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 didnt 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?
I have a tattoo that is a year old on the inside of my forearm, which is on occasion raised and itchy. I understand that this is a mild allergic reaction, and it only lasts 30 mins at a time. If I was to consider a laser removal, would I be at risk of greater complications when my immune system takes the pigment away into my lymph nodes. Do you know if the ink particles broken down by the laser are removed from the body, or only kept permanently in the lymph nodes?
I have a black/pink/minimally white tattoo on my left forearm and it's constantly burning. Not intense where I can't take it but it's constantly doing so and it's been 9 months since I've had it placed. Would it be that I'm allergic? Should I remove it as soon as possible?
I have several tattoos but never knew there was a such thing as an "allergy to a tattoo". A few weeks after my foot tattoo healed I realized something was really off about it. I've had it for like 5 months now and I am certainly allergic to one particular ink used. Its small but on two separate spots of my body, foot and wrist. I've heard laser removal is really painful and your flesh sound like "frying bacon" under the laser. Ew, the pain of getting the tattoo on my foot was bad enough.
I got this 10 years ago. It's a constant source of irritation for me. The lines never stopped with the swelling so if you rub your hand over it, you can feel it raised up. It's also never stopped itching. It's gotten to the point I've ripped my skin up & caused bleeding from scratching. My Dr gave me some cream & I take benedryl, but it's not helping anymore. I think it's an allergic reaction. Does insurance (more specifically tricare/health net) cover some type of removal for this purpose?
I have a tattoo on my wrist, i have had 3 laser sessions on the tattoo and have suffered multiple allergic reactions after the laser, i was on steroids and multiple antihistamines to bring the reaction down. At the moment i have not touched the tattoo since Oct 2015, and still get hives on the tattoo site, this tattoo is 9 years old, and never had an issue with it until laser. After options? Pic show tattoo in current state and after a healed laser session and allergic reaction.
2 weeks ago I had my first laser tattoo removal session on my side of a script tattoo. Some of the lines are almost completely gone but the dark ink within the letters is raised and extremely itchy. Is this a normal part of the healing process? Or am I having an allergic reaction? When can I expect the raised skin to go down? I must note that I didn't blister.
I had a Picosure laser treatment on my tattoo 3 days ago. As instructed by the laser technician, I have been using a non-adherent dressing pad and wrapping it with bandage dressing (there is quite a bit of drainage that the pad is helping to absorb). As you can see from the picture, I had quite a reaction to the bandage pad! I'm wondering if this looks like a latex allergy (the pads do contain latex) and what I can do to make it go away?
1st session was fine only worked the black ink The 2nd and 3rd I did the red ink.1 week after my 2nd and 3rd treatment I broke out in hives all over my body, had swelling of my eyes and lips. I went to the ER-never had breathing problems and put on steroids, for 2+ weeks. I am now too scared to continue with treatment. Prior to laser treatment I had never had an allergic reaction to any of my tattoos during or after placement. Why is this happening?