In tattooing, the tattoo pigment is forcefully injected into the skin's dermal layer. The pigment then disperses, and after a series of healing activities by the skin layers, the pigment gets entrapped into the skin cells. Tattooing involves needles and may cause related issues like HIV transmission, skin diseases, allergies, keloid formation, etc. Therefore, intense hygienic methods and an expert's advice before the procedure need to be adopted to prevent such problems.
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What are some of my yellow and green tattoos itchy, hard, and bumpy?
Query: Hi doctor, I am concerned about my tattoo placed before two months back. I have five tattoos with different colors such as blue, yellow, red, green, and purple. I have itching on my yellow and green tattoos from time to time and it lasts for two weeks. It subsides eventually for five to eight days ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Itchiness and thickening over tattoos indicate a couple of things. As these are occuring over colored pigments, there is a high chance for you to have tattoo granuloma. It means that the colored pigments have caused a foreign body reaction in your skin. If topical stero... Read Full »