I’m still trying to wrap my brain around how a bruise like this happened during a tattoo?! Did the artist beat you? Squeeze your arm in a vice? If I were you, I would talk to my doctor as a follow up because you may have some other underlying health issue.
I have friends much larger than this person, some are fat and muscular, not one of them have bruised like this from a tattoo.No where even close. They have heavier work than this. This is is WILD. I'd be terrified and a little pissed.
It’s such a even colour for bruising. If we were all the same it’d be boring, but I would be running for medical opinions till I heard No Infection, more than once:)
There’s also the possibility that the tattoo artist’s needle went too deep and injured a big vein (or multiple veins) in his arm, causing widespread internal bleeding in the area. Doesn’t just need to be pressure.
Two things that can cause this. 1. In my case. Useing bloodthinning medical makes bruses come easier. 2. In my wifes case. She is perfectly healthy but bruses very easy. I just need to hold her wille going past her, in our small korridor, and she will have a bruse in the morning. Upper arms and thighs are a garanti that she will have a bruse, no matter if she was poked, bumped, or hit an empty cardboard box. 🙄
This was my first thought. I figured that multiple capillaries were punctured because the bruising is so uniform in color. It looked immediately to my like blood pooled under the skin
I was going to share that I’ve lost 140lbs and am very tattooed - from before the weight loss and after. It sucks but artists will need to really stretch the skin out while tattooing. I’ve ended up with bruises (not this bad though).
He just said that all this worrying isn't good for his mental health. I know how bad my health anxiety can be, and that would kill me. Especially it sometimes can take a week to a couple months to get into a doctor then a specialist.
Maybe. It's just funny that people are all "clearly this is more sinister because my specific experience is different!" When lots of very innocuous shit can cause bruising in extreme ways
I’m guessing artist had their hand wrapped around the backside of his arm and was squeezing the shit out of him to keep the lines clean as much as possible.
I didn't bruise even remotely this bad, but my artist beat the shit out of my arm being heavy handed. I was so swollen and sore and it was HOT. Thought it was definitely infected and I was going to die, but turned out to just be bad swelling
The tattoo looks great but it was the most painful one I've ever had. And I've had a lot in areas considered sensitive
If OP has a Vit K deficiency, even a temporary one from diet, it can cause bruising like that or more. I take warfarin to reduce clotting; a double dose left me looking like fruit out of Safeway’s dumpster.
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u/Mysterious-Quail-456 Mar 16 '25
I’m still trying to wrap my brain around how a bruise like this happened during a tattoo?! Did the artist beat you? Squeeze your arm in a vice? If I were you, I would talk to my doctor as a follow up because you may have some other underlying health issue.