Put simply, the goal of stylistics is to describe the linguistic features of the object of analysis in such a way as to demonstrate their âfunctional significance for the interpretation of the textâ (Wales, 2001: 438). Its relationship to literary theory is a complex one.
One part of this is making sure you do not go swimming or soak your new tattoo in water for at least two weeks and up to four weeks, depending on the rate that your tattoo heals. During the weeks immediately after getting your new tattoo, you should consider it an open wound that needs to heal and seal itself.
Realistically speaking it takes about 3 months for a tattoo to fully heal but I haven't had any problems as long as I waited at least two weeks. With my last tattoo, it took longer to heal and it was about a month before I could go swimming. For this reason I usually only get tattoos in the off-season.