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Is A Red Ring Around Tattoo Normal

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Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

have a rash about 1 1/2 inches in diameter around the nipple tattoo. The rash is red patches of dry skin and looks similar to dermatitis . Is this normal? Should I be... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rohan Khandelwal MD

should have and after I got out of the shower, I noticed a small red dot on the tattoo. The area around the tattoo isn't red, no oozing fluids, is there cause for concern... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rohan Khandelwal ( Oncologist)
Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney MD

I had a shave biopsy on my back a week and a half ago. There is a red ring around the site and the .... Is this normal? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

I have been using Aquaphor and tattoo balm on a new tattoo and have broken out in a rash around the tattoo. What can I use to get rid of the rash but also keep the tattoo... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Ralph Chambers MD

red and streaky around the tattoo and there was a little swelling and pain but nothing bad. Now the tattoo and about an inch all around is numb to the feeling. I'm unsure... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ralph Chambers ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Sheeba Stephen MD

just worried because of it s still oozing and red. Is this normal for a 5 day tattoo? ...I got a tattoo 5 days ago. The tattoo is slightly sore and has... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sheeba Stephen ( Emergency Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Manjeth Kumar G MD

on my ribs. It s a little swollen but doesn t really hurt. Is it normal for my tattoo to be this ...I just got a tattoo last night. After the artist was done, the skin... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manjeth Kumar G ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD

hi i got my tattoo done 6 days ago and in the past 3 days these little red bumps have appered all around my tattoo, they do not itch there just there. but my tattoo itchs cuz its healing.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilyas Patel ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney MD

Have a red bumpy rash around my newly healed tattoo, not in the tattoo but just around the edges of the ink. Not the whole tattoo but just the top, could this be fungal?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Vaddadi Suresh MD

Fever after getting tattoo. Reputable establishment, tattoos before, but small ones. No swelling or streaks around tattoo, but it took 4 1/2 hours to get done. I have heard this can be from the trauma... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaddadi Suresh ( Internal Medicine Specialist)