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I have new tattoo. over two weeks old. black is faded under peeled layer and almost looks completely gone.?
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Not deep enough: It could be possible that the artist may not have tattooed deep enough into your skin. The ink needs to deposit in dermis, a lower layer of skin, after breaking through the epidermis. If it is in the epidermis, your immune system will try to break it down and take it away.
Answered 8/29/2014
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