Hopefully you'll never experience an infection from your body art. However, many people do develop infections during the days that follow a trip to the tattoo shop. Most of these infections are of a general nature and can be treated with proper aftercare and possibly a round of antibiotics if your physician feels they are called for.
Typical infected tattoo symptoms may include:
It's a fact that many strains of bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a particularly virulent strain of staph that is proving difficult to treat. It has the opportunity to enter your body via the needle wounds from the tattoo machine. MRSA can produce rashes and boils, as well as deeper skin infections referred to a cellulitis that have the ability to spread rapidly.
MRSA has also been linked to cases of blood infections as well as necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh eating disease. Many of these symptoms develop extremely fast, so head straight for your local emergency room if they appear. It's better to err on the side of caution and let a physician make an accurate diagnosis.
As you can see, infected tattoo symptoms have the potential to progess into life threatening illnesses. Never hesitate to bring any of these symptoms to the attention of your tattoo artist as well as your personal physician..
Depending on how bad the infection in your tattoo is will depend on how well the neosporin will work. If the infection is really bad you need to see a Doctor. My advise is if you think your tattoo is getting, or is already infected, go to a Doctor. They will be able to tell you what is best for it. Tattoo artists can tell you if it's infected or not but they will likely tell you to use just neosporin. The Doctor can give you a prescription or antibiotic ointment that will take care of it. If not properly taken care of you can get blood poisoning. Blood poisoning can be fatal so just save yourself the risk and see a Doctor. Hope this helps.
No. It will get infected and look bad. If you want a tattoo go to someone who knows how to do it right. This will be on your body the rest of your life so choose well.
no not really but i have not had one but i think it does not because it really just stays there.
The risk from a coverup getting infected is no greater than a tattoo done on fresh skin, however their is a greater chance of scarring or kiloiding depending on how bad the first tattoo is and how good the coverup artist is
Yes! I had a tattoo done recently and it got infected. I went to the doctor and got mupirocin ointment 2%.
When you let a unlicensed tattoo artist tattoo you, you have a greater chance of a botched tattoo, and of becoming infected from improperly handled tattooing equipment
yes it can get infected if it gets infected really bad they might have to take a little part of your tongue off
It could hurt you really bad and kill you in worst case scenario.
no it isn't cuz if u use it then it will probably affect it really bad and it will sting
not necessarily bad ... Its however you feel about it... but its very popular to have a clover for a tattoo...
No, all you have to do is remaun calm. The only way you can get infected is by tampering with the tattoo.
yes it does cause i had a really bad tattoo it was a black sun n it was covering up another bad tattoo i got along time ago but tca is removing both of them im almost done removing it and i have to say it really works and if it works for me it will work on anybody