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Vomiting, Excessive Sleep After Getting A Tattoo. Infection Or Ink Poisoning?
My friend just got large tattoo on his arm not done by a professional by any means and it took the guy 13 hours to do the tattoo. after he slept for a few hours all hes been doing is vomit and sleep. is it shock or a bad timed cold or could it be infection or ink poisioning he has two other tattoos and has never had a problem but not from the same guy
Mon, 5 Aug 2013
Hi,
This could be possibly related to the tattoo procedure. There is a risk of infection with such a long procedure carried out by an unlicensed person. The signs to watch for are a fever developing, further vomiting of increasing pain in the region of the tattoo. If any of these occur, I would suggest a visit to the emergency doctor for assessment.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger
MBChB FCRA
This could be possibly related to the tattoo procedure. There is a risk of infection with such a long procedure carried out by an unlicensed person. The signs to watch for are a fever developing, further vomiting of increasing pain in the region of the tattoo. If any of these occur, I would suggest a visit to the emergency doctor for assessment.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger
MBChB FCRA
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