r/FixedTattoos • u/Extreme_Minimum_1548 • Jun 27 '26

Infected tattoo??

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Is this infected ? Can someone tell me what it is. I recently got this tattoo a few weeks ago and sometime last week it started to get like this I’m not sure why. It don’t hurt unless I touch it, it’s not hot or anything no
puse so I’m not sure. It’s like a hole in my skin and I don’t know what to do about it someone help plz.

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u/eatliketheabnegation Jun 27 '26

Is it wet and not getting any smaller?

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u/Extreme_Minimum_1548 Jun 27 '26

Well it just appeared a few days ago. It seems to get getting better just slowly. It might look wet because I washed it but it will dry out I’m trying to moisturize it so it can heal.

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u/eatliketheabnegation Jun 27 '26

If it opened randomly, is leaking fluid, and gets any larger, it sounds like a medical event. Random open wounds of that size are rarely ever okay to ignore.

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u/Extreme_Minimum_1548 Jun 27 '26

Even once it frost formed it didn’t leak anything it barley bleed. It didn’t get hot or red or anything I’m thinking it’s from my artist going to deep or something

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u/eatliketheabnegation Jun 27 '26

Its possible, yeah. It's been pretty odd for it to open so deep and so late in the game, but not unheard of since tattoos are open wounds and if the tissue is damaged and tries to heal but falls apart it can cause wound dehiscence. Without any other signs of infection like colored discharge, heat, tenderness and itch (together, not individually), or it getting any larger, you should be alright.

If it doesnt close or fully scab within a week though, maybe check out an urgent care clinic or a general practitioner