Plumber 'scarred for life' after getting £9 Mexican-themed henna moustache tattoo which won't come off

A holidaymaker who forked out £9 for a henna moustache tattoo for his night out in Benidorm may now need a skin graft after he suffered an allergic reaction.

Arran Maye, 28, decided to go for the ‘temporary’ tattoo he got on his face as part of Mexican-themed fancy dress night out with his pal Adam Lewis, 29.

But while Adam’s inking faded after a few days, Arran’s face immediately started to tingle before his face swelled up and he was left with puss dripping from the inking.

He rushed to hospital from the airport after the extreme allergic reaction caused his airways to narrow, and he ended up in intensive care.

Gutted Arran is in recovery but had to go back to work with his new facial decoration.

Daft Arran, from Leicester, said: “I’ve managed to see the funny side of it. I mean, what choice do I have?

“I look a right idiot though. I’ve had one before years ago and it was fine but I guess that wasn’t on my face.

“It was fine at first but then it got tingly, the next day it was blistering and pussing and by Sunday my face was a balloon.

“The doctors said 100% you’re going to have a scar for six months.

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“It will be exactly in the outline of a moustache.

“They did mention a skin graft and that it might be permanent. I was trying not to hear it to be honest.”

Arran and Adam were on a six-day break to fancy dress festival Benidorm Fiesta on November 14 with 20 mates.

They visited the ‘artist’ in the shop at 2pm after a few pints and they were told the inkings would wash off naturally in a couple of days – or could be cleaned off instantly with nail varnish remover.

However, Arran said it started to tingle slightly in a matter of minutes and when he woke up the next day his face was swollen and blistered.

After arriving back in the UK, Arran was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary where he was rushed into intensive care, given a breathing mask and stayed for two nights.

Medics reduced the swelling with medicine, and consulted a plastic surgeon who warned the scarring could be permanent.

Arran, who still has a red burn shape in the perfect shape of his tattoo, said he tried wearing a balaclava-type face cover but was “getting funny looks”.

He said: “Work think I’m a numpty. The hospital staff were great. They did laugh – after I stopped turning blue.”