JUNE 2022
TATTOO PAIN AREAS
THE LEAST VS MOST PAINFUL PLACES TO GET A TATTOO
INK NURSE
MOST PAINFUL PLACES TO GET A TATTOO
When it comes to getting a tattoo, most people will have a preconceived idea of what they want to get and where they want to get it, weeks before their appointment. Given the permanency of tattoos, it’s understandable that aesthetic is inevitably the primary consideration – but what about the tattoo pain scale? Understanding the common tattoo pain areas is definitely something to note prior to your appointment to avoid any kind of unpleasant surprises on the day. We’d hate to see anyone have to pull the pin half way through their inking because the pain was too unbearable. To save you the trouble, here’s a list of the most and least painful places to get a tattoo.
The nature of tattooing in the repeated piercing of the skin means that getting inked is pain inducing to an extent. And while everyone will experience different levels of pain depending on their pain threshold and other factors such as sex, generally the most painful places to get a tattoo are the areas close to bones or where multiple nerve endings rest. There is no evidence-based explanation to suggest that certain areas of the body hurt more than others, however, based on our experience in the industry, both as artists and as victims of getting inked, these are the spiciest places to get tattooed.