Tattoo Bubbling Old Tattoo. How much pain and swelling you have depends on where the tattoo is and how big it is. Close sudden bumps under 5 yr.
Here are some common causes of spots or white bumps around an old or new tattoo so that you will take the proper steps to treat them before they get worse. To put it simply tattoo bubbling is due to healing tattoos being exposed to too much moisture. Sometimes tattoos can develop small white bumps on them which can make them look bad.
If any bubbling of your tattoo occurs you should stop applying ointment and just let it start to peel on its own.
Visually its clear to see when a tattoo is bubbling. Bubbling can be caused by an excess if moisture. In general its normal to have swelling and redness around your tattoo for about 48 hours after you first get it done. Hidden Hand Tattoo offers custom tattoos in any style including vivid color pieces traditional black and grey old school tribal Japanese portraits fine line new school cover-up tattoos and more.