A tattoo with Psoraisis?

I had always wanted a tattoo, something on my skin that had been chosen by me not something I had inherited. Obviously tattoos and psoriasis can cause issues, I always find that when there is damage to the skin I can get an out break and since a tattoo is basically being stabbed with a needle a million times I was a bit concerned.

In the build up to getting the tattoo I made sure I kept the area moisturized, using Double base gel 3 times daily. Stupidly I decided to jump in at the deep end and instead of trying to get a small tattoo to test I went full out and got a large piece on the side of my ribs, to be honest it was the only place it would fit. to be honest the biggest mistake was getting it on my ribs, it was the most painful thing I have ever had done. Afterwards I applied a thin layer of Bepanthen twice a day, in the following weeks I didn't have any issue with my psoriasis and my tattoo healed normally.

I have since had flare ups where i have had psoriasis on my tattoo, I have just treated it as normal using Dovobet twice daily, the ink is still as strong as it was when I got it done. I try my best not to itch but if you have psoriasis you will know that is nearly impossible.

I will get some photos tonight as I currently have patches of psoriasis on the tattoo now, so you can see that the psoriasis does not take any colour out of the tattoo.

Hopefully when this flare up dies down I will be able to get a photo to show that it doesn't effect the ink.

A bit about me and my Psoriasis

Thanks for taking a look at my blog, my names Michael and I am a long term sufferer of psoriasis.



For as long as I can remember I have have suffered with psoriasis in varying degrees of severity, from a few tablet sized plaques on my elbow to a large portion of my back covered in it but only now at the age of 22 have I been diagnosed with servere psoriasis. I currently have psoriasis on every part of my body however I do see myself as lucky, apart from a small amount on my forehead my face seems to stay relatively clear.



I plan to use this blog to tell my story of dealing with psoriasis on a day to day basis. I will be discussing issues I come across, treatments im using and I will keep you up to date with photos of how its progressing.