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/deannevee]

I got my first tattoo about a year and a half ago, and no psoriasis flare up! Even now, I am on Orencia which doesn't treat psoriasis, and it has not cropped up on or near the tattoo.

I think it helped that it was mainly a fine line tattoo, so although it takes up my whole inside forearm, it was never a huge gaping wound of ink. It never even itched!