I'm considering getting a tattoo. However, a couple of years ago I got my ear pierced and didn't take care of it properly. It got infected and then developed a small keloid. I'm concerned about getting a tattoo if I'm predisposed to keloids. The thing is, that was my first and only keloid, and I'm a white male (and I've read keloids with this demo is rare) and I've had acne on my back leaving plenty of scars which have never developed keloids. Am I really predisposed to developing keloids and am I risking a keloid by getting a tattoo?
2007-10-02 03:24:16 · 5 answers · asked by TekPhin 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
Keloid scars only usually develop on areas where the damage is quiet deep, as a tattoo is mostly surface and not that deep i doubt that it would cause any scarring I have a large keloid scar on my stomach and chest but have never had any problems with the tattoos that i have had before and after i got the scar.
2007-10-02 04:16:50 · answer #1 · answered by leambi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tattoos are a completely different type of injury than the type that usually result in keloids (cuts, piercings, etc). They're more like a very mild scrape. I'm sure you've scraped your knee before, and I'm sure it didn't keloid. In short, tattoos don't keloid due to the nature of the wound. You should be perfectly fine. But of course, it is never a bad idea to ask your artist.
2016-03-19 03:45:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not going to get a keloid from a tattoo. Keloids tend to be a result of puncture wounds. Go ahead and get your tattoo. Just take better care of it than you did your piercing, and you should be fine.
2007-10-02 08:26:52 · answer #3 · answered by Clever_Cat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the scar you are describing from the piercing is likely not a keloid but just a buildup of scar tissue due to the infection and aggravation that the piercing caused. a true keloid is large and very noticeable and most people with one have many.
here are some pictures of keloid scars
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geu.ozfwJHJ70AkXpXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&p=keloid&fr2=tab-web&fr=ks-ans
2007-10-02 06:26:50 · answer #4 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should consult a dermatologist and then a tattoo artist.
2007-10-02 03:33:53 · answer #5 · answered by jellybelly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-10-02 03:36:27 · answer #6 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋