CLICK "CALL ME" TO BE DIRECTED STRAIT TO SIN CITY INK, FOR ALL YOUR TATTOO AND PIERCING QUESTIONS. There are gallery of tattoos that you can browse through and search for cool designs. Piercing Aftercare Instructions Piercing T.L.C. - Aftercare Instructions T.L.C. stands for tender loving care, and that is exactly what your new piercing is going to need. Slacking off on your aftercare or using harmful products will only prolong your discomfort and the healing process. Most piercers will give you aftercare instructions, and the general rule of thumb would be to follow their advice. But I have found that about 60% of all customers allow this information to enter one ear and exit the other. Also, 47% of all piercing clients lose their paper aftercare instructions and blame it on their hungry dog. And then there is the 21% that go to a mall kiosk and get pierced with a gun, and then come here to learn they shouldn't have done that. For those of you in any of those groups, or if your piercer really didn't tell you how to care for your new piercing, here are my recommendations. *Disclaimer*  Not all aftercare methods are appropriate for all people, but I am recommending what I have found to be best after experiencing and caring for over 20 piercings. General Piercing Aftercare What You May Need: Sea Salt Anti-Bacterial or Antimicrobial Liquid Soap/Wash (Like Provon or Satin) Cotton Balls Cotton-tipped Swabs Small disposable cups (2-4 ounces) Paper towel or newly cleaned washcloth Cleaning Your Piercing: 1. First, wash your hands thoroughly. Never touch your piercing or jewelry with dirty hands. 2. Saturate a cotton ball with warm water, and gently wipe away any "crusties" that have gathered around the piercing site. Throw the cotton ball away. 3. Apply a generous amount of liquid soap to your fingertip, and apply to the piercing site and jewelry. Make sure you get the soap everywhere, but rotating the jewelry is not necessary as long as you work the soap around the piercing and jewelry completely. 4. Rinse the piercing and jewelry several times with warm water, ensuring that all soap has been removed. 5. Dry your piercing with a clean paper towel and then dispose of it. Cleaning Tips Although it's a very antiquated method, some piercers will still tell you to rotate your jewelry. This is not wrong per say, but I have found that it causes more problems than it solves. Any crusties or bacteria still on the jewelry are then introduced inside the raw piercing when the jewelry is rotated. This can cause irritation or even infection. It's best to just clean the piercing and jewelry thoroughly without actually moving it. Cloth towels, especially those that have been already used, can harbor germs and bacteria. This is why it is safest to use a disposable paper towel. Other single-use products such as gauze, napkins, etc. can also be used. If you must use a fabric cloth or towel, make sure it is clean from the laundry. Acceptable Healing Aids and Products Tea Tree Oil - This soothing liquid cools and refreshes an irritated piercing. Use only high quality tea tree oil that has been diluted with distilled water. Emu Oil - A universal healing product that has been discovered to also produce exceptional results when healing a piercing. H2Ocean - Although some would call it "glorified saline solution," most do report excellent healing results with this product. Saline Solution - Less expensive and more readily available than most other products, saline solution is very effective in soothing and healing a new piercing. It's also an acceptable substitute for sea salt soaks. Do NOT Use: Hydrogen Peroxide - Hydrogen peroxide kills bacteria, but it also kills the white blood cells attempting to heal your piercing. It can cause irritation and lengthen overall healing time. Rubbing Alcohol - Alcohol will dry the skin and irritate the raw piercing, which could actually lead to infection. Glyoxide - This is a product that contains hydrogen peroxide and hinders healing rather than aiding it. Ear Care Solution - Solutions that are provided by jewelry boutiques and department store piercers usually contain alcohol, hydrogen peroxide and other harmful chemicals that only aggravate a new piercing. Ointments - Antibacterial ointments or similar products only clog pores and/or kill good cells trying to heal the piercing. Sea Salt Soaks 1. Wash your hands thoroughly with liquid antibacterial or antimicrobial soap (Satin and Provon are best). 2. Place a pinch of sea salt in the bottom of a small disposable cup. About 1/8 teaspoon. 3. Add hot tap water - as hot as you can stand - to the salt. Use about 3 ounces of water - which is just over half-full in a 5 ounce cup. 4. If possible, invert the cup right over the piercing and allow it to stay there for 5 minutes. This usually works well for nipple and navel piercings. If you can't create a sufficient seal against the skin with the cup, then soak a cotton ball in the salt water solution and apply the cotton ball to the piercing. When it cools down, throw it away and place a newly saturated cotton ball on the piercing. Do this for 5 minutes. 5. Rinse the piercing with warm water and dry with a clean paper towel. Soaking Tips Only pure sea salt is to be used. Table salt, kosher salt, epsom salts, and iodized sea salts are not acceptable. Sea salt can be found in many grocery stores and almost all health food stores. If you are not sure about the solution strength, put a dab on your finger and taste it with the tip of your tongue. It should be no saltier than a potato chip. To aid in healing a new piercing, sea salt soaks once a day should be sufficient. If your piercing is irritated, increase sea salt soaks to 2-3 times per day until the irritation subsides. If your piercing becomes irritated as a result of sea salt soaks, you are probably using either the wrong kind of salt or have made your solution too strong.

$40.00 minimum for your         Las Vegas Tattoo or Piercing.                                   Call Us Today                    Sin City Ink:             Phone: (702) 818-3500                         Toll free: (877) 482-5796                                            Tattoo Lounge:                  (702) 900-7409             Executive Tattoo Lounge:                   (702) 674-6144 Tattoo Aftercare Instructions Now, you have your fresh new tattoo, and you want to take good care of it! From this point on, your artist is not responsible for any infection or problems you may have with your tattoo if you don't take proper care of it. It is very important that you follow these guidelines. A really beautiful tattoo can turn into a disaster if the proper aftercare is not taken. Leave That Bandage Alone! Your artist took the care to cover up your new tattoo for a very good reason - to keep air-born bacteria from invading your wound. Yes, as pretty as your new tattoo is, it is still a wound. Open flesh is a breeding ground for bacteria and infection. Leave the bandage on for a minimum of two hours. Excitement of having a new tattoo will make you want to remove the bandage so you can show your friends, but your friends will just have to wait until later. The only exception to this rule is if your artist covered your tattoo with saran wrap or some kind of plastic. This is extremely detrimental to a tattoo, so it should be removed immediately. You're better off not having any covering than to be suffocating your new tattoo with plastic wrap. Wash and Treat After you remove the bandage, you will want to wash your tattoo. Use lukewarm water and mild, liquid antibacterial or antimicrobial soap (Satin and Provon are my highest recommendations. Dial tends to be too harsh - generic brand antibacterial soaps are actually better) to gently wash away any ointment, blood and/or plasma and to completely clean the area. Do not use a washcloth or anything abrasive. Your hand is your best tool in this case. (If your tattoo feels slimy and slippery, you have probably been oozing plasma. Try to gently remove as much of this as possible - when the plasma dries on the skin surface, it creates scabs.) Then pat (do not rub) the area firmly with a CLEAN towel or paper towel to get it completely dry. Follow with a very light application of your choice of ointment. A&D vitamin enriched ointment would be my first choice, but if you don't have any, Bacitracin or a similar antibacterial ointment is acceptable. **Do not use Neosporin. This is a wonderful product for cuts and scrapes, but not for tattoos. Some can have an allergic reaction to the Neosporin, which causes little red bumps. When the bumps go away, so does the ink, and you end up with a polka-dotted tattoo.** Specialty Products and Lotions If you prefer, you can also use a specialty product such as Tattoo Balm/Lotion or H2Ocean. It's not necessary, as many over the counter products work just fine, but it's your choice. Use the products as directed as continue for 3-5 days. After that, continue to keep it clean, but you can use lotion when needed instead of ointment, to keep the skin soft. Whatever lotion you use, it should be dye and fragrance free. A lot of artists recommend Lubriderm, but I have found that Lubriderm stings when I apply it. Instead, I have had great success with Eucerin. Bathing, Showering, Hot Tubs, and Swimming Yes, you can (and should!) shower with a new tattoo. It's OK to get your tattoo wet - just don't soak it. Submerging your tattoo in a bath or hot tub can cause serious damage, so you'll want to avoid those for 2-3 weeks, but showering is perfectly fine as long as you don't saturate your tattoo. If you get soap or shampoo on your tattoo, just remove it quickly with water. Swimming - whether it be a pool, fresh water or salt water - should be avoided for at least 2 weeks. Scabbing and Peeling After a few days, you will notice some peeling and possibly a little scabbing. Excessive scabbing could indicate a poorly-done tattoo, but a little is sometimes normal and there is no need to panic. Apply warm moist compresses to the scabs for about 5 minutes 2-3 times a day to soften them and they will eventually come off on their own. (Do not apply ointment or lotion to a softened scab - wait for it to dry) You will also start to itch, just like a sunburn when it begins to heal. The advice here is, don't pick, and don't scratch! If the skin itches, slap it. If it is peeling, put lotion on it. And if it is scabbing, just leave it alone. Your tattoo is almost healed, and now is not the time to ruin it! Protection from the sun After your tattoo is healed, from now on, you will always want to protect it from the sun's ultraviolet rays. These can fade and damage a brilliant tattoo very fast. Before spending a lot of time in excessive heat, protect your tattoo with a minimum 30SPF sunblock. This will keep your tattoo vibrant for many years, and it will continue to be a source of great pride.

My Sin City Tattoo "Sin City Ink"
3430 E. Tropicana Ave. Ste 54 & 55
Las Vegas, NV. 89121
702-818-3500

Shop Policy
Date: March 25, 2011

Shop Policy

The purpose of this Studio Policy is to provide information regarding our requirements and procedures as they relate to your visit to My Sin City Tattoo for tattooing or piercing. We also want to make you aware of the potential health risks associated with the tattooing and/or piercing process and the procedures we use to minimize risk.

We want you to feel comfortable getting your new tattoo or piercing from us and to ensure that your health and safety concerns are addressed. Our policies are intended to help provide our clients the safest, most enjoyable experience possible and a safe, healthy working environment for our staff.

Safe Guarding Your Health - Our Policy
Age
My Sin City Tattoo requires that you be eighteen (18) years of age or older to obtain services at our studio. You will be asked to present a valid, legal ID before we will start work. We do not advocate the tattooing or piercing of anyone under the age of eighteen.
Exception:
If you are the parent or guardian of a  minor please bring them in to see us. If the child is no less then sixteen (16) years of age and you provide written consent and proof of their age and your relation to them, we will gladly provide them piercing services after discussing it with them. We would rather make this exception to our age policy than allow your child's health to be endangered by a non-professional in an unsanitary environment. This is also in accordance with Nevada State Laws.

Consent Form
All clients are required to read and sign a "Consent to Application of Tattoo/Piercing and Release and Waive of All Claims" form prior to receiving services from Sin City Ink Tattoo. Please read it carefully and make sure that you understand what you are signing. If you do not understand something in the consent form, do not sign it without asking for clarification first.

Communicable Diseases
To minimize the risk of infection, our artists do not work when they are ill. We also ask that you postpone your visit to our studio until you are free from any disease that could put other clients or our staff at risk. We want to provide the cleanest, safest environment possible and need your cooperation to do so. Additionally, tattooing and/or piercing can tax your immune system. If you are ill, it may increase your recovery time and also put you more at risk for possible infection or other health-related complications.

Drinking and Drugs
We do not tattoo or pierce anyone known to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Alcohol and/or drugs will thin your blood which can lead to excessive bleeding. If you are taking prescribed medications, please tell your artist ahead of time.

Medical Conditions
If you under the care of a physician for a medical condition such as diabetes or high blood pressure, please tell your artist ahead of time.  If a medical emergency arises while you are at our studio, we will be better prepared to handle it.

Pregnant Women
We do not tattoo or pierce pregnant women. Everything that goes into your body can affect your unborn baby. Potential allergic reactions or infections could also put you and your baby at risk. The process may also affect your immune system and its ability to help you fight off infection. You should also delay that new tattoo or piercing if you are nursing. We want you and your baby to be as healthy as possible.

Safe Guarding Your Health - Our Procedures
Listed below are some of the procedures we use to provide the safest, most sterile conditions possible for your new tattoo or piercing. If you have any questions regarding the tattooing or piercing process, don't be afraid to ask!

Disposable Gloves
All our artists wear standard medical latex or Nitrile gloves during the tattooing and piercing process.

Inks and Pigments
All inks and pigments used for your tattoo are poured from its universal container into brand new, sterile ink caps. Once the artist has finished your tattoo, the ink caps are discarded in your presence. We DO NOT pour the remaining ink back into the universal container.

Needles
We use brand new, hospital-sterilized, disposable needles for each and every client. The artist will show you the sterile packaging and will open it only in your presence. Once the artist is finished with your tattoo or piercing, he/she will dispose all used needles in a sharps container. (We do not use piercing guns!)

Non-disposable Equipment
All non-disposable equipment, such as forceps and other metal equipment, is sterilized following strict health and safety guidelines in our in-studio, working autoclave. Using an Autoclave is the only form of sterilizing accepted in the United States for medical instruments. Autoclave bags are opened only in your presence. If you have questions or concerns regarding the sterilization process we use, just ask. We will be happy to step you through it.

Razors
The artist will usually prepare the area to receive a tattoo by shaving it. We use brand new, disposable, safety razors for each client and dispose of them immediately.