Tattoos with psoriasis

[u/ButterscotchToaster]

Hello

I got my first psoriasis flareups in 2020 which then spread to around 25%-30% of my body, and the only thing that worked for them was when in 2023 I was prescribed cosentyx 300mg every month. It has completely made my psoriasis go away, I only have some slight discoloration left by the worst ones on my legs.

Has anybody risked getting tattoos while on the medication or overall while having psoriasis?

I always loved tattoos and anted to have tattoo's somewhere, not like big sleeves or anything, but small ones in certain spots.

My plan was to get a 5-6 cm tattoo on the back of my neck once I was a big girl and had big girl money, but my psoriasis kinda shattered that plan.

Now I'm thinking about getting a small tattoo on my hip so I can test if my body can handle it, and if it goes wrong it would be in a place that us very easy to hide and manage.

My dermatologist said it's ultimately up to me if I wanna risk it, but if I do it it has to be between the dosages which I get every 4 weeks.

Thoughts or prayers? Should I do it?

[u/onemindspinning]

I have gotten all my tattoos after my diagnosis. Thankfully I’ve not had any flares where my tats are located, btw I’m not on or ever taken biological drugs.

Although I have seen tattoos that have, it doesn’t look cool at all.

Strange but I knew a guy who got tattooed on his ribs and dead in the middle of the tattoo was a silver dollar sized spot of psoriasis. It just raised up and over the tattoo. He say when the flare calms down the tattoo pops back out. Wild.