Why might your old tattoo cause new infections or allergies

Skin fatigue can develop months, years, even decades after the initial tattoo process.

Dermatologists say that tattoos destroy the protective layer of the skin, increasing the risk of skin complications.

David Lortscher, a San Diego and San Francisco dermatologist and cofounder of Kourology, says that if you start to see redness, bumps, or even burns on or around a tattoo, then you should urgently visit your doctor or dermatologist, since your tattoo may have been infected.

You've heard of terrifying stories about tattoos of people who are infected. But as this usually happens during the initial healing process, an infection is still possible a few months later, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.

Although it is rare, a reaction called quadullimfomatic can occur in response to red color,” says plastic surgeon David L. Cangelo from Plaza Surgery in New York.

The correct pathology is unknown, but it is thought that red color acts as an antigen, or something that stimulates an immune response from the body. Cells called lymphocytes infiltrate the skin in the antigen area or red pigment in this case and cause an inflammatory reaction. The answer seems to have developed for some time, but it took months or years to appear on the surface of your skin”, Changlo adds.

It is shocking, since tattoos can cause such skin diseases as eczema and psoriasis and even vitiligo for the first time.

This focuses on something called the Koebner” phenomenon, says Dúval Bhanusali, dermatologist in New York.

The idea is that any break of epiderm can cause disease, including a tattoo. Eczema is perhaps the most reflective of an allergic reaction,” he adds.

One study also found that red, blue or black tattoos caused complaints about the sun, such as swelling, frying, scratching, symptoms that may appear within minutes or hours during the sun, Kosovo Press broadcasts.

The tattoo color may contain metal pigments, including iron, barium, black, copper, mojibden, and titan.

The metal tattoo pigment acts as an antenna for the pulse of the magnet's radio frequency MIRI sends out, generating heat. The bigger the tattoo and the stronger the magnet, the higher the risk of burning, dermatologists say.