Tattoo recovery period especially itchy may be caused by normal physiological factors, may also be infected or allergic and other pathological factors, can be relieved by general treatment, topical anti-infective drugs and glucocorticoid drugs, oral anti-allergy drugs.
1. Physiological factors: tattoo washing is usually a laser to remove pigment, in the high temperature burning will cause some damage to the skin, during the recovery period, the skin tissue in the process of repair will lead to local itching, do not scratch, easy to leave scars, can be gently patted or local cold compresses to relieve the itch.
2. Pathological factors:
(1) infection: due to tattoo washing, in the recovery period, do not pay attention to clean or poor resistance may cause bacterial infection, and lead to a particularly itchy feeling, you can first use iodine volts for local skin disinfection, and then apply erythromycin ointment or mupirocin ointment for anti-inflammatory.
(2) allergy: such as tattoo cleaning during the recovery of itching with red bumps may be due to allergies, need to find allergens, avoid stimulation, and follow the doctor’s instructions to use anti-allergy drugs, such as chlorpheniramine maleate tablets, levocetirizine hydrochloride tablets, etc., and at the same time, the use of topical mometasone furoate cream or dinexed cream and other glucocorticosteroid medication, in order to ease the itchiness.
Tattoo cleaning during the recovery period is particularly itchy, such as self-help can not be relieved or the symptoms continue to worsen, it is recommended to timely to the regular hospital, under the guidance of the doctor’s standardized treatment, is not recommended to blindly use their own medication.