The Science of Tattoo Healing: What's Actually Happening Under Your Skin
When you get a tattoo, your artist isn’t just adding color to your skin. They’re triggering a complex biological process that determines whether your tattoo heals beautifully or ends up faded, patchy, or damaged. Let’s dive into what’s actually happening beneath the surface when your body heals a tattoo. What Is a Tattoo, Biologically? A tattoo is thousands of controlled puncture wounds carrying foreign particles (ink) into your dermis—the layer of skin beneath the epidermis. ...