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Whenever I scratch or rub my skin, the exact area I scratched becomes raised and swollen in a line. My skin is completely normal when I don’t touch it, and the raised lines usually go away afterward.

I’m wondering if this could be dermatographism/dermatographic urticaria, but I haven’t been formally diagnosed.

I’m planning to get a large back tattoo and I’m worried because tattooing involves repeatedly irritating the skin.

For anyone who has dermatographism or a similar reaction:
Have you been able to get tattoos normally?

Did your skin swell/raise during the tattoo?

Did it affect the healing or final result?

Did you use any medication such as an antihistamine beforehand?

Is there anything I should know or do before getting tattooed?

I would appreciate advice from people who have actually experienced this.

Whenever I scratch or rub my skin, the exact area I scratched becomes raised and swollen in a line. My skin is completely normal when I don’t touch it, and the raised lines usually go away afterward.

I’m wondering if this could be dermatographism/dermatographic urticaria, but I haven’t been formally diagnosed.

I’m planning to get a large back tattoo and I’m worried because tattooing involves repeatedly irritating the skin.

For anyone who has dermatographism or a similar reaction:

Have you been able to get tattoos normally?

Did you use any medication such as an antihistamine beforehand?

Is there anything I should know or do before getting tattooed?

I would appreciate advice from people who have actually experienced this.

Height: 176cm
Weight: 104kg (Started at 121kg on 22 feb 2026)
Age:23
Sex: Male
bf: 33%(not sure since i used Gpt)

From 121kg to 104kg it was just deficit and walking everyday, at that point of time all i cared about was losing my weight.

My current Tdee of 1.2 is 2406kcal, and i am consuming 1400kcal with 190g protein everyday so a deficit of 1000kcal. My friend recently introduced me to the gym 2 weeks ago , i go to the gym 6x a week and walk about 10-15km everyday.

So is what i am doing a cut or recomp? and my biggest fear is that i will end up skinny fat. Please advice thanks❤️

Height: 176cm
Weight: 104kg (Started at 121kg on 22 feb 2026)
Age:23
Sex: Male
bf: 33%(not sure since i used Gpt)

From 121kg to 104kg it was just deficit and walking everyday, at that point of time all i cared about was losing my weight.

My current Tdee of 1.2 is 2406kcal, and i am consuming 1400kcal with 190g protein everyday so a deficit of 1000kcal. My friend recently introduced me to the gym 2 weeks ago , i go to the gym 6x a week and walk about 10-15km everyday.

So is what i am doing a cut or recomp? and my biggest fear is that i will end up skinny fat. Please advice thanks❤️

Height: 176cm
Weight: 104kg (Started at 121kg on 22 feb 2026)
Age:23
Sex: Male
bf: 33%(not sure since i used Gpt)

From 121kg to 104kg it was just deficit and walking everyday, at that point of time all i cared about was losing my weight.

My current Tdee of 1.2 is 2406kcal, and i am consuming 1400kcal with 190g protein everyday so a deficit of 1000kcal. My friend recently introduced me to the gym 2 weeks ago , i go to the gym 6x a week and walk about 10-15km everyday.

So is what i am doing a cut or recomp? and my biggest fear is that i will end up skinny fat. Please advice thanks❤️

Height: 176cm
Weight: 104kg (Started at 121kg on 22 feb 2026)
Age:23
Sex: Male
bf: 33%(not sure since i used Gpt)

From 121kg to 104kg it was just deficit and walking everyday, at that point of time all i cared about was losing my weight.

My current Tdee of 1.2 is 2406kcal, and i am consuming 1400kcal with 190g protein everyday so a deficit of 1000kcal. My friend recently introduced me to the gym 2 weeks ago , i go to the gym 6x a week and walk about 10-15km everyday.

So is what i am doing a cut or recomp? and my biggest fear is that i will end up skinny fat. Please advice thanks❤️

Height: 176cm
Weight: 104kg (Started at 121kg on 22 feb 2026)
Age:23
Sex: Male
bf: 33%(not sure since i used Gpt)

From 121kg to 104kg it was just deficit and walking everyday, at that point of time all i cared about was losing my weight.

My current Tdee of 1.2 is 2406kcal, and i am consuming 1400kcal with 190g protein everyday so a deficit of 1000kcal. My friend recently introduced me to the gym 2 weeks ago , i go to the gym 6x a week and walk about 10-15km everyday.

So is what i am doing a cut or recomp? and my biggest fear is that i will end up skinny fat. Please advice thanks❤️