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People also ask, how do you heal a scabbed tattoo?
Accordingly, is heavy scabbing on a tattoo normal?
I’m sure you’re wondering if the commonly-seen thick, dark, crusty scabs are normal on a tattoo too; and yes, they are. These heavy, unsightly scabs usually appear in areas where the tattoo artist has had to go over the same area multiple times, usually to add darker shading to certain parts of the tattoo.
Do tattoo scabs fall off?
Eventually the scabs will crumble and fall off, exposing the freshly healed, healthy skin underneath and your amazing, newly inked tattoo. The size and thickness of your scab will determine the length of the healing process. Picking off the scabs can cause the color to fade and keeps the tattoo from healing properly.