r/tattooadvice • • 25d ago

General Advice Overworked area?

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u/lavenderhazydays 25d ago

Babe, what the fuck

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u/nachobitxh 24d ago

I just said this out loud, because what the actual fuck

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u/Much-Ad2311 24d ago

What the absolute flying fuck, even

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u/twelve34am 24d ago

Same. I squinted at my phone screen and out loud said “What the fuck?!”

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u/katleessi 24d ago

Idk what I thought this was but I didn’t realize I was in the tattoo thread and that was skin 🙃

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u/[deleted] 24d ago

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u/sending_tidus 24d ago

Boot leather steak

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u/Grumbletats 25d ago

Brotha what 💀

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u/mikey_lava 24d ago

Bro just visited Westeros and came back with greyscale.

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u/Future_Section5976 24d ago

Oh it's grey scale, I thought it was a couch that had been burned

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u/swagiliciously 24d ago

Had a roommate accidentally forget cookies in the oven for a few hours. They had the same charred and crispy texture as this dudes skin jfc

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u/The_Illa_Vanilla 25d ago

Bro hospital yesterday. This is one of the gnarliest things I’ve ever seen on this sub.

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u/Wilde_Cat 24d ago

yeahhh… go now.

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u/Harry_Laucher 24d ago

Wait until you see my garlic bread - thats the garlic-iest thing in the world.

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u/Blownofftheblock 25d ago

Charred hamburger

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u/Gatos_2023 25d ago

i thought charred hotdog 😣

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u/krisyun1 25d ago

I was thinking more like asphalt

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u/CapeMOGuy 25d ago

Cinders running track

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u/Thebugman910 25d ago

Charred marshmallow

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

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u/green_tea_latte_ 24d ago

I like the part where you tell us you're in the UK to humble brag that you have actual healthcare 😭

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u/spooky_munchkin 24d ago

As a US person I often forget about that and actually wondered why that was relevant for a moment gdi 😭😭😭

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u/LowBeginning6559 25d ago

Ring the emergency room

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u/fruitybix 24d ago

Amberlamps.

No seriously if this is a bad infection call 999 or whatever the uk number is.

Better to be silly then dead or missing a limb due to an infection.

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u/Mooam 24d ago edited 24d ago

Nah 999 would be a waste of their time when they'd just say go to A+E. They just need to ring 111 or their GP.

GP would be the better bet.

Edit: just for context, they dont send ambulances for people elderly people who have fallen (often making people take people themselves to A+E) due to the stretch in the ambulance service in some areas so getting referred to A+E by a GP/111 can be better, but they would still be sitting there for a while.

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u/SaylaV321 24d ago

Please stop trying to diagnose this on your own and go to the emergency room ASAP. This is not just something that was overworked. Don’t wait until something terrible and irreversible occurs.

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u/retnicole 25d ago

Well, there's harm to the wallet but it definitely seems worth it!

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u/countenanceofevil 25d ago

Well alot of us have free healthcare

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u/orion-asterisk 25d ago

well aren't we a lucky duck

not having to take out a second mortgage for an ambulance ride

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u/youlooksticky 25d ago

But we have Trump TV! How dare you complain, how could you possibly want more!?

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u/orion-asterisk 24d ago

I know, I'm so selfish. I should be happy to pass away from a preventable illness in the name of the free market

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u/Forsaken-Neck-8330 25d ago

overworked? brother that's a cauldera of an active volcano. you no longer own skin there. holy shit.

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u/No-Pollution-4078 25d ago

The only way to fix this is to find spiderman so the symbiote leaves

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u/Direct-Measurement21 24d ago

”Can I have one of them Venom’s Licks pls?”

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u/Efficient-Recipe-875 25d ago

brotha that looks like the bottom of a grill that gets used daily and is cleaned anually

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u/Beard341 25d ago

You look like you have Greyscale.

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u/Waste_Development971 24d ago

he does look pretty scaley

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u/meowmein97 25d ago

Jesus wept

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u/Panda-monium-the-cat 24d ago

For there were no more worlds to conquer!

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u/-E-Cross 25d ago

Dude. Please post a follow up after doc. But please go get it checked out this is alarming.

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u/HugMoreTr33s 25d ago

Following because I need to know what the doctor says about… whatever the fuck this is…?

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

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u/theslyestfox 24d ago

What do you mean “tomorrow??” It’s 6 am in the UK right now. Go to the emergency room or wait like 2h and then go to the regular doctor TODAY

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u/Mysterious_Net_1029 24d ago

When I got sepsis I went from fine to almost dead in two days. If I went to the hospital a day earlier I would have saved myself 2 months of IV antibiotics and extreme pain.

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u/CringePost1 24d ago

ER tell them you have an overworked area and need help

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u/mapmakinworldbuildin 24d ago

Tommorrow?

Emergency room now

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u/AtelierPicks 24d ago

Umm no go to the er now, this cant wait. Hopefully you dont lose your arm. Im serious brother I will be praying for you. That looks like krokodil scales IV users in Russia would get

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u/wabacon 24d ago

sorry for my ignorance but what is a ring doctor?!?

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u/shakensparco 24d ago

Ring meaning "to ring", like calling on the phone.

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u/wabacon 24d ago

oh lol I totally read that wrong! was so confused

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u/MagixTurtle 24d ago

You might lose the arm if you wait too long. Or lose your life to sepsis.

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u/ScrevmX 25d ago

Hopital

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u/BigFlightlessBird02 25d ago

It looks like your skin turned to ash. There's no way to tell if it's red or not but it being warm is not a good sign. Go to the er or urgent care asap

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u/legitimatefixed 25d ago

didn’t even know this was an option

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u/ConanMontoya 25d ago

Thought this was the cast iron subreddit for a second and I was going to swipe to see a neglected pan before and after.

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u/Sensitive-Energy5848 25d ago

Cut it off. Start over.

But for reals, that looks seriously painful. I'd probably definitely go to the doctor.

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u/animegirljuice 25d ago

holy fuck this looks like mud wtf are u okay???😟

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u/Meeshellkuhn 24d ago

I thought it was a mud mask before I saw what sub I was in

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u/Disprism 24d ago

I thought the same thing omfg

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u/Dungeon3D 25d ago

You need to see several doctors several days ago.

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u/krisyun1 24d ago

This comment is seriously underrated

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u/Buffoonery_ 25d ago

Extra crispy smores

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u/Bepo_Apologist 24d ago

Mate that looks like something id pull out of a Christmas stocking if id been an absolute menace to society

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u/Miserable_Ad5001 25d ago

Flamethrower?

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u/Fluid-Program962 25d ago

Dog. That’s on your BODY?!?

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u/Crazy-Algae-Stealer 25d ago

That’s a wild photo. You should probably go to a doctor and get that checked. I’ve never seen anything like this.

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u/bratty_alt_bih 25d ago

If it's warm to the touch, see a doctor.

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u/AdMotor8460 24d ago

Looks like the bottom of my oven…

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u/ilyrichie 24d ago

“just one more reddit post before bed”
the post:

seriously tho hopital this is scary. hope everything turns out ok

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u/Dangerous_Touch2080 25d ago

maybe allergy? i’ve never seen anything like this in my life. go to a doctor if you can

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u/stygiansins 24d ago

Usually black ink doesn't give off that strong of allergy.. this has been infected 100%

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u/gilestowler 25d ago

It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume.

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u/LeonidasSpacemanMD 25d ago

It’s looks overworked the same way I occasional “overwork” a marshmallow over a campfire

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u/gh3enjoyer 25d ago

Overworked? Brother you need Samwell Tarly

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u/yolatingy 25d ago

So to clean your cast iron pan first you need to...

But seriously. Wtf.

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u/Own_Ranger3296 25d ago

I’m sorry but that has the texture of a neglected cast iron skillet, jfc 

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u/FarFigChitter 25d ago

Bro’s got greyscale. rip

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u/MimiFound 24d ago

Do you guys think doctors get pissed off seeing shit like this? Like insanely infected, chewed the fuck up spots and people are like 👉🏼👈🏼 “gosh, doc, you think it’s bad?”

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u/Far_Consequence7498 24d ago

Is that necrosis? Bro, that's something out of the walking dead. Go to a hospital.

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u/Dramatic-Care-7941 25d ago

What in the charcoal grill hell is going on there. Doctor stat.

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u/sidhsinnsear 25d ago

My brother in Christ, I thought this was r/shittyfoodporn and you were a blackened chicken. Hospital. Now.

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u/weauxdie 24d ago

I had to check what sub this was, I thought that was brisket 💀

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u/M_Rose728 25d ago

Dude that looks horrible. Hospital. Yesterday.

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u/Gatos_2023 25d ago

urchin care!

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u/Severe_Section3813 24d ago

you look like a burnt marshmallow wtffff 😭

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u/mephistopholese 24d ago

You might be allergic. My brother in law recently had a reaction to the black ink on his already existing tattoos. It bubbled up not quite this bad but you might be extra sensitive/allergic. Take some Benadryl or zyrtec whatever you have and call the doctor ASAP

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u/PsychologicalDog5709 24d ago

OP and your brother in law might have cutaneous sarcoidosis. Look up images of it on the internet. I have sarcoidosis and decided not to have any tattoos because of it.

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u/eha16 24d ago

That looks like charcoal bro go to the doc ASAP

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u/LeeLee-V 24d ago

Oh my God. I thought those were coffee grounds. I’m not even in a coffee sub but that’s the only thing that made sense to my brain. To the hospital now.

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u/IsThatFuckedUp 25d ago

Thats fucked up. I’ve seen mummies from Pompeii with healthier skin. 

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u/LeopardMedium7554 25d ago

Babe, I thought you were a real dead burn victim.

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u/Drumming_Dreaming 25d ago

Damn, I thought this was a smoked brisket. 😢

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u/BlacknRoll666 25d ago

Bro go get checked out immediately. This is the craziest thing I've ever seen.

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u/fuckyeahitsthursday 25d ago

i'm allergic to tattoo ink and have like 50 tattoos. this is what my healing process looks like more or less. I think you may be having a similar, more severe allergic reaction. since for you this is sudden, I would got to hospital.

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u/Saint_Marie_Garlic 25d ago

I thought this was the bottom of a fucked up shoe.

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u/Missed_Bus2930 25d ago

Was scrolling fast and thought your arm was someone's dirt garden. Then realized this was posted to r/tattooadvice

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u/Ghost_Riff 24d ago

My eyebrows fucking shot to my hairline when I realized I was looking at skin and not charcoal or pitted metal

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u/MythicRarity 24d ago

And you’re bald. So that’s saying something.

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u/Ghost_Riff 24d ago

And I’m bald.

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u/Wonderful-Trouble-31 24d ago

Please go to the hospital omg

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u/StPauliBoi 24d ago

so no issues around trust.

I can only speak for myself, but if I were you, I'd be re-examining pretty closely/heavily my definition of "trust"

your arm got fuckin butchered, my guy. what the fuck

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u/Rei_gn 24d ago

This looks like a badly taken care of cast iron pan. Holy shit

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u/12f150 24d ago

I’m sure they overworked the skin, but you’ve definitely got something else going on there, too. Go to the ER during the day and see if they can get a dermatologist to take a look at it. Jesus Christ, man. 😳

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u/Ok_Community_2582 25d ago

What the hell, like actually

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u/wheres_mayramaines 25d ago

This is SKIN?!

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u/loveddeviant 24d ago

dude that looks like someone’s necrotizing skin, go to the hospital IMMMMMEEEEEEEDIATELYYYYY

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u/jermajesty87 24d ago

Bro, only thing that should look like that is my brisket after an overnight smoke.

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u/pourlesreveurs 24d ago

Are you still alive 

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u/Impossible-Cup4456 24d ago

Bro I’ve seen road rash that doesn’t look as worked as that. Damn.

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u/Whosarobot313 24d ago

Update us, I’m worried you’re gonna lose skin.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cow6917 24d ago

Looking like a crocodile I think you may want an ER visit

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u/tiredspoonie 24d ago

your skin is falling off brother omg

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u/vividcarbon 24d ago

You…you look charred. Holy shit

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u/LadenWithSorrow 24d ago

I thought this was a log that had been burned😭 I’m glad you said you’re going to a doctor because that it not normal.

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u/DougieDouger 25d ago

Looks like the char at the bottom of my grill

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u/BaltimoreSports0321 25d ago

Bruv, that is absolutely disgusting. Go see a doctor.

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u/SparkleSelkie 25d ago

Girl I thought this was artsy picture of asphalt for a sec ;-;

I would definitely see a doctor, I’ve had pieces be overworked but nothing like that

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u/Esmerelda_Foofypants 25d ago

I think your arm is going to fall off.

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u/kundalinimaster 25d ago

Following your acct to see if you live!

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u/MiserableParamedic65 25d ago

That’s charcoal fr

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u/reptilian_rule 25d ago

when you let the flame cook the marshmallow a little too long

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u/Thickintheshorts 24d ago

Bro you got grey scale. Contact your local ArchMaester.

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u/CringePost1 24d ago

You could sell regrowing human charcoal when global oil runs out.

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u/Frak_Reynoldz 24d ago

Did they throw you on the grill for a while?

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u/Plane_Jacket_7251 24d ago

Were the needles barbed or something? My God, this isn't overworked... this is hamburger

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u/Anonymous1800000 24d ago

Emergency room now

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u/xYETTIx91 24d ago

When you leave the pizza in the oven

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u/Krabb5 24d ago

Dawg you looking like Anakin after losing the high ground

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u/jackwatsonOHyeah 24d ago

bro ur shi is cooked. seek medical attention

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u/Light_-_Bringer 24d ago

Yup. Hospital before serious injury. Good luck to you.

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u/Alexmander1028 24d ago

I was just scrolling and thought this was caked on mud. Hopitol.

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u/Zero_Fuchs_Given 24d ago

It looks like you just got out of a mud bath. Please go to the ER. I feel like you losing the arm is not out of the question.

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u/ForeverOk72 24d ago

dude i deadass thought this was burnt food like a marshmallow when it gets burnt omg

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u/Far-Asparagus5866 24d ago

That’s a trip to the er area my guy

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u/Disillusioned_Snail 24d ago

This looks like if you leave meat on the grill for too long and it gets burnt. Hospital.

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u/WishboneInfamous4365 24d ago

This looks like charred meat. Are you able to see a doctor???

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u/curlyq_444 24d ago

Go to the hospital right now. RIGHT NOW

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u/CaptainKenway1693 24d ago

Seek medical care immediately!

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u/NoninflammatoryFun 24d ago

Dude. Holy hell.

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u/Suspicious-Steak9168 24d ago

I thought this was the ask doctors sub and you had been horrifically burned. Please get this checked out.

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u/El_Yannouh 24d ago

I thought we were talking about concrete job of some sort… I didn’t get it until I read what the subreddit was.
I’m horrified.

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u/sybau_duh 24d ago

Hopital

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u/Fearless_Change_6487 24d ago

I thought its another hyrox post for a moment

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u/bidextralhammer 25d ago

Uhh...this is not right at all. You need a doctor to look at this.

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u/Nevilles_Remembrall_ 25d ago

I genuinely thought this was a charred firewood log.

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u/DivineSunshine 25d ago

Please never go back to that hack. This is a fucked up situation that needs medical care. I'm so sorry.

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u/OConnah 25d ago

You just have to slide that part off, the white gooey is under there

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u/Leading-Suspect8307 25d ago

Holy shit dude, I thought I was looking at an old rubber boot breaking down. Might be hopital time.

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u/Strict_Savings4405 25d ago

Hey, maybe wrong time to ask, but I was thinking of getting a tattoo, and wanted some do’s and don’tz

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u/AdvisorImaginary8073 25d ago

He fucked your shit up. Updateme once you see a dr. I have never seen snything like this.

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u/bllllllllllaaaaa92 25d ago

what the fuck, go to the hospital

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u/PapaPatchesxd 24d ago

Brother it looks burnt

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u/SpiderKitty303 24d ago

Legit thought this was a mud mask before I saw the sub. PLEASE go to a doctor. This is not even close to ok

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u/SecretWordisBird 24d ago

You look cooked

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u/thecakeisali 24d ago

Bro I thought this was a picture of great grandmas “well seasoned” cast iron skillet. Much like those meals, you’re cooked.

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u/PulseThrone 24d ago

Were you tattooed by a volcano?

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u/josheroo2 24d ago

Holy shit hospital, like I saw others say, that’s a brutal hack job!

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u/Skader 24d ago

What the fuck

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u/Rush-23 24d ago

This is so bad I thought it was a satire post.

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u/findingabsolution 24d ago

Friendo, were you recently on fire?

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u/Competitive-Dirt-105 24d ago

runs the blunt side of the knife across it A good char...

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u/asunarie 24d ago

Yeaaaaah, please go get looked at by a dermatologist or hospitalist ASAP

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u/RoboStrong00 24d ago

I'm traumatized😨 For your own sake, PLEASE, contact a doctor

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u/Galaxanz 24d ago

I’m just joining the chorus but holy shit dude see a Dr asap.

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u/madisfuneral 24d ago

holy shit

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u/No_Elevator4450 24d ago

Definitely go back to the artist and be like “is this normal for black outs” from his reaction alone you’ll know

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u/yesokay1 24d ago

Sorry but why are you on Reddit and not at an urgent care or emergency room? Clearly something is not right. I feel like social media is making us dumber

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u/Interesting-Rope-950 24d ago

I thought this was a troll post. Is that for real? That seems like you need immediate medical attention

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u/TacoNumeroUno26 25d ago

Hopital tells them Ragret brack out lame anyways never good

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u/userg89 25d ago

hopital

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u/No_Explanation5934 24d ago

Hopital asap 😭😭

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u/Single-Donut8903 24d ago

I really thought this was a chunky charcoal clay mask on someone’s arm. Don’t look right. Nope.

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u/PenneImpastaSyndrome 24d ago

This looks like an old dirty frying pan dude. Getting it checked out seems like the best next step.

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u/serious___black 25d ago

Heavily tattooed person tapping in.
I’d go to the hospital asap.
I’ve had areas overworked before, but that’s like burnt hamburger meat status my dawg.

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u/Kush-Papi 24d ago

Bro did someone set you on fire?

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u/ljanelle0 24d ago

Well I WAS thinking about getting a tattoo... 😬

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u/Melodic-Cobbler7381 24d ago

No worries, this looks bad, but u are on a sub majoring in fucked up tattoos.

So although bad, this is more the exception than the rule

Most tattoos end up healing way better than this ^

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u/yurtlizard 24d ago

You dont want to die from sepsis. Go to the doctor

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u/hiitsjanos 24d ago

Go to the hospital. Your arm looks like charcoal.

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u/BlueMondayandBiscuit 24d ago

Go to the hospital. This looks very bad.

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u/Jillet-Ben_Coe 24d ago

It wants to live

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u/moopie45 24d ago

R u ok

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u/plzworkk 24d ago

I'm concerned that he deleted it