Quote Originally Posted by katia View Post
this is PARTIALLY true. on one hand, if you go to a good shop, and get tattooed by a good artist, they will give you very detailed and thorough aftercare instructions. the #1 thing ANY tattoo artist will tell you is NO SCRATCHING and NO PICKING!!! they will let you know what is going to happen to your tattoo as it heals. scabbing, peeling, itching, etc. and if your artist is good with the needle and places the ink in the correct layer of the epidermis, and you follow the aftercare instructions to a T, you shouldn't need ongoing touch-ups throughout your life.

on the other hand, some people just don't heal that great. but when you've seen enough healed tattoos, you can tell the difference between shoddy tattoo artisty, and a lack of following aftercare instructions.

so like i said, you find a good artist, and take good care of your tattoo, you may need a touch-up after the tattoo is initially finished, but you really shouldn't need to be going back for 2 or 3 + sessions of touch-ups. most good artists usually provide 1 round of touch-ups for free, or a discounted price.
Yep, he told me the aftercare instructions, but I really didn't listen. Anyways you never answered my question lol.