Does old age make tattoos wear off since the skin will be all old and wrinkled?
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Does old age make tattoos wear off since the skin will be all old and wrinkled?
There are tons of different factors that’d fade your tattoos and make them look crappy years after you’ve gotten them. The sun is a big one. Skin condition. Diet. How different people age. How well you took care of the tattoo after you got it. How well your tattoo artist did putting the tattoo on to begin with. I’ve had tattoos since I was 18 and I’m 40 now. I don’t have any that even need to be touched up. As much as I’d like to tell you that routine touch ups would keep your tattoo pristine forever, I can’t. I’m sure I’m just a few years away from needing some touch ups and I certainly don’t expect them to last forever. As for how much they’d cost. That depends on your tattoo artist. One thing you might need to remember- there are tattoo artists out there that won’t touch what another tattoo artist has put on you so you may have to go to the same artist for touch ups.
Tattoos can fade away depending on where it’s at, it can stretch and do some other weird things that will ruin how it looks due to the natural aging of the skin. Young skin is nice and supple where as older skin is loose and has lost its elasticity. Google some pics of older people with tattoos and you’ll see what I mean. But touchups and keeping them out of the sun can help with fading, darker colored tattoos last longer whereas lighter colored ones fade quicker and choose a good spot for your tattoo although aging is a part of life so you can’t do much about that expect taking care of your skin.