How do you heal an infected tattoo?

Answer 1

There is no sure-fire fast way to speed up the healing process of a tattoo. The way a tattoo heals is a result of a few different things. First off, make sure your tattoo artist properly bandages your tattoo immediately after you are finished. Bacitracin ointment, saran wrap and medical tape are the most commonly recommended methods of wrapping. It is recommended that the bandage remain on the tattoo overnight, this helps prevent the tattoo from drying out, which can set the tone for how the healing process goes. Once you remove the bandage, its recommended that a mild, anti-bacterial soap is used. 'Dial Gold' hand soap is most recommended and affective. Wash the tattoo for 20 to 30 seconds and rinse with warm water. Make sure to pat dry with a towel, do not rub the tattoo. Apply a non-alcohol, un-dyed, non-fragance based lotion. It's most recommended that professional aftercare lotions are used, examples are H2Ocean and AfterInked. If you do not have access to these kinds of aftercare products, lotions like Lubriderm work just fine. Repeat the washing process and lotion application every couple hours, or as needed if you notice the tattoo drying out. It is also important to resist the urge to pick, scratch or pull on your new tattoo. This can not only slow down the healing process but it can permanently damage your skin and your new tattoo. Finally and most importantly, make sure your tattoo artist is communicative and knowledgable about aftercare. Its important that you feel you can address any concerns or questions you may have with your artist, if you don't think you are healing correctly, your artist should be more than willing to take a look.

Answer 2

For several weeks after you get a tattoo, you need to keep it clean by washing it with a non-scented soap several times a day, patting it dry, then putting a non-scented lotion on it 3-4 times a day. Avoid tanning and don't submerge the tattoo in water for long periods of time.

Answer 3

• Keep it covered for at least three hours after you leave the tattoo shop. Your tattooist would most likely have covered it in cellophane or cling film (plastic wrap) on completion.
• Try not the hit the tattoo off anything, it could cause an ink leak.
• After about three hours, carefully remove the bandaging and rinse the excess ink, sweat, cream etc. with fairly hot water. You can use unscented sensitive skin soap but it's better to just use water.
• Cover with a layer of a moisturising skin cream/ nappy cream. Bepanthen is one of the best ones for this. You have to keep the tattooed area moisturised, otherwise the skin can scab and the ink could leak.
• As it heals, it will be itchy. Really, really itchy. DON'T scratch it, you could end up causing an ink leak and damaging your skin.
• After about a week, the skin will start to peel on the tattoo, which is excellent, it means the tattoo is almost completely healed.

Some important points:

• Don't swim for at least two weeks after getting the tattoo, and keep it out of strong sunlight.
• Make sure you keep it moisturised, it's worth it and speeds up the healing process.
• There is going to be ink spots for the first few days after you get the tattoo. This is normally just excess ink in the upper layers of the skin, and if you are taking good care or the tattoo, you have nothing to worry about.
• If you are worried about the healing of your tattoo, always go back to the tattooist and ask for advise.

Answer 4

Firstly, you must confirm with your tattoo artist and show he/she that whether that tattoo is infected. I am sure that they will help you out and find ways to treat it.

Go to the doctor and asks for an appointment with a Doctor Who specialists in skin infection. You might need to run some blood test for extra precaution in case you have HIV/AIDS in your blood stream.

Go to a pharmacist and search for topical ointment such as Savlon, Bacitracin, A&D Ointment or Neosporin. It is not recommended to use a topical cream because it will clog your skin and worsen the infection. Only use the ointment if you are confirm that it is an infection.

Stay away from water as much as possible, keep your infection dry or else you will just worsen the infection. Keep the area as clean as possible. Do not use any soap if possible because it contains ingredient that may harm the infection even more. Apply antibiotic once or twice on the infected area. It is better not to cover it with anything and rather leave it open in air.