tattoos and psoriasis?

Question

I have psoriasis that will not go away. I've been told that any trauma to the skin could cause my psoriasis to flair up in that spot. I go tanning every other day to try and keep it under control, it's supposed to help. Has anyone dealt with this before? Will the constant tanning fade my tattoo if I get color?

I don't have psoriasis on my shouler blade where I want to put it and it's going to be pretty small but I'll ask an artist before I go through with it.

What if I covered it up with a bandaid before tanning? And it's already going to be green?

Answer 1

Hey burntglitter, I'll tell ya a secret....I have psoriasis too. I have it bad enough that I go to the dermatologist once a month for a shot. And I have to use various topical lotions and cremes to help keep it under control. You have been told wrong....damage to the skin WILL NOT cause your psoriasis to flair up in that spot.(Doctors still aren't completely sure what causes flairups but contributing factors are stress, damage to your immune system and even genetics play a role). Dermatologist DO use light therapy to treat psoriasis...but this treatment is usually done in conjunction with various medications .......and only in severe cases. All this aside, my dermatologist is aware of my tattoos and is aware that I plan on getting more. He's not a big tattoo fan, but he has checked the areas I have tattooed, and the ones I plan on getting tattooed, for moles or other signs of skin cancer and he has given me the go ahead. Once you have a tattoo if psoriasis does flair up there and forms plaques.... Its really not a problem (remember ink is in a subcutaneous layer of the skin and plaques are formed by the OUTER layer growing out of control). You just apply the medication....wait a few hours until the plaque softens and then just wash it off in the shower. You tattoo will look as good as new (actually it will look BRIGHTER in that spot until a new layer of skin grows in) I really think you should see a Dermatologist and let him put you on a treatment regiment. Tanning in the sunbed is only going to marginally help your psoriasis...and is playing hell with your skin and your tattoo. In just the last couple of years new medications have been developed that will give you your life back. My outbreaks are now few and far between.....and with medication hopefully it will stay that way.

I hope this helps you.....good luck
rider

Answer 2

It can do in some cases. Not all people experience problems though.Trauma to the skin in a patient with psoriasis can cause the typical plaques of psoriasis to develop (Koebner response). Avoid doing the tattoo on the affected areas Many people don't have any problems . If a plaque of psoriasis develops due to a tattoo, it can likely be treated. Also, psoriasis doesn't always immediately develop right after getting a tattoo, it show up years later in the same location as the tattoo.

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I have psoriasis that will not go away. I've been told that any trauma to the skin could cause my psoriasis to flair up in that spot. I go tanning every other day to try and keep it under control, it's supposed to help. Has anyone dealt with this before? Will the constant tanning fade my tattoo if I get color?

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Exposure to UV will definitely damage a tattoo. Just rub some sunscreen on it before you tan, though, and you should be okay. You should not get a tattoo in a spot where you get frequent flair ups of psoriasis, but if your shoulder is flair-up free, it should not be a problem. It wouldn't be a bad idea to speak with a dermatologist about it.

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A tattoo will also cause trauma to your skin. The ink is put into the skin with a needle. It causing oozing and sometime small amounts of bleeding will occur if the needle goes a little too deep. I would do some research on getting a tatoo before I got one.