Some tattoo artists will say no. Others will say yes. There are many factors to consider when getting 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 discomfort you go through to find tattoo. This is fairly outdated way of thinking.
Many factors play into how much a tattoo will hurt. One important factor is where the tattoo will be located on a body. Areas such while outer arms, outer legs, upper back and upper chest are not very painful for tattooing. Locations 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. Your feet and ankles are definitely more painful than locations. This applies also to inside the wrist and hands.
Another factor is how well you tolerate pain. Women are built to take pain better than men, because women are made to give birth. This produces a normal woman’s pain tolerance usually higher than your. Women who have given birth usually tolerate pain better than females who have not been through childbirth.
Additionally, if you have already several tattoos, guess what happens to expect and have become more immune to the feeling finding a tattoo because you have had a chance to feel what it feels like for almost any tattoo and now you may 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 wise to pick smaller designs and put them in less painful areas until they become used towards feeling of working with a tattoo needle pierce their skin 3,000 times a minute. But, be careful where those small tattoos go. In the tattoo business, outer arms and upper backs, as well as calves in 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 noticable that small tattoo look even reduced. And, if sometime in the future you decide to get a partial or full sleeve or leg piece, you’ve just be it more tough design around that tiny tattoo smack dab in the midst of your planned large piece.
On the market today there are some 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 strongly advised to test a short area first to check the person getting the pre-deadener is not going to possess a bad reaction into the cream or lotion. Most pre-deadeners take 45 minutes to a single hour to become effective and usually last 1 to 2 hours. Most times you can tell it is taking effect when observe a whitish coloring to the treated area making nearby areas appear pinker than normal. On darker skin specialists harder to determine. If there is any doubt about whether the person will have a reaction to this procedure, you’ll want to have them talk to their doctor before using the product, several cases of reactions have been reported by people that did not follow these guidelines.
These pre-deadeners are offered to professional tattoo artists through their tattoo supplier and aren’t generally available to the public. These pre-deadeners are designed to be used 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 on the market. It too can contain Lidocaine (5% concentration is the legal limit if you have a medical license), Benzocaine and/or Tetracaine. Usually this ‘during-the-procedure’ treatment is in liquid, spray form or gel. May possibly be sprayed on or applied to your skin once the skin is ‘broken’ from the tattoo needle and need to also be tested on a small area beforehand to be the client may have no adverse responses. Again, this product is not generally available to potential fans and patrons but can be bought by a professional tattoo artist working in a licensed studio. There have been usually lasts 45 minutes to 1 hour per application as well as its advised not added with the product more than 4 times in a single sitting with an individual to avoid heart palpitations, and other unpleasant side belongings.
Some artists won’t offer these deadeners saying it can the tattoo to heal poorly. Others refuse to offer them because of the cost involved in obtaining them. Most of these deadening products have become expensive for control and because usually are very well sometimes in alcohol or witch hazel bases, they very often will evaporate quickly and never have a long shelf life. Clients usually don’t understand or know their tattoo artists will talk about the tattoo experience once the client is no longer. 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 to your same artist for further work, because the artist knows it will be a difficult tattoo to do well due to the constant pain vocalizations of the client, and wishing to get a complaining client to sit still. Sitting ‘s 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 inside than the tattoo procedure, and poor aftercare are some other reasons why a tattoo might not finally end up well. But, using deadeners usually doesn’t have any effect on the quality of the tattoo or the healing process then.
The Wave tattoo studio
Carrer dels Assaonadors, 24, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
+34 603 30 76 87