Can you get a tattoo while you’re on your period?

Usually, it is not recommended to tattoo during physiological period, due to the impact of tattoo on the skin barrier and physiological period when the female body changes, physiological period when the tattoo may have greater health risks than usual tattoo. Tattoos need to use a needle to inject the pigment between the epidermis and the dermis, there is a certain amount of damage to the surface of the skin, affecting the original function of the skin barrier, but also due to the women’s menstrual period when the body is weaker, hormone levels are also changes in the surface of the skin, the capillaries may be part of the expansion of tattooing at this time is more likely to bleed than usual or to trigger inflammatory reactions, causing local subcutaneous bleeding or redness, swelling and pain, but also may cause the skin localized bruising, the skin after tattooing to return to normal state. Tattoo after the skin to return to normal state takes a little longer. In addition to tattooing some parts of the pain is stronger, in the tattoo process is a continuous strong stimulation, continuous pain and emotional changes may aggravate menstrual discomfort or affect the menstrual cycle. It is recommended that tattoos try to avoid the physiological period, and after the tattoo can be based on the doctor’s advice to choose the appropriate topical ointment, to avoid skin infections, and promote healing recovery. Physiological period should also pay attention to personal hygiene, moderate amount of water, accelerate the body’s metabolism, pay attention to diet, eat less spicy stimulation, cold and cold food, so as to avoid excessive stimulation.