NEED HELP WITH INFECTION...

ok, I have a decent amount of work done, close to about 60 hours or more worth....I GOT AN INFECTION, its only in a smaller part of the newest piece I got done...its where the red and black ink got mixed together...now I called the hospital, and they told me to keep cleaning it, I hadnt called the shop because today was the first day it looked a little bad...HOW CAN I TAKE CARE OF IT WITH NO MORE DAMAGE/INFECTION PROBLEMS??? like I said, its only in a two small parts, the rest of it is fine...anyone got any advice? I will call my shop tomorrow to let them know what happened...

What are you using for aftercare, and how do you know if it's infected? Can you give any symptoms?

yeah, it has happened once before...its a little red and irritated around the are, and is looks a little wet/oozy...but its only in a small area like no more than 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch... as far as after care, I waited about 2 hours before removing the bandage, I washed away the blood with regular anitbacterial dial, I use bacitracin on the whole thing, and the rest of the area is peeling and drying and healing normally, this area is not...I got it done on saturday and finshed about 4 pm...

yeah, it has happened once before...its a little red and irritated around the are, and is looks a little wet/oozy...but its only in a small area like no more than 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch... as far as after care, I waited about 2 hours before removing the bandage, I washed away the blood with regular anitbacterial dial, I use bacitracin on the whole thing, and the rest of the area is peeling and drying and healing normally, this area is not...I got it done on saturday and finshed about 4 pm...

When you leave a studio after haing a tattoo done you are walking out with an open wound.It is so easy to just bump up against a contaminated object and contract a minor infection.Isuggest waiting a day and if the condition worsens in any way Go to a doctor and get a scrip for an oral antibiotic and within days if not hours the infection almost always clears right up.Just don't wait too long..a serious infection is just that..SERIOUS!...T

I agree with Taz. As an RN I thought, hey, maybe I can offer some suggestion instead of having questions, but Taz beat me to it. Do not let it go to long, an infection can become serious and usually an oral antibiotic will do the trick.

its starting to dry up and heal up, its is just taking a little while longer....it will probably lose some color, but all is getting better now....