Can I be getting an allergic reaction to laser tattoo removal? (Photo)

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I have been getting laser tattoo removal session for over 6 months. After my fifth session I began getting hives and a rash under and around my tattoo. I didn’t think too much of it and thought it maybe the Neosporin that I have been using. I discontinued using the Neosporin and my doctor gave me steroids to take for a few days. I let the hives and tatttoo site heal and went again for another session. This time it was even worse. Help?!? Could it be The laser sessions itself?

Jean M. Casello, MD · Answer

There could be a lot of reasons for your symptoms.  It could be that you developed a sensitivity to the products used to clean your skin, to the dressing/tape or product used after the procedure.  It could be something in the ink now that the particles are smaller , you may have developed a sensitivity that. Sometimes patients develop what is known as a histamine reaction to the trauma from the laser beam.  You might wan to talk with you physician about eliminating some of these factors and/or pretreating you with an antihistamine or steroid to see if this helps.

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