Try skin after Tattoo

Hi,

I got a new tattoo for a few month ago...
Right now I saw on two parts which are lime the skin are always
try...like peeling...
I don't think this is normal..so what can I do ? Maybe this is a
incompatibility...on my skin !?

any help for me ? or did anyone had the same problem ?

thx
dennis

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:38:36 -0000, dennis <ukonstantin@cityweb.de>
wrote:

>I got a new tattoo for a few month ago...
>Right now I saw on two parts which are lime the skin are always
>try...like peeling...

Do you mean "dry" instead of "try"? The word you're using means to
attempt to accomplish something, and "dry" means a lack of water or
moisture?

>I don't think this is normal..so what can I do ? Maybe this is a
>incompatibility...on my skin !?

It's unusual for a tattoo to still be doing that after a few months,
especially if it's only happening on one colour. Is it also itchy or
swollen?

>any help for me ? or did anyone had the same problem ?

I haven't heard of that problem with green ink, but some people have
been known to react to certain kinds of red ink.

I would suggest that you speak to your tattoo artist and try to get as
much information as they can give you about the kind of ink they used,
and then I would see a dermatologist (a doctor specializing in
problems with skin).

nj"good luck"m


--
"I do not rhyme to that dull elf
Who cannot imagine to himself..."

dennis wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I got a new tattoo for a few month ago...
> Right now I saw on two parts which are lime the skin are always
> try...like peeling...
> I don't think this is normal..so what can I do ? Maybe this is a
> incompatibility...on my skin !?

Maybe an allergic reaction to the ink? I've seen a person's skin react
horribly to red ink.

> any help for me ? or did anyone had the same problem ?
>
> thx
> dennis

Ask your artist their opinion, definitely. See a dermatologist about
the chance that what you're observing is an allergic reaction. Seems
as if you'll have to get some of the tattoo redone, however if it's an
allergic reaction you obviously don't want the artist to use the same
color or brand of ink.

re de.rec.bodyart

If it had been two months for me then I would certainly asked my
tattoo artist about it. Also I never had any discoloration that lasted
beyond a month - the yellow in Calvin's hair ( http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/calvin.html
) initially looked yellow (from the blood mixing with the tattoo ink,
I'm guessing), but there was no peeling involved and no feeling or
appearance of sunburn.

--
Curt

N Jill Marsh wrote:
> dennis wrote:
>
> >I got a new tattoo for a few month ago...
> >Right now I saw on two parts which are lime the skin are always
> >try...like peeling...
>
> Do you mean "dry" instead of "try"?

Duh.

Typos are the domain of Kavin and myself here at RAB Inc.

Kavin makes them and I correct them. Thank you for sticking to your
own department.

Plus, in the context of "the skin are always try...like peeling..."
the OP's meaning is obvious.

[...]

--
Curt

I scribbled:
[...]

> <snip> the yellow in Calvin's hair
> ( http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/calvin.html )
> initially looked yellow

initially looked yellow = initially looked *orange*

> (from the blood mixing with the tattoo ink, I'm guessing),
> but there was no peeling involved and no feeling or
> appearance of sunburn.

--
Curt

> >I got a new tattoo for a few month ago...
> >Right now I saw on two parts which are lime the skin are always
> >try...like peeling...
>
> Do you mean "dry" instead of "try"? The word you're using means to
> attempt to accomplish something, and "dry" means a lack of water or
> moisture?

sorry I mean dry...;-))
>
> >I don't think this is normal..so what can I do ? Maybe this is a
> >incompatibility...on my skin !?
>
> It's unusual for a tattoo to still be doing that after a few months,
> especially if it's only happening on one colour. Is it also itchy or
> swollen?
no its neither swollen or itchy....just looks like after a sunburn...
>
> >any help for me ? or did anyone had the same problem ?
>
> I haven't heard of that problem with green ink, but some people have
> been known to react to certain kinds of red ink.
>
> I would suggest that you speak to your tattoo artist and try to get as
> much information as they can give you about the kind of ink they used,
> and then I would see a dermatologist (a doctor specializing in
> problems with skin).

thanks...yes I will speak to my artist and ask for that ....because in
the next few days I have the next date...
so what do you think if this a kind of react ...maybe I cant remove
the color ..

greetz
dennis

> Ask your artist their opinion, definitely. See a dermatologist about
> the chance that what you're observing is an allergic reaction. Seems
> as if you'll have to get some of the tattoo redone, however if it's an
> allergic reaction you obviously don't want the artist to use the same
> color or brand of ink.

when I redone it...what about the actual color in it ? maybe if its a
allergic reaction the color is the problem...!?

> beyond a month - the yellow in Calvin's hair (http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/calvin.html
--------------------------------------->>> cool tattoo....
dennis

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:38:07 -0000, dennis <ukonstantin@cityweb.de>
wrote:

>> Do you mean "dry" instead of "try"? The word you're using means to
>> attempt to accomplish something, and "dry" means a lack of water or
>> moisture?
>
>sorry I mean dry...;-))

No problem at all. I knew it wasn't a typing mistake, since you put
it in the subject line as well, and the .de indicates English may not
be your first language. Your English is very good, much better than
any second language I attempt. ;-D

>> I would suggest that you speak to your tattoo artist and try to get as
>> much information as they can give you about the kind of ink they used,
>> and then I would see a dermatologist (a doctor specializing in
>> problems with skin).
>
>thanks...yes I will speak to my artist and ask for that ....because in
>the next few days I have the next date...
>so what do you think if this a kind of react ...maybe I cant remove
>the color ..

I think things would have to get a lot worse before you considered
removal. There are cases of people reacting to ink, sometimes even
years after the tattoo. Those cases are usually associated with red
ink, but it's not unknown with other colours.

Your dermatologist may be able to prescribe something for you that
will keep the reaction in control until you are healed, and things
might settle down after a while. Some people think that such
reactions are caused by foreign bodies that were on your skin when you
were tattooed going in under the skin during the tattoo process,
rather than the ink.

As you are in the middle of several sessions, of course you are not
going to get any more of that colour added until you see a doctor,
correct?

Please keep us informed about your experience, I would be very
interested in finding out how things turn out.

nj"not at all green with envy"m



--
"I do not rhyme to that dull elf
Who cannot imagine to himself..."

dennis wrote:

> > Ask your artist their opinion, definitely. See a dermatologist about
> > the chance that what you're observing is an allergic reaction. Seems
> > as if you'll have to get some of the tattoo redone, however if it's an
> > allergic reaction you obviously don't want the artist to use the same
> > color or brand of ink.
>
> when I redone it...what about the actual color in it ?

I've seen artists re-color work or re-do work and the tattoo has
looked fantastic. Maybe the artist can correct the peeling parts with
a different brand of ink or slightly different color - if the ink is
an allergic problem, that is.

> maybe if its a allergic reaction the color is the problem...!?

That's what I thought as a possibility. Your artist, hopefully, will
be able to answer that question.

Do you have a pic or jpeg of your tattoo online?

> > beyond a month - the yellow in Calvin's hair ( http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/calvin.html
>
> --------------------------------------->>> cool tattoo....
> dennis

Vielen Dank.

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Curt

On Jul 14, 10:56 am, Curt <curtja...@gmail.com> wrote:
> the yellow in Calvin's hair (http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/calvin.html
> ) initially looked yellow (from the blood mixing with the tattoo ink,
> I'm guessing),

So now what color is it?

Kavin

On Jul 14, 11:44 am, dennis <ukonstan...@cityweb.de> wrote:
> when I redone it...what about the actual color in it ? maybe if its a
> allergic reaction the color is the problem...!?

You cannot be allergic to color. You may be allergic to a component
of the ink. And honestly, I think we are being a bit broad with the
term "allergic."

I was told I was allergic to novocaine. Then an oral surgeon (who is
also an anesthesiologist) corrected the diagnosis. I did not break
out in hives. There was no redness. No itching. My breathing was
not compromised.

However, my heart rate slows down dramatically. I'm not allergic. I
just can't handle it.

I am allergic to thimerosal, which is mercury-based. Evidently, a lot
of people who had reactions to the smallpox vaccines are allergic to
mercury-based ointments and topicals. Anyone remember Mercurochrome?

If you are truly allergic to one of the components, you need to find
out. Allergies only get worse.

And if I'm wrong, Nina will correct me.


Kavin

Kavin Taylor wrote:
> Curt wrote:
>
> > the yellow in Calvin's hair ( http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/calvin.html
> > ) initially looked yellow (from the blood mixing with the tattoo ink,
> > I'm guessing),
>
> So now what color is it?

The yellow initially looked yellow but then it turned yellow and now
all of a sudden it's yellow. Weird. Just yesterday it was yellow.
Hmm... or maybe it's yellow.

(phone rings)

Yellow!

Who? Why, yes, he's right here.

Kavin, it's for you. A volleyball. Wants to know if you want to come
out and play.

Hold on. Kavin! Come to the phone.

See also: http://tinyurl.com/3ao6a5

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Curt

On Jul 15, 5:46 pm, Curt <curtja...@gmail.com> wrote:
<snip Curt's pathetic attempt at humor>

No wonder your m.f.w humor awards are lame.

RANA they aren't.

Kavin

Kavin Taylor wrote...

about me.

;o)

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Curt

On Jul 15, 6:56 pm, Curt <curtja...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Kavin Taylor wrote...
>
c> about me.

And you didn't deny you have a pathetic sense of humor. Which is what
I wrote.

Funny, your smiling emoticon.

Actually, irony.

Kavin