How much does getting tattoo hurt?

OK so you are thinking of getting a tattoo but worried about how much its going to hurt. This is a very popular question which gets asked before someone gets a tattoo and the answer is yes off course its going to hurt but, how much depends on quite a few different factors.

Factor one is where your going to get inked.

There are places on your body that hurt more than others when you get a tattoo there, for example the feet, wrists and side of your body have been noted to be very sensitive areas of your body so getting a tattoo in any of these places will be more uncomfortable than others.

Factor two is how much pain have you experienced in your life and how old are you.

What I mean by this is that if you have had broken limbs or major surgery in your life you have most probably had some extreme pain so the application of a tattoo may not compare as much to that sort of pain and so you will have more of a high threshold to it.

How are you feeling when getting the tattoo.

Another factor that comes into play when getting tattooed is what sort of mental state your in at the time for example are you hungover do you have a cold or are you feeling ill or unwell for some reason. When getting a tattoo the pain is not that great but it does last for some time especially when your getting a large tattoo so, it helps a lot if you can take your mind off what’s happening and this is a lot harder when your feeling under the weather for whatever reason.

Some guidelines.

1. Never go and have a tattoo when your either drunk or hungover. A good tattoo artist will not tattoo you when your drunk anyway so save yourself some embarrassment and don’t even try. Also when your hungover your senses are usually heightened so pain will be noticed a lot more.
2. Don’t go and have a tattoo when are ill or unwell in some kind. Again if your ill your senses will normally be in-tune and pain can not as easily be ignored.
3. Get some numbing gel to help with the pain. There are products on the market which will help with tattoo pain, like numbing gel but it has been reported that it only lasts for around 20 minutes or so. So if your planning on getting a large tattoo this may not be the best way to reduce the tattoo pain.
4. Take your mind of what’s happening. The best way for me anyway, is to distract yourself for what’s going on by either chatting to the tattoo artist ( please note some artists do not like to talk during tattooing ) or by taking a book with you, or some other way to take you away to a better place and help you ignore the pain.

Before you get any tattoo make sure you are sure its the perfect one for you, sleep on it for a month or two just to make clear that its something you really want. Get advice off friends or family before you get it, it is a lot easier from them to criticise a tattoo on paper rather than on your body!

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