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‘I paid £250 for flower tattoo but it looks horrid – I fear it’ll scar me for life’
'I paid £250 for flower tattoo but it looks horrid – I fear it'll scar me for life',Mariah Natabus said her cute butterfly and flower tattoo turned into a "nightmare" after she suffered a painful skin reaction – so now she claims to be suing the parlour

‘I paid £250 for flower tattoo but it looks horrid – I fear it’ll scar me for life’

A woman who paid £250 for a floral tattoo fears she may be scarred for life after she suffered a painful reaction.

Mariah Natabus, 21, got the cute flower and butterfly design done on her right leg last November.

But just 10 days later, the area ballooned, became red and started itching.

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Nine months down the line, the Staffordshire lass is still battling "nightmare" symptoms.

She said: "The tattoo is always sore and it looks horrid, but I've been to the doctors and no treatment has worked. It's been a nightmare."

Mariah Natabus
Mariah Natabus says she's been experiencing debilitating side-effects for nine months (Image: Mariah Natabus / SWNS)

Mariah was prescribed skin cream, but it hasn't worked as well as she'd hoped and she's still struggling months on.

She added: "I've been prescribed creams by the dermatologist but nothing has worked. I've given up on medical help now as it's too stressful for me.

"The itching gets worse in hot weather. I have to cover my leg all the time."

Mariah says she has recently began legal proceedings against the tattoo parlour.

However the parlour dismissed claims that the tattoo became infected – instead suggesting Mariah likely suffered an allergic reaction.

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