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Pimples Near Tattoo, Swollen, Painful. What Do I Do?

I got a tattoo on my back a week and a few days ago and it was healing great, a few nights ago it had about three small almost pimples around the bottom of the tattoo and i didnt think anything of them. now they have gotten larger and hard and they still have a white head like a pimple but wont pop they are swollen and hurt!!!
What do i do? i dont have any health insurance and i would rather not have to go to the doctor if possible.
Sat, 10 Aug 2013
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Welcome to HCM.
Most likely it might be due to bacterial infection due to improper hygiene during tattoo making.
Clean it with antiseptic liquid and apply local antibiotic cream like fucidic acid,framicetin.
Start oral antibiotic like amoxy/clavulinic 625 to subside infection and take NSAID to subside pain and inflammation.
Take proper local hygiene.
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Pimples Near Tattoo, Swollen, Painful. What Do I Do?

Welcome to HCM. Most likely it might be due to bacterial infection due to improper hygiene during tattoo making. Clean it with antiseptic liquid and apply local antibiotic cream like fucidic acid,framicetin. Start oral antibiotic like amoxy/clavulinic 625 to subside infection and take NSAID to subside pain and inflammation. Take proper local hygiene.