Yes, they can also shrink. Since the ink is now a pigment in the skin, a tattoo does what the skin does.
only when the skin that it's on moves and stretches
its quite a big tattoo and ive wanted it for ages now. im just worried will it stretch over time seeing as i want kids in the future? its on the side of the rib cage.
Not generally, using a good moisturizer daily will prevent the formation of stretch marks.
It all depends on where on the side the tattoo is. A tattoo on your belly will expand with the skin. What tattoo artists usually say is that you need to moisturize the skin a lot to keep it flexible, and you might require some touch up work after giving birth and when you're back in your normal body shape again.
If you gain muscle mass then it will stretch it. But if you gain a lot of muscle mass then it will stretch it and make it fade color. Depending on how much muscle mass you gain will depend on how much it stretches and fades. the tattoo should stretch to fit with your new size. however using steroids will cause the tattoo to stretch too far in one direction or another, thus permanently disfiguring it. whether it will fade i dont know. but the tattoo will resize with you skin (Assuming natural muscle growth).
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Not generally, using a good moisturizer daily will prevent the formation of stretch marks.
your skin will stretch and so will the tattoo, in some cases once the baby is delivered and you loose wait, the tattoo will look normal again
It depends on how much weight you gain during your pregnancy.
when they say "getting a tattoo on the ribs" they're referring to the skin over top of the ribs. Usually anywhere on your side, from your hips up to your armpit.
Yes, a worded chest tattoo will stretch and shrink because the ink is usually on the skin.
ANSWER If you care for the tattoo properly during the healing process, and then care for the skin around the tattoo and the tattoo during pregnance everything should go back. Strech marks will effect how the tattoo will appear.
The tattoo is on your skin. If your skin stretches, so will the tattoo.
A tattoo on the bony parts are rather painful for example the ribs skull and shin.
Yes.
EVERYTHING stretches when you get pregnant.
It all depends on where on the side the tattoo is. A tattoo on your belly will expand with the skin. What tattoo artists usually say is that you need to moisturize the skin a lot to keep it flexible, and you might require some touch up work after giving birth and when you're back in your normal body shape again.
Twelve ribs on each side usually. However some individuals can have superonumeracy ribs and have 13 on each side. Other can have less ribs, 10-11 on each side.