Tattoo On Ankle Swollen

Even though rare tattoo swelling may uncommonly be a symptom of an infection.

Tattoo on ankle swollen. Infections and skin sensitivity. Ink usually spreads to the lymph nodes as your skin heals from getting the tattoo. Calf and ankle swollen two days ago from pant compression.

Everything above is perfectly normal. I had a tattoo done on my foot two weeks ago which was easily about an 8 or 9. Some swelling occurs as an after-effect of receiving a tattoo and since an ankle tattoo is located on an extremity -- the leg -- swelling can prove more of an issue than in other areas of the body.

I would recommend washing it in the morning and at night and make sure you put aquaphore or some other healing ointment on it often for the first four or so days then use unscented lotion after that. Swelling in lymph nodes usually near a tattoo. Ankles have a higher probability of swelling than the shoulder for example since gravity is working to bring down the blood.

When a tattoo needle pierces skin. My ankle was a little swollen slightly red and it hurt quite a bit for a few days it was like a throbbing pain. Whether its been a combination of the size of the tattoo or the amount of trauma specifically to the calf muscle isnt clear but the trauma is definitely the cause of the swollen ankle.

The swelling is an automatic healing response by your body as it sends more fluid and white blood cells to the area. Tips on swollen legs and feet after a tattoo. Swollen lump and are usually associated with smaller pink.

However the pain inflammation and redness should get better with time not worse. In general its normal to have swelling and redness around your tattoo for about 48 hours after you first get it done. Why do Tattoos Swell.