tattoos

I have eczema and was wondering if getting a tattoo would cause something to happen with my skin

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

Can you answer some questions:

How long have you had eczema?
Where are the lesions located?
What treatment do you take currently?
Do you haev skin disease of some other type?
Do you have active eczema presently anywhere on your body?

Various skin lesions demonstrate a phenomenon called as Koebner Phenomenon. According to this phenomenon, people having a preexisting disease may develop such lesions at other parts of the body which were exposed to trauma and were unaffected previously.

The Koebner phenomenon, also called the "Koebner response" or the "isomorphic response", refers to skin lesions appearing on lines of trauma. The Koebner phenomenon may result from either a linear exposure or irritation. ...
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koebner Phenomenon)

Thus tattoo would not be advisable and could lead to increased eczema at new sites.

Ypu may lk to your doctor to understand this better. Also let su know if you may have other questions.

Best regards

[karr2010]

well I was diagnosed with ezcema (eczema) last year and I currently take some pills and antibiotic cream and I have really only had it on my legs but things are much better than they used to be

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

It would still be best that you discuss this with your doctor and try to find out if this should be of any reasonable concern. I say this in spite of my previous post because each individual is different and your doctor is the best person to help you in these decisions.

Hope my comments were of some use to you.

All the best