Tattoos

I don’t have any suggestions but I am going to follow along. I have had the tattoo I wanted picked out for the better part of a decade but have been too scared to get one. With my luck, I’ve been told many times, if I didn’t have bad luck I wouldn’t have any, it would end up mega infected. But I hope all you with tattoos share yours and your experiences getting them as related to your lupus!


Amber B, RN (lupus.net team moderator).

Hi, !


I don't have any personal insight, sorry. All the research I did stated it was okay if your Lupus is mild and not flaring, but to proceed with caution. I bet you already knew that, since you mentioned you had already done your research.


I do hope one of our community members can chime in here with the personal experience you're looking for!


Best, Erin, Lupus.net Team Member.

My experience is that getting a tattoo will put me into a flair for about a week (depending on the size of the tattoo and time spent under the needle), so I have to plan my tattoo time wisely. I have to make sure I will have a week's recovery time available afterwards, because I know I will spend the first 3-4 days in bed at least.

I got a tattoo last year and I have SLE and Sjogren's. I had no issues. I was very careful to tend to it and keep it clean and sanitary. It did take longer to heal than my husband's (we both got the same one) but only about a week longer. I am 58 years old.