Some tattoo artists will say no. Others will say yes. There a wide range of factors to consider when getting a tattoo and obviously the amount of pain you must go through for that tattoo fluctuate.
Old school tattoo artists are of the mind, that you must earn your tattoo with soreness you go through to get your tattoo. This is rather outdated way of thinking.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 your body. Areas such like 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 with regard to more painful areas. Feet 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 made to give birth. This constitutes a normal woman’s pain tolerance usually higher than a guys. Women who have given birth usually tolerate pain better than ladies who have not been through childbirth.
Additionally, if you have already several tattoos, guess what to expect and also become more secure the feeling of getting a tattoo because have had the opportunity to feel what it feels like for any tattoo and now you can convince your body that the pain is not that bad, because you’ve survived it long before. Those getting their first or second tattoo would be advisable to pick smaller designs and put them in less painful areas until they become used on the feeling of working with a tattoo needle pierce their skin 3,000 times a insignificant. But, be careful where those small tattoos go. Your past 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 in order to create that small tattoo look even tinier. And, if sometime in the future you decide to get a partial or full sleeve or leg piece, you’ve just be it more hard to design around that tiny tattoo smack dab in center 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 put on 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 small area first to check the person getting the pre-deadener is not going to have a bad reaction to the cream or salve. 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 look at a whitish coloring to the treated area making nearby areas appear pinker than normal. On darker skin is actually a harder to take note of. If there is any doubt about whether the person will have step to this procedure, ensure that have them talk to their doctor before using the product, several cases of reactions have been reported by people who did not follow these guidelines.
These pre-deadeners are for sale to professional tattoo artists through their tattoo supplier and aren’t generally available to the public. These pre-deadeners are designed to use on un-broken skin, meaning before the tattooing process commences.
Once the tattoo has been started, usually after all of the outlining is done, another type of deadener is available for sale. It too can contain Lidocaine (5% concentration is the legal limit a person have a medical license), Benzocaine and/or Tetracaine. Usually this ‘during-the-procedure’ treatment is there to liquid, spray form or gel. It can be sprayed on or applied to epidermis once the skin is ‘broken’ via tattoo needle and need to also be tested on a small area beforehand to be the client can have no adverse reaction. Again, this product is not generally available to men and women but can be bought by a professional tattoo artist your licensed studio. This product usually lasts 45 minutes to an hour per application that is advised not the following the product well over 4 times in one sitting with an individual to avoid heart palpitations, and other unpleasant side experiences.
Some artists refuse to offer these deadeners saying it triggers the tattoo to heal poorly. Others refuse to offer them because within the cost involved in obtaining them. Most of these deadening products are definitely expensive for small amounts and because usually are very well sometimes in alcohol or witch hazel bases, they very often evaporate quickly and don’t have a long shelf life. Clients usually don’t find that their tattoo artists will talk in respect to the tattoo experience your 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 the client comes back towards same artist for lots more work, because the artist knows it truly is be a difficult tattoo to excel due to could be pain vocalizations on the client, and making an attempt to get a complaining client to sit still. Sitting is still the number one reason some tattoos do not turn up well. Talking to the cell phone, bringing children into the studio and paying more attention to them than the tattoo procedure, and poor aftercare are other reasons why a tattoo might not turn out well. But, using deadeners usually do not have any effect around the quality of the tattoo or the healing process subsequently.
The Wave tattoo studio
Carrer dels Assaonadors, 24, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
+34 603 30 76 87