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I got a small tattoo on my wrist one week ago.has slight redness around and few little spots of infection. what can i apply to this?
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Infected tattoo: You should speak with the person who did your tattoo. Polysporin (bacitracin and polymyxin) can help but make sure this is expected behavior.
Answered 11/28/2017
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