in the first week of august and now its sep 7. Im a custodian so i do have to wear gloves and me and my artist think it prolonged my healing because its raised and glossy. It almost has a scarred look but i don't think it will stay like that. Right now im using cortisone and just keeping it clean with pat drying. It peels hear and there but im just hoping soon that it will do massive peeling randomly lol. This is the first tattoo i had heal this long too its sooo annoying but for me aftercare is number 1. Only if we had a tattoo product that would assist in peeling lol

[@rickycassar4687]

I got a wolf tattoo a year ago & had no issues then just over 2 months ago i went back to the same tattooist & got the wolf coloured added pine trees & put some bats passing over an existing moon, The weird thing is it healed well then about a month later only the pine trees & bats passing the moon raised up and got itchy... p.s no red ink... I went to see my tattooist who was as confused as me as he said he had put the same ink in all parts of my tattoo... It was itchy so i went to see my doctor who said it was a reaction to the ink & just looked confused when i explained explained the same ink had been put in all areas of the tattoo... The doctor said there is nothing i could do & said it probably would be permanent. The itching has gone away but those parts are still raised 2mths & 10 days later...

[@LaceyAnn]

Good video! I searched this topic because I have a tattoo that's over 10yrs old and now and then it will raise. Most of the time it's flat and smooth but sometimes it just randomly raises which is really weird but seems harmless, just weird heh

[@randomherotattoo]

I have tattoos like that too. It is easy for people to confuse this with bad tattoos, but in our case, it’s just something weird our body does. Lol.

[@laylawrence8087]

I just got A tattoo four weeks ago and my tattoo artist said that he thinks my tattoo keloid how could I actually tell? because he’s not sure some of my letters look puffy sometimes they do sometimes they don’t but when I originally got the tattoo the letters were very fine and thin and now that time have passed it became really thick I went to the clinic I was told from the doctor to take the antibiotics & To just apply it on their daily because it was kind of irritating me & not the actual tattoo but around the tattoo my skin was kinda red and the letters now at week 4 was still looking puffy but it still raises up every now and then but then sometimes look flatter then others Any suggestion’s? Oh yeah The placement of my tattoo is my upper neck going down my spine and I’m African-American

[@nathanwilliams6359]

Both of my tattoos have been raised for the last 7 years no problems though

[@randomherotattoo]

It’s just like that sometime. I have a few that have been and stay raised

[@oenglish86]

Do they hurt still, or did they ever hurt? Mine bothers me to no end and I can't figure out why. It's been 3 months

[@NyFin3st11]

It seems that my tattoo rises when it’s hot and humid outside and it gets itchy, I try to keep from scratching all over it..but it’ll get itchy for maybe 10 mins? Then it goes back to being smooth, I’m just glad that I’m not alone lol

[@randomherotattoo]

Lol. Definitely happens to a lot of people.

[@NyFin3st11]

@@randomherotattoo I appreciate you reassuring me lol thank you

[@randomherotattoo]

No problem

[@91matteblack]

10mins tops? cause mine acts weird for quite some time.

[@NyFin3st11]

It hasn’t done it as much for over a year now, I’m not sure why but I’m not complaining lol

[@ravkumar6873]

I had a girls name on my hand yes i know stupid but i got it covered the best i could 8 days into the healing process just were the writing is its become a little bumpy and it occasionally itches rest of the tastoo on my hand and up my outer forearm is absolutely fine

[@SEIKOAE86]

Hey great video! I need some help I have an Ancient Greek leg piece it’s been 8 months and everything below the knee is raised, lumpy, shiny it was overworked very badly and ink blowout the works I have over 13 tattoos and this one just seems ruined and my skin 🤯 Do you have any idea if microdermabrasion or some kind of scar treatment would work then get a touch up by a teir1 tattoo artist?

[@jake_god_of_sleep6564]

Mine is on my tricep the lower portion is raised the upper portion is smooth so I’m not sure how the healing process would’ve been messed up since the whole thing was given the same attention and care

[@randomherotattoo]

It happens…and it’s not necessarily the healing process. It could just be your body. I have that too with some of my tattoos.

[@kingston6356]

My tatooe is still shiny more then a month afther I made it. Is that something that passes and how fast?

[@yeniacruz3434]

I got a colored tattoo (have brown skin) and the white areas is still wrinkly after two month? So is it still in the healing stage some areas are smoothed out though? I’ve been careful not to pick at it at all ever since I got it😭

[@randomherotattoo]

It should be healed fairly well. It’s hard to say because each person is different and heals differently. You could always go ask your tattoo artist.

[@toronto416.]

My tattoos raise up after 20yrs why? Anyone else?

[@pete3103]

what if its itchy AF a year later

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Or you have diabetes without knowing, which happened to me…

[@Robin-mw6qc]

Good point man!👍

[@randomherotattoo]

Thanks!

[@cinderellascauldren7412]

Thanks for the video! I am extensively tattooed, black and gray. All healed beautifully. But...four months ago had some bare skin places within the designs tattooed white. All those places are very dry and alligator skin looking. I am a dedicated moisturizer and am on no pharmaceuticals except a thyroid med. Any idea what might be happening and suggestions on how to soften them up? :)

[@randomherotattoo]

Hmmm….I’ve never heard of that. Especially if you are properly moisturizing. Have you asked your artist?

[@cinderellascauldren7412]

@@randomherotattoo Hey! Thanks for responding. I did talk with my artist. He said sometimes it takes many months to heal. It has been over six months now so I am wondering. He also asled about medication, I don't take any phamaceuticals except for a thyroid support. I went to a professional tattoo remover, not to remove anything, but for her input. She said she has seen elvation in tattoos where white is used due to the titanium dioxide. I am thinking to get into my dermatologist. I can not beieve I am the ony person this has happened to. And again, I am extensively tattoed and everything looks soft, and smooth except the white spots.I would so appreciate if you hear of anything that might help this, or any hunches you might have in your professional opinion. 😎

[@randomherotattoo]

@@cinderellascauldren7412 yeah, I’ll ask some friends. That is just super weird….sorry you’re going through this.

[@sugarbaby5728]

I scratched mine in my sleep and its pretty raised .will it stay that way ?? Its 8 days

[@randomherotattoo]

Sorry for the late reply. It’s really hard to say. It could be your body’s response to trauma or scarring from your artist or a different number of things.

[@randomwaffle6081]

O ya this is pretty normal it seems like . I have one the guy messed me up and even with it being covered some of the scarring shows through . I’ve also heard coil machines have a higher chance for scarring and in my case that seems to be true but could just be coincidence.

[@randomherotattoo]

Well coil machines can hit harder than rotary machines so it is possible for sure.

[@DanielMoreno-wz4ij]

Should I still get tattoos even tho my 6 month old tattoo is still raised ?

[@randomherotattoo]

It SHOULD be fine, BUT talk to your artist and see what they think about it.

[@yournexxt5125]

Mine is 1 month old and is still scared n raised even with aftercare. Is it too early?

[@randomherotattoo]

It is definitely still too early to tell. But like some other people have commented, it could just be your body chemistry….I hope it heals good for you.

[@yournexxt5125]

@@randomherotattoo hope so too 👍🏽

[@YgorSchubert]

How’s it healing up man?

[@yournexxt5125]

@@YgorSchubert turns out the guy who did my tat overworked it, that’s why it was raised n scared n later on i developed a keloid 🤦🏽‍♂️. Now I’m treating it.

[@MARSHALL740]

If it’s raised it might be because your artist went too deep in that area….which caused scar tissue

[@oenglish86]

Will it settle?

[@MARSHALL740]

Unfortunately not

[@dior5189]

Is raised tattoo the same as a keloid ?

[@Alexis-cc6gv]

Hi, I got a few tattoos a little over a month ago. Over the last week they’ve all become very itchy and seem to be even more raised than they were before. Would you say this is because they are still healing? Or Does it seem likely this is an allergic reaction? I’ve had tattoos in the past and never had this type of reaction a month later.

[@Alexis-cc6gv]

Also wondering if you think they will stay raised or if they might settle in?

[@randomherotattoo]

Honestly it’s tough to say. Our body can react differently each time. Are they still itchy?

[@Alexis-cc6gv]

@@randomherotattoo thanks for reaching back out! they are still itchy. A little bit less than they were 10 days ago. But still itchy nonetheless.

[@yolandamagee6378]

@@Alexis-cc6gv I’m going threw this now, got a tattoo a month ago half of it is still raised. My I ask, how’s your tattoo doing? It’s been 3 months

[@Alexis-cc6gv]

@@yolandamagee6378 they all eventually stopped itching and settled down. No longer raised at all. Just had to wait it out :)

[@virginiaoutdoors4488]

If you have raised lines after it’s healed he scared you plain and simple

[@rain7096]

👍

[@deshkataste8386]

🔥

[@aleksandarbiro5548]

It was about a 15 days that i had a tatto and because I made a tattoo of a cross,every line is raised.I dont have the pain or itch on it and i think its peeled off,its just raised lines to touch.I wash it everiday 2 times and keep it moisture with Nivea cream.Should I be worryed or it will go away with time?

[@cakeisbetterthanpie9169]

Mine is 12 days old and it’s still raised. Can mine just be scarred?

[@genesisg8403]

12 days old, it is still healing.

[@randomherotattoo]

Definitely still healing. 2 weeks is the general time frame given for safe to tattoo again or even stop covering up because it’s gone through the visual healing process. But you body is still healing, even after the first 2-3 weeks

[@cakeisbetterthanpie9169]

Oh ok thanks. So applying treatments the whole 2-3 weeks is ok?

[@cakeisbetterthanpie9169]

@@genesisg8403 thanks

[@randomherotattoo]

It is. I’ve had my tattoos for decades and I still apply lotion