Friday, 1 March 2013

Do Tattoos Hurt?

Post by: Victoria Z.

Although there is no way for us to tell each individual what it will feel like for them, we will do our best to offer some encouragement. As we have mentioned before, everyone has a different pain threshold. So, the short answer to this question is yes, tattoos hurt, to some extent. The experience of tattoo pain varies widely, depending on many factors. These include:
  • the placement of the tattoo
  • the size of the tattoo
  • the skill of the tattooer
  • the pain tolerance of the client
If you have a fear of needles or blood, getting a tattoo is not going to be easy. However, we would like to point out that a tattoo needle does not enter the skin very far as many fear - actually, it only goes in about 1/16 of an inch. The needles move in an up-and-down motion, carefully pushing the ink just below the surface of the skin.  Some people describe this feeling as a “hot scratch”. The damage to your skin is so minimal that many people do not bleed at all - or very little. The tattoo artist will also be constantly wiping up your skin to clean off any traces of blood, so it's done in a very clean and professional manner. Excessive bleeding usually only results when the patron has been drinking alcohol or taking some kind of blood thinner (like aspirin). 


Remember - What one person considers painful could be non-painful to another!
                        

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous16 March 2013 at 14:14

    It was ridiculous how my experience varried from the one my best friend had, though (after reading other posts) that might be because she got one on her wrist and I got one on my ribs.. Never the less, the best advice I can give to anyone is to control. your. breathing. The first one I got hurt so freaking much because I kept holding in my breath and tensing up whenever the needle touched my skin, but after a talk with the artist who did my second one, she made me realize that instead of tensing up you just have to keep on breathing. The reason is pretty simple: Our body does not like pain and will try to prevent it. So: if you keep tensing up, your body will think you're trying to fight the pain and will make your brain send that much more pain signals, in order to make you stop it. You have to understand that to our bodies, tattoo's are unnatural, because you're sitting there, in a lot of pain (though that varries as has been said), and just taking it. By managing your breathing and staying calm, your body senses less distress and doesn't freak out as much. Just a tip ;)

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  2. Painful Tattoo Areas20 March 2013 at 06:13

    Thanks for the tip! Very helpful :)

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  3. Michelle Girouard22 March 2013 at 06:49

    This is actually so helpful. I'm thinking about getting a tattoo soon too.

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