Some tattoo artists will say no. Others will say yes. There a wide range of factors to consider obtaining 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 the pain sensation you go through to get the tattoo. This is fairly outdated way of reckoning.
Many factors play into how much a tattoo will hurt. One important aspect is where the tattoo will be located on your own body. Areas such like 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 to be more painful areas. An individual and ankles are definitely more painful than other areas. 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 in order to give birth. This constitutes a normal woman’s pain tolerance usually higher than your. Women who have given birth usually tolerate pain better than women that have not been through childbirth.
Additionally, if you have already several tattoos, do you know what to expect while having become more protected from the feeling of getting a tattoo since you have had the opportunity 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 forward. 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 to the feeling of having 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 of the legs are considered ‘prime real estate’ and to plant a tiny tattoo in an area that leaves lots of untouched skin around it tends in order to create that small tattoo look even tinier. And, if sometime in the future you decide for your partial or full sleeve or leg piece, you’ve just be it more challenging design around that tiny tattoo smack dab in the midst of your planned large piece.
On the market today there are several 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 the little area first to the person getting the pre-deadener is not going to have a bad reaction to the cream or lotion. Most pre-deadeners take 45 minutes to 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 famous . harder to observe. If there is any doubt about whether the person will have a reaction to this procedure, you’ll want to have them speak of it to their doctor before using the product, several cases of reactions have been reported by those who did not follow these guidelines.
These pre-deadeners are around 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 is started.
Once the tattoo has been started, usually after all of the outlining is done, another type of deadener is ready. 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. It can be sprayed on or applied to skin once the skin is ‘broken’ via tattoo needle and need to also be tested on a small area beforehand to guarantee the client will have no adverse problem. Again, this product is not generally available to the population but can be bought by a professional tattoo artist your licensed studio. There have been usually lasts 45 minutes to one hour per application this is advised not unit the product much more than 4 times within sitting with clients to avoid heart palpitations, and other unpleasant side experiences.
Some artists usually offer these deadeners saying it will cause the tattoo to heal poorly. Others refuse to offer them because with the cost involved in obtaining them. Many of these deadening products can expensive for control and because they are sometimes in alcohol or witch hazel bases, they often times evaporate quickly and have a long shelf life. Clients usually don’t comprehend that their tattoo artists will talk in regard to the tattoo experience once the client is absent. 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 on the same artist for added work, because the artist knows it is going be a difficult tattoo to properly due to the continual pain vocalizations on the client, and making an attempt to get a complaining client to sit still. Sitting ‘s still the number one reason some tattoos do not turn up well. Talking within 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 finally end up well. But, using deadeners usually lacks any effect on the 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