Some tattoo artists will say no. Others will say yes. There are numerous factors to consider obtaining a tattoo and obviously the amount of pain you must go through for that tattoo differ.
Old school tattoo artists are of the mind, that you must earn your tattoo with the pain sensation you go through to get your tattoo. This is very outdated way of planning.
Many factors play into how much a tattoo will hurt. One important aspect is where the tattoo will be located onto your body. Areas such as the outer arms, outer legs, upper back and upper chest are not very painful for tattooing. Other areas such as the lower back, inside the arms, or legs, near elbows and knees, along the spine, along the ribs, the lower front torso are all considered staying more painful areas. You a and ankles are definitely more painful than locations. This applies also to inside the wrist and hands.
Another factor is how good you tolerate pain. Women are built to take pain better than men, because women are in order to give birth. This makes a normal woman’s pain tolerance usually higher than a guys. Women who have given birth usually tolerate pain better than women that have not been through childbirth.
Additionally, if you have now several tattoos, guess what happens to expect and also become more immune to the feeling acquiring a tattoo because have had the ability to feel what it feels like to get a tattoo and it’s easy to convince your body that the pain is not that bad, because you’ve survived it sooner than. Those getting their first or second tattoo would be advised to pick smaller designs and put them in less painful areas until they become used towards the feeling of using a tattoo needle pierce their skin 3,000 times a tiny. But, be careful where those small tattoos go. Inside of tattoo business, outer arms and upper backs, as well as calves from the legs are considered ‘prime real estate’ and to plant a tiny tattoo in an area that leaves a lot of untouched skin around it tends in order to create that small tattoo look even littler. And, if sometime in the future you decide for your partial or full sleeve or leg piece, you’ve just make it more tough to design around that tiny tattoo smack dab in the midst of your planned large piece.
On the market today there are many types of deadening agents available. Pre-deadeners usually have Lidocaine, Benzocaine and/or Tetracaine in them. Pre-deadeners should be applied to cleaned, shaved skin in a thin coat, then seal the area with clear cellophane and taped airtight. The artist applying this pre-deadener is wise to test as small area first to the person receiving the pre-deadener is not going to have a bad reaction to the cream or creams. Most pre-deadeners take 45 minutes 1 hour to become effective and usually last 1 to two hours. Most times you can tell it is taking effect when notice a whitish coloring to the treated area making the surrounding areas appear pinker than normal. On darker skin wanting to offer harder to take note of. If there is any doubt about whether the person will have step to this procedure, ensure that i have them discuss it with their doctor before using the product, several cases of reactions have been reported by those that did not follow these guidelines.
These pre-deadeners are around for professional tattoo artists through their tattoo supplier and are not generally available to your public. These pre-deadeners are designed as replacements on un-broken skin, meaning before the tattooing process begins.
Once the tattoo has been started, usually after all the outlining is done, another type of deadener is available. It too can contain Lidocaine (5% concentration is the legal limit unless you have a medical license), Benzocaine and/or Tetracaine. Usually this ‘during-the-procedure’ treatment is in liquid, spray form or gel. You can get someone sprayed on or applied to epidermis once the skin is ‘broken’ from the tattoo needle and must also be tested on a small area beforehand to guarantee the client can have no adverse reaction. Again, this product is not generally available to the public but can be purchased by a professional tattoo artist your licensed studio. Are already usually lasts 45 minutes to an hour per application that is advised not added with the product higher 4 times in one sitting with an individual to avoid heart palpitations, and other unpleasant side changes.
Some artists refuse to offer these deadeners saying it triggers the tattoo to heal poorly. Others refuse to offer them because for this cost involved in obtaining them. Many of these deadening products are very expensive for a small amount and because these sometimes in alcohol or witch hazel bases, they tend to evaporate quickly and have a long shelf life. Clients usually don’t understand or know their tattoo artists will talk about the tattoo experience when the client is gone. Tattoo artists have been overheard commenting about what a wimp a client is because they moaned, groaned, complained incessantly, constantly wiggled throughout the whole tattoo. Some artists will charge more for the next tattoo if customer comes back towards the same artist to get more detail work, because the artist knows it is going be a difficult tattoo to do well due to the constant pain vocalizations on the client, and trying to get a complaining client to sit still. Sitting is still the number one reason some tattoos do not come out well. Talking during the cell phone, bringing children into the studio and paying more attention for than the tattoo procedure, and poor aftercare are other reasons why a tattoo might not create well. But, using deadeners usually lacks the any effect using a quality of the tattoo or the healing process in a while.
The Wave tattoo studio
Carrer dels Assaonadors, 24, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
+34 603 30 76 87