Tattoo aftercare management with a dermo-cosmetic product: Improvement in discomfort sensation and skin repair quality

Authors: Aurélie Fauger, Säde Sonck, Nicolas Kluger MD, PhD, Marlène Chavagnac-Bonneville PhD, Michèle Sayag MD

First published: 22 April 2021

Original Publication from the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology (JCD), Impact factor (2021): 2.189

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Aurélie Fauger In collaboration with 4 others professionals

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Thirty subjects included in this survey applied the product immediately after the tattoo session for 14 days. The objective symptoms (redness, edema, skin repair quality) were assessed by the tattooist and the subjects. The subjective symptoms, discomfort sensations (pain, itching, burning sensations, tingling), soothing, moisturizing, and undesirable effects were assessed by the tattooed individuals.

After 14 days of application, redness was absent for 100% and 96% of subjects according to the tattoo artist and the subjects, respectively, and edema had completely disappeared for both assessors. Most of the subjects rated the skin quality repair and the aesthetic outcomes as very good to excellent. Soothing and moisturizing effects were observed as early as the first day. The effects were maintained over 14 days. Discomfort sensations were judged absent to slight in 96%–100% of cases after 7 days. They were assessed as absent to slight in all cases for pain, itching, and tingling, and in 96% for burning sensations after 14 days. The product was very well tolerated by 87% of the subjects.