“Just please be cautious who you get your mods from and do your research. I don’t want this to happen to anyone else.”
Catt Gallinger
Catt Gallinger
![However, due to what Gallinger describes as a mixture of "undiluted ink, over injection, and not enough/smaller injections [sites]" the tattoo became infected and by the next morning her eye was swollen shut.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_urcHqA-1zYnY21vig6jR80asqO8b_4vigPyGj0fy1uWU7JxFn2ZvQ90JhI5VCN2josyC3n3QFf=s0-d)
Catt Gallinger
This is 24-year-old model Catt Gallinger from Ottawa.
Catt Gallinger
Three weeks ago Gallinger received a scleral tattoo, which is basically just a tattoo that colors the white parts of the human eye.
Catt Gallinger
However, due to what Gallinger describes as a mixture of "undiluted ink, over injection, and not enough/smaller injections [sites]" the tattoo became infected and by the next morning her eye was swollen shut.
Catt Gallinger
Though Gallinger has been on a steady stream of steroid drops and antibiotics for the past three weeks, her doctors say that it's unlikely she'll regain full vision in her eye. "It will either go completely or stay a blurry mess," she said in a video posted on Facebook.