question about skin

[tielan]

Vanity question. No bones about it.

In the pic of my tattoo, the backs of my arms have very uneven patchy colouring. This isn't usual for my skin - at least, not in any of the areas that I can see. Maybe I'm just all patchy all over the back of my arms, legs, butt, and back, and I can never see it, so I don't know?

Anyway, how would one go about making skin tone more even, less patchy? My first instinct is actually 'get them some sunlight/UV', and possibly just more regular skin massage of the flesh in that area? IDEK.

It's not life-or-death, nor even close, but I'm just wondering a little.

Comments

[eggsbenedict]

If you're really self-conscious about it, this is what spray tanning is for - the sunlight/UV approach will just make things worse over time. You could also book in for one of those full body spa treatments where they give you a good ol' scrub, but that's more for the relaxation aspect and I don't know if that messes with you having a recent tattoo??

I'm pretty sure your tattoo pics haven't all looked like that either, so keep in mind that modern phone cameras do things based on in-built AI rules and rarely reflect reality.

[eggsbenedict]

That said, if you want to do the day spa thing some time let me know, it's been forever!

[tielan]

Ooh, day spa. I'm in! Know of a good one near you?

The tattoo will be fine once the skin heals - usually around a week or so.

[eggsbenedict]

Eeee :D I used to go to one near you but it's closed.... I'll email or message you with some options!

[gingicat]

Have you ever been checked out for vitiligo, where melanin is simply missing from patches of skin? It has no horrible side effects that I'm aware of.

[tielan]

I don't think it's that - it's mostly just my vanity looking at the vein network on the backs of my arms. It feels like it should be a lot more even in tone, like the front size of my arms.

Could even be the light in which the photo was taken.