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? asked in Beauty & StyleSkin & BodyTattoos · 8 years ago

Is my tattoo infected?

It's new and a small spot has a little pus seeping. The rest is dry and looks to be healing well. It gets red when I have a sweater over it and the redness goes away after a bit without anything on it.. Some parts are even getting itchy and very scabbed. I stopped using lotion on it... Will it be okay? It doesn't throb or hurt just sore when I move my arm around. The immediate area around it isn't red.

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  • 8 years ago

    It's normal for it to scab over because that's the healing process.

    Since there's puss, that's not a good sign so it is very possible for it to be infected.

    You should use lotion on the parts that are scabbed.

    As for the area that has puss, you might want to go get it looked at.

    Also, try not to wear anything over it in the time that is it healing, it will make it heal faster if you don't have anything rubbing on it.

  • 8 years ago

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  • 8 years ago

    It is not infected it is just healing along with the rest of the area. It is tring to recover from the punctures of the needle

    Hope this helps :)

    relax its fine

  • 8 years ago

    its sounds like it . youre suposed tto wash it with antibacterial soap when u get a tattoo i wash mine like 2 or 3 times a day

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