Question:
My tattoo on my leg was hurting me today and it was quite itchy. I took a closer look at it and I have bumps all inside under the skin. It feels kind of like hives but the bumps are a little bigger. They are spread throughout the tattoo and only inside my tattoo no where outside of it. This is a pretty old tattoo I've had it for well over a year and the place I went is really good and super super clean. He dose all my dads tatoos and moms and is reputable. He is so good it takes months before you can get a appontment with him so it wouldn't be from a bad place and if it was it would have showed up by now.

I don't know what is wrong with it. I'm probly going to go get it checked out but I'm really scared. What if it's cancer or something?
For now I put Ozonol on it to see if it will help.

Has anyone herd of anything like this?


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It may be an infection. Tatoos are known to have them even though they are kept clean.


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Originally Posted by Reggie
It may be an infection. Tatoos are known to have them even though they are kept clean.
It's old, the only way to get a infection is when it's first done. After it's healed it's treated like the rest of your skin.


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Do you think it may be a rash developing?


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I have no clue!! For such an old tattoo I find it hard to believe it would be an infection, but one never realy knows. I would get it looked at tho!


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This happens to a lot of people. I have three tattoos, and all were fine until I got pregnant...then WHAM! My shoulder tat started getting really nasty cysts on the inside of it. And I mean, they were huge! My ex had this happen to every tattoo he got. It was pretty nasty. Of course, he just kept getting more and more tattoos.
If you have any salicylic (sp?) acid that seems to help if it's little cysts. I'm not sure what causes it. This site may help a little bit, but I would go see your artist as he will know a lot more.
http://dermnetnz.org/reactions/tattoo-reaction.html


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Buttercup - you might want to PM Lute about it - they own a tattoo parlour.
You might want to see your doc as well.
Maybe some of the dyes get more sensitive to light or something after a while??


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You may want to make a dr. appointment. You might have developed an allergy to the dyes.
People can develop allergies to the oddest things.


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Originally Posted by Scooter's Mom
You may want to make a dr. appointment. You might have developed an allergy to the dyes.
People can develop allergies to the oddest things.
I agree. I was going to post this last night, that maybe you got an allergy to something that is on the tattoo, but not knowing if it was possible I didn't want a seem like an idiot. Ask your parents to make a doctors appt. and PM lute, as stated above.
I hope it's nothing serious, Alicia. Good luck!


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I'd get it checked out. Hope it's nothing serious.
Could it just be "the tatoo bumps"? I don't know how to explain it but some tats (one of mine does it mostly in hot weather) just kind of raise a little under certain circumstances. Does anyone else here know what I am talking about? I know of many people who this happens to.


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Sweetie, it sounds more like a reaction than an infection, especially the itchiness. And skin cancer doesn't usually itch - don't worry about cancer, but do get it checked out, before it gets worse. And, of course - DON'T SCRATCH!