Psoriasis and Tattoos Followup

Just thought I would show you guys that my tattoo is completely healed now and the psoriasis has gone away from it. The guttate didn’t damage the tattoo at all, as you can see. I was putting on PsoriaFlora, which was helping the psoriasis on the tattoo, but not as fast as I wanted. So I decided to try the Protopic ointment on there even though I wasn’t sure if it was going to damage the tattoo. But it didn’t! Turned out great!

My tattoo all healed and psoriasis free!

This just goes to show you that you don’t have to alter your life completely when you have psoriasis. It can be a little more care intensive and annoying at times, but bottom line you can still live a semi-normal life and do the same things other people do.

When I had psoriasis really bad all over my body, people used to always comment to me that they thought it was impressive that I didn’t let my skin bother me in public. I would still go to the beach in a bikini and wear mini skirts and tank tops… I won’t say it didn’t bother me sometimes, but I decided not to give it my power.

I remember times in college when I would go to the outdoor pool and people would kind of look at me with disgust, thinking I was getting into the water with a contagious disease. Even though it was embarrassing at times, I realized that I could help educate those people about psoriasis. I chose not to let those people bother me.

You have to still see your own beauty regardless of how helpless you feel with psoriasis. Plus your skin need vitamin D from the sun! So I say let your skin breathe in the open air and sun no matter what people might think of you and maybe you can educate them too! The more consciousness in the world about psoriasis, the better!

Psoriasis and Tattoos

I just went to get some more Psoriaflora. I don’t know if anyone else with psoriasis has tried it, but it works super well. It’s only about $10 for a tube. It feels really good and after a few days of putting it on you will notice your psoriasis flaking off and turning back into normal skin. I am not sure how well it works for plaque psoriasis though. Since I have guttate psoriasis which come in little dots most of the time (unless it’s really bad and groups together), I notice the change visibly. I am curious to know how it would do on plaque psoriasis. If anyone has experience with plaque psoriasis and Psoriaflora I would love to hear from you.

The reason I got the Psoriaflora is actually because I just got tattooed on my upper arm last week and as I kind of suspected, some psoriasis sprouted out on some of the new tattooed areas. I was nervous to put the Protopic ointment on it since I don’t know how it would affect the tattoo. I have gotten tattoos before and used Psoriaflora on it, which didn’t damage the tatt and made the psoriasis go away.

Getting tattoos with psoriasis can be a little risky because psoriasis comes out of any wounds or cuts you acquire. My recommendation to people with psoriasis who want tattoos is… Don’t get tatted when your psoriasis is enflamed badly. This will cause the psoriasis to get worse and possibly to ruin your tattoo (waste of money). I decided it was safe for me to get tatted because my psoriasis is at a minimum right now… I probably should have even waited a little longer to get it but I was too excited about my tattoo idea.

In addition to the Psoriaflora, I just got some probiotics which will help my immune system fight the breakouts. I also have been taking fish oil everyday, which is a really good idea for anyone with psoriasis, but especially while I have this tattoo. People with psoriasis tend to lack vitamin D and also lack essential oils in their diet. So if you’re planning on getting a tattoo, boost your immune system to the fullest before and during!

Here is a good article about tattoos and psoriasis just FYI… http://www.psoriasis.org/advance/features/to-tattoo-or-not-to-tattoo-psoriasis

Some people may strongly recommend you don’t get tatted, but in my experience, as long as you are responsible about it then there should be no problems!

As you can see on the left there is flaky skin where the psoriasis was trying to come in. It was red yesterday but I put on Psoriaflora and it is vanishing the psoriasis.