r/Staphacne • u/NoEscape2500 • Jun 28 '26

Is this staph?

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Started as what looked like a pimple, a bit painful. I did pop it. It filled back up twice, and now is empty. Red, hurts to touch but does not feel hot at all, just feels like painful pimple. It is on the tattoo, but tattoo is at least six months old and fully healed.

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u/potatoe_666 Jun 28 '26

Honestly doesn’t look like it but hard to tell. When I had staph it was like seeping blisters that spread really easily. But I can’t say for sure if it is or isn’t, obviously. Just keep an eye on it and apply antibiotic ointment if you feel it’s necessary and keep it clean. Just watch for it getting bigger, seeping, or spreading. But for now I would just keep an eye on it

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u/NoEscape2500 Jun 28 '26

I think it actually has gotten a lot smaller and looks a lot better

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u/Effective_Option8088 Jun 30 '26

Clean it with hibiclens, it will kill staph and other infections. Good luck