i have new tattoo. over two weeks old. black is faded under peeled layer and almost looks completely gone.?

Question

What should I do if my new tattoo looks infected?

Answer 1

Not deep enough: It could be possible that the artist may not have tattooed deep enough into your skin. The ink needs to deposit in dermis, a lower layer of skin, after breaking through the epidermis. If it is in the epidermis, your immune system will try to break it down and take it away.

Answer 2

Yes: As long as the tattoo was done by a reputable shop, you should be fine. Amateur tattoo artists don't always use sterile technique which may lead to transmission of viral diseases like hepatitis and hiv. All donors are tested for common viruses so tattoos alone do not usually preclude donation.

Answer 3

Yes: You will be carefully tested to be sure you did not acquire a transmissible virus or bacteria from the tattoo parlor. You should not have a tattoo made between the time you are accepted as a donor and the time immediately before the transplant.

Answer 4

Yes: It is safe to get tattoos. You should ensure that the tattoo artist is using sterile technique and the facility is clean & reputable. This means the artist should wear gloves, clean your skin with alcohol, use a sterile new needle, new unused inks, and use sterile technique with sharp items & bleeding, if any. People get into trouble with reused needles & inks causing infections like hepatitis c.

Answer 5

Hygiene/ sterility: How sterilize is the tattoo parlor equipment? Tattoing can lead to infections with organisms like clostridium tetani, streptococcus pyogenes, staphylococcus aureus pseudomonas aeruginosa, haemophilus ducreyi, treponema pallidum & mycobacterium leprae. It can cause illnesses like sepsis, impetigo, tetanus & erysipelas.

Answer 6

Absolutely DO NOT!: First i would hope your would have thought about this prior to getting the tattoo but now that the damage is done, it may be possible for you to have some laser treatment by a certified and qualified dermatologist to remove the tattoo. If it is a colored tattoo, you may have more difficulty removing it. You, yourself, should in no way, use a power tool to remove the tattoo. Don't do it!

Answer 7

Serious answer: Absolutely not! tattoos are never removed this way. If you wish to have the tattoo removed safely see a board certified dermatologist who performs laser tattoo removal (with a q-switched laser).

Answer 8

You will be sorry: I had a patient do just that and it was a horrible outcome. What would have been a simple tattoo became a painful infected arm with secondary scaring and disfigurement. I assume you are doing this for speed and cost savings. The pan and secondary consequences are enormous. If you cant have it lasered then keep it.

Answer 9

Yes: It is open cut for a few days. Use lubricant such ad aquaphor so that tattoo does not adhere to clothing until healed.

Answer 10

Tattoo: A tattoo is a series of micro needle sticks into the dermis. These sticks place pigment into the deep skin that is semi permanent. The colors fade over the years but never completely resolve. Since it is many needle sticks the skin secretes plasma and clothing will stick to it. One should wear a sterile dressing for about a week to allow the wounds to heal and use mupirocin ointment on the tattoo

Answer 11

Rare infection: If not performed professionally with new needles hepatitis or other infections can be transmitted by tattoo artist. It is also a very timely process to remove a tattoo, so make sure you want it before you commit.

Answer 12

Not regulated by FDA: The pigments / inks used in tattoos are not regulated by the us food and drug administration, which makes me a bit wary, especially when you consider that, over time, some of those substances will become absorbed through the skin into your system. So i would be concerned about the potential toxicity of the substances used to create the tattoos.

i have new tattoo. over two weeks old. black is faded under peeled layer and almost looks completely gone.?

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