Tattoo Has Small Pimples

Not painful but a little tender to the touch.

Tattoo has small pimples. One problem that may come up is a tattoo pimple. Little pimples can be fairly common in a healing tattoo. About the size of pimples.

You have to openly discuss with your tattoo artist about the skin acne and plan based. Acne may be inflammatory or non-inflammatory depending on the skin. I got a tattoo on my forearm 6 months ago.

Bump on tattoo are common especially during the healing process. My tattoo is now two weeks old. 1 doctor answer 5 doctors weighed in.

My newish tattoo has been breaking out with pimples mainly around the area and some on i sweat a lot during work but im clean. Other skin diseases can also appear within or around a tattoo. You may have used too much ointment or the wrong type you may have left your initial wrap on for too long and allowed bacteria to form on your tattoo or very rarely you may be allergic to the tattoo.

These tiny pimples are insidious because they usually develop several days after the tattoo at a time when you are on the road to recovery. Not all over just scattered. The little bumps can be as a result of an infection an allergic reaction or environmental condition.

Most tattoo pimples will clear up without causing permanent damage or color loss. What develops seems to go from a single bump to a serious outbreak very quickly. If you carry the genes for psoriasis getting a tattoo can trigger a psoriasis flare or cause psoriasis to appear for the first time.