Tattoo Emergency! rash, bad aftercare? help, please!!?

hi i got a tattoo yesterday and the guy gave me some weird aftercare instructions, he told me to wash with neutral soap every four hours, but to continue wrapping it in plastic for three days. This morning the tattoo was a sweaty mess and i was worried about infection, so i bought some antibiotic cream, planning to treat it like i had done for my other tattoos. I couldnt get A%26amp;D (im in ecuador), so bought something called Dermizol G which is a betametasone and gentamicin. I applied a thin layer, and no plastic wrap. now it all red. i washed it off, but dont know what to do now. should i just leave it, even though it will dry out? should i get a diaper rash cream, similar to A%26amp;D? Thank you in advance for your help, smart *** answers get out. Thank you.
Tattoo Emergency! rash, bad aftercare? help, please!!?
ewww thats weird it's probably infected from being wraped in plastic which means it will be extemely painful and take ages to heal you may need to go to the doctor
Tattoo Emergency! rash, bad aftercare? help, please!!?
id get the diaper rash cream if its working for you in the past. thats why i always use the same tattooer
Reply:My mate got one done last saturday and is using nappy rash cream and it is almost healed!!





Good luck x
Reply:Wash it and put NOTHING on it at all. If it is not markedly better in 24 hours see a doctor pronto.





(STUPID A** SHOULD NEVER have told you to use plastic wrap on it - especially for three days....GRRRRRRRRR - I want to wrap their ^%26amp;%%# in plastic wrap!!)
Reply:Personally, I would leave it. The reaction sounds vaguely like an mild allergic one - not too uncommon. At this point, one day later, the skin should be pretty much sealed off via normal healing and you just need to keep it clean and lightly moisturized. Try to avoid doing much with the area and the heat too, which might be tricky that close to the equator.





This assumes the area is just reddened; I get a similar reaction if I use too much tri-biotic on a cut. If you get serious swelling, extreme sensitivity, streaks or pus... then check with the doctor.





Best of luck to you.





Addendum: Tatt_brat's advice is best %26amp; simplest. Stick with that.
Reply:I'll tell you what my tattoo artist has told me...funky things happen with tattoos, the best thing to do is nothing at all. Just wash it a couple of times a day with unscented antibacterial soap and leave it alone. Just let your body heal on it's own.





It does sound like you got some bad aftercare instructions, but I think if you leave it to heal you should be fine.
Reply:the redness is normal just your tat healing get some ointment close to a%26amp;d if you can stay away from anything with petroleum jelly in it because it can actually pull out the ink DON'T wrap it up this will hinder the healing process and lead to infection just apply a thin layer of triple anti or what ever you get to keep it moist and you should be fine
Reply:The cream probably irritated your skin.


Put water on it and lightly wash it for the next few days.


Do not wrap it up anymore.
Reply:I had one of my latest tattoos get I guess infected, it was getting red and puffy and it had things on and around that resembled tiny pimples...


I had put on too much lotion/ A%26amp;D ointment... I was told to let it dry out for a few days- to basically let my skin breathe, I did, and now it's a.o.k... my tattoo didn't dry out or get nasty- it just healed up...





I'd say try to let your tattoo dry out a bit- and if it doesn't get even the slightest bit better in about 2-3 days -- try to get something like A%26amp;D-- or put a VERY LIGHT layer of something like neosporin on it to help it heal and get rid of the infection... if that doesn't work- then I'd say-- make a call to your doctor!!
Reply:Hi astair,





You can find some great aftercare tips from this blog. I'm sure they'll help you a lot.


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