Sorry for my not so good English but i’m Dutch. I’m gonna try my very best to do this good. 🙂
7 Februari i’ve got my first ink! It healed very well but when it started to itch i stared scatching at it because I couldn’t handle the very bad itch. I puted a towel on it before I scratched to don’t get infections from touching it. When it turned red I stoped and I try very hard to not touch it anymore.
There where no problems until yesterday. I put my tat under the water a few seconds and than dip it dry very carefully but after that my tattoo hurted a little and was red. That was weird, because it wasn’t happening before. And today it happend again. The red disappears after a few minutes but when I go under the shower it happens all over again.
I wanna know what I can do about it. I think it’s a little irritated by the water or the scratching before I don’t know.
I don’t see anything strange about the tattoo, it looks verry well except that it’s red…
Does somebody knows what to do?
Tnx,
Valerie
Hi Valerie
Could be a few things that is causing the problem;
You could have an infection beneath the skin – the water could cause a blood rush to the affected area causing it to itch or swell.
It could be keltoid scarring – tattooing leaves cuts so sometimes you get tiny bumps that can get irritated and takes time to settle down.
Could be a reaction to the ink (very rare) but sounds like the scab is peeling which can cause it to itch and flake.
You should use non scented moisturiser bethapen or aquaphor or such.
Do not pick or scratch it! You can get a cross infection and/or lift the ink out.
If it is still irritated I would suggets seeing a Dr for some anti-biotics or try taking some anti-inflammataries such as ibruprofen (as long as not allergic).
Take Care
Matthew
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