GETTING A TATTOO is an investment. They can be pricy, painful, and take time. It’s usually worth it in the end, though, unless your new ink gets infected. The likelihood of an infection is ...

When getting a tattoo, the possibility of infection is always something to keep in mind as your new ink heals — but especially so if you ... "just because the wound is open for much longer," Dr ...

Getting a tattoo is an investment. They can be pricy, painful, and take time. It’s usually worth it in the end, though, unless your new ink gets infected. The likelihood of an infection is ...

“That’s always a risk for any open wound that’s not treated properly, it can spread very quickly,” Katz says, noting infected tattoos could leave an unwanted scar.

Touching a tattoo, which is essentially an open wound, introduces it to germs. Timman says much like you wouldn't touch a scraped knee, don't touch a fresh tattoo. 4.

Remember that a tattoo is literally an open wound. Imagine, for a moment, ... The signs of an infected tattoo are the same as the signs of any skin infection: ...

Your tattoo is basically an open wound. And sweating into that fresh ink can irritate or even lead to infection. It’s not just the sweat that’s an issue either.

According to the CDC, the bacteria causes an estimated 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths yearly in the United States, due to people consuming raw seafood or exposing an open wound to infected water ...

Tattoos on the butt, groin, or pubic areas are at an increased risk of infection because they can come into contact with fecal matter, which contains E. coli bacteria, says Dr. Shainhouse. These ...