Tattoo on the palm of hand?

Infections are a lot easier because you touch everything with your hands, and it does take a while to heal because your always moving your hands.

Personally I don't like palm tattoos because they fade easy, I wouldn't have the money for touch ups.

Tattoo In Palm Of Hand

Well if you find a tattooist to do it, then you need to plan on using that hand as minimally as possible.

I would treat it like you broke your hand, and not use it at all. And I mean, try not to move it, keep it still, don't move the fingers etc.

This is a very tricky area, the skin is different, there's tons of lines, it wrinkles with the slightest movement, you stretch and pull the skin constantly. This will ruin your tattoo.

So, keep it elevated if it swells, and take ibuprofen, and use cold compresses.

You want to minimize scabbing, so pat off any seepage/ink transfer with clean paper towels when ever you notice it.

You should use a light coating of Lubriderm or Curel after each washing. (you need to keep this clean, wash no less than 5Xs a day).

Here's an excellent aftercare video:

http://www.luckyfish.com/pages/articles/tattoocare...

Then if you get it healed well after 2 - 4 weeks or more, you need to use sunblock for life.

Also, even with the best of care, it may not hold up just because it is the palm of your hand. The soles of the feet are the same story. It just might not age well.

Think this through,

luck~

Visit the splint section of your local pharmacy. Try to find an arm splint that you could modify to have the palm exposed while it is healing. Your hand in it's neutral position is bent back slightly. Something to keep in mind.

If you can't find anything premade that will work, a SAM splint and a couple rolls of roller guaze can be worked into many configurations.

Actually, for me that wasn't the case at all. Healed up quickly and easily. The problem was getting through the callous enough for it to hold in the skin. Took four sittings. Serious ouch.

I have a very hard time believing that you have "90 hours worth already" and haven't established enough of a relationship with a tattoo artist that you couldn't ask them directly about this.

there used to be a rumor that if you could stand the pain of getting a line from the bottom of ur middle toe to the back of your heel, some artists would then give you a free tattoo, i imagine this is because it would hurt quite a bit. the skin on the bottom of your foot is thicker and tougher than the rest of your body, but there are parts of your feet that are also very sensitive - so to get the ink in you would have to really dig deep, and it wouldn't tickle. i wanted to get the palms of my hands done but iv seen some really crappy jobs - again, the thicker calloused skin seems to make the area more difficult to tattoo, not only that but apparently the ink tends to fade very quickly and you need a lot of touchups, just due to wear and tear from using your hands.