Can you drink alcohol after getting a tattoo?

One of the most common questions for beginners is the permissibility of drinking alcohol immediately before tattooing, in the process of stuffing and during healing. Professional masters in this matter are in solidarity with doctors and act as a united front: tattoo and alcohol are incompatible things. The justifications for this opinion can be divided into 3 main groups: those related to physiology, those of practical importance, and those related to the ethical side.

First – about the arguments of a medical nature. Why can’t you drink a glass of cognac, brandy or whiskey “for courage” when going to a tattoo parlor? Strong drinks promote vasodilation, blood flow is accelerated, which can lead to bleeding when tattoo needles penetrate the upper layer of the epidermis. Protruding drops of blood will push out the coloring pigment, blur the boundaries of the pattern, which will complicate the task of the tattoo artist, but will not reduce the intensity of pain. The use of vodka as a dope will also lead to an increase in pressure, as a result of which subcutaneous bruising may form.

For the same reasons, it is not recommended to drink alcohol after a tattoo, even if you really want to celebrate this event at a friendly party. The body may react to alcohol intake in an undesirable way:

• long-term regeneration of the skin;
• the occurrence of inflammation and peeling;
• the formation of skin scars and scars, which will be possible to get rid of only with the help of medical intervention.

Practical aspect

In addition to causing health troubles, alcohol after a tattoo can nullify all the efforts of a talented artist and the suffering of a patient client. “Lowering the degree” will not help either – the beer chosen as an alternative slows down metabolic processes and provokes excessive secretion of ichor. This lymphatic fluid is designed to protect the body from any toxic substances and what it “seems” to be a threat: as a result, the paint injected under the skin will be attacked. The image will begin to fade and blur, not having time to please its owner with a riot of colors and clarity of contours.

Allowed “relaxation” in the form of drinking after the procedure can lead to results that will not please anyone:

• blurred borders of the picture;
• deterioration in the readability of the ornament or font;
• loss of color vibrancy.

To eliminate these unwanted effects, you will have to perform image adjustments, and these are new uncomfortable sensations, financial costs, the need to walk in long-sleeved clothes again. Another option, which is unlikely to suit perfectionists, is to come to terms with the imperfection of your image.

Mutual sobriety is the key to success

A client, behind whom a “cloud” of fumes floats in the doors of a tattoo parlor, is not at all the dream of an administrator and masters, and they have the right to refuse him service. Taking into account the fact that manipulations involve close and fairly long contact between two people, such measures seem quite justified.

In addition, making a decision to choose a drawing or inscription under the influence of alcohol is extremely unreasonable, as evidenced by the term regret-tattoo that arose not so long ago. This is how tattoos are denoted, the owners of which regret that they made them, succumbing to a sudden impulse or in a state of altered consciousness.

In some countries, for example, in Australia, it is legally enshrined: if you suspect that a potential customer for a piercing or tattoo is “underwhelmed”, the master not only can, but is obliged to show him the door. If the artist flouted the rules and, following the client’s wild imagination, painted a “Harry Potter scar” or other evidence of fine taste on his forehead, he could – when he sobered up and hired a lawyer – sue a decent compensation.

How much alcohol can not drink after a tattoo

Specific terms of abstinence from strong drinks depend on the area of ​​the tattooed surface and individual characteristics – including age, gender, skin sensitivity.

It is worth refusing to use at least a day or two before going to the salon, and resuming – not before the complete healing of the tattoo, which can occur both in a week and a month.