Agonising: Charlie Wallace’s badly burnt arm
This is the horrific damage done to a ten-year-old's arm after a holiday henna tattoo went disastrously wrong.
The scarring in the pattern of the tattoo's design may be permanent, doctors have warned.
Charlie Wallace had the tattoo done on the last day of his holiday in Marmaris, Turkey, with parents Pauline and Steve Wallace.
'I had my doubts about it but he was really insistent. I asked holidaymakers and the reps at the complex, and they said it was fine, there was no problem,' said Mrs Wallace, 36. 'He had one and it was fine.
'When the last day was coming, he wanted a new one to show his friends. We went back and it was a different lady. A few hours after it was done, it started swelling up.
Tattoo: Charlie before the pain
'I was absolutely petrified – I was worried it would start to eat away at the skin or be poisonous.'
Since returning home to South Ockendon in Essex, the youngster has missed a month of school and been in pain from the scar, which has left a swirl of tender, scabbed-over pink skin.
Charlie has now been told he must keep the affected area out of the sun for two years. 'He is quite upset,' Mrs Wallace added.
The scarring in the pattern of the tattoo's design may be permanent, doctors have warned.
Charlie Wallace had the tattoo done on the last day of his holiday in Marmaris, Turkey, with parents Pauline and Steve Wallace.
'I had my doubts about it but he was really insistent. I asked holidaymakers and the reps at the complex, and they said it was fine, there was no problem,' said Mrs Wallace, 36. 'He had one and it was fine.
'When the last day was coming, he wanted a new one to show his friends. We went back and it was a different lady. A few hours after it was done, it started swelling up.
Tattoo: Charlie before the pain
'I was absolutely petrified – I was worried it would start to eat away at the skin or be poisonous.'
Since returning home to South Ockendon in Essex, the youngster has missed a month of school and been in pain from the scar, which has left a swirl of tender, scabbed-over pink skin.
Charlie has now been told he must keep the affected area out of the sun for two years. 'He is quite upset,' Mrs Wallace added.
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