Tattoo FAQ

A tattoo can, or should, be touched up for various reasons.

• The condition of the skin varies from person to person. With certain skin types, the color pigments can split over time, causing the tattoo to fade.
• It depends on how much stress is placed on the part of the body where your tattoo is located.
  Correct tattoo care is also immensely important to ensure that a fresh tattoo does not need to be re-stitched. If you go against the recommendation of your member artist and take a full bath or go to the solarium with your fresh tattoo, for example, you run the risk of severely damaging your work, which will make re-engraving practically unavoidable.
• Peeling or scratching away the skin crust (wound scab) during the healing process can cause the tattoo ink to come off at this point, resulting in unwelcome stains in the tattoo.

Re-stitching refreshes the contours and the engraved color pigments, giving your tattoo a new shine, clarity and sharpness.

Re-stitching a "fresh" tattoo

If it is necessary to touch up your tattoo after it has healed, please contact your member artist and make an appointment.

This means that your tattoo can be inspected on site and the necessary duration for the re-stitching can be determined.

A touch-up within 6 months is usually included in the tattoo price. However, if someone has been grossly negligent during the healing phase of their tattoo (going swimming, sunbathing, scraping off scabs, etc.), the respective member artist will charge for the material costs.

Note: Re-stitching of fingers, hand, inner lip and feet excluded - however, only the material costs will be charged for this.

Re-stitching an "outdated" tattoo

Don't you know the feeling? Your tattoo is getting a bit long in the tooth and a touch-up would have been overdue long ago, but you've been putting it off for a while.

However, most people are extremely happy after having a touch-up (refresh) of their tattoo - it's a bit like having a new piece again.