Is the color/ink coming out still?

If it's only a few days old I would wait a little longer before getting too worried. Maybe, go to a shop and have a tattooist look at it and see what he has to say since we don't have a picture.

But, I would keep it moisturized with a non-greasy non-scented lotion. Scabbing really isn't a good thing with tattoos and usually results in some color loss. Peeling of the skin like a sun burn is pretty much guaranteed though.

The fluid is histamine, its fairly normal.
He probably went deep..

     have you been washing it if not you should be at lest two or three x aday. it sounds like to me you might of let it get saturated with to much water are let to many layers of bepanthen build up on it and that could of traped bacteria between your tattoo and the bapanthen. try washing it with your fingers with anti bacterial soap then pat dry and let it air dry for a few minutes. then apply a thin coat of unscented lotion like you would on your hands. try this and see if this helps if not go to a real tattoo artist and ask what he/she will tell you about it or go have a doctor look at it.  hope this helps good luck and thing about who you let do any more tattoos for you.

Edited by jim01 - September/03/2008 at 10:37pm