Five Painful Places to Get a Tattoo

I totally agree with ink chick... tattoos are going to hurt no matter where you get them... I have 17 tattoos and I am 17 years old... I have a liscence to do tattoos.. I've done alot of them.. and the one the hurt the most on my is on my stomach.. its like right where I wear my jeans an its about 8 inches long. . . I held my breath almost the whole time it hurt that bad... I have one on the top of my foot also.. its mind over matter... if you go into it and your like oh my god this is gunna hurt so bad its going to...mine didn't hurt... I actually just sat there and watched t.v yeah tattoos hurt but who is gunna get there eyelids tattoo'd?? Some people do it but hell yeah thats gunna hurt.. I think that if "Newsweek" is going to do something on tattoos like this they should do it on popular places people get tattoo'd that hurt the most... not eyelids.. I think this article was pretty ridiculous... once again Shame on them for publishing it.

I totally agree with ink chick... tattoos are going to hurt no matter where you get them... I have 17 tattoos and I am 17 years old... I have a liscence to do tattoos.. I've done alot of them.. and the one the hurt the most on my is on my stomach.. its like right where I wear my jeans an its about 8 inches long. . . I held my breath almost the whole time it hurt that bad... I have one on the top of my foot also.. its mind over matter... if you go into it and your like oh my god this is gunna hurt so bad its going to...mine didn't hurt... I actually just sat there and watched t.v yeah tattoos hurt but who is gunna get there eyelids tattoo'd?? Some people do it but hell yeah thats gunna hurt.. I think that if "Newsweek" is going to do something on tattoos like this they should do it on popular places people get tattoo'd that hurt the most... not eyelids.. I think this article was pretty ridiculous... once again Shame on them for publishing it.

Whoever wrote this article clearly has little or no personal experience with being tattooed, cosmetically or artfully. The bottom line is, the pain associated with tatttoos, like the tattoos themselves, is unique to the individual. Of COURSE genital tattoos are going to hurt; of COURSE having your eyelids tattooed is going to hurt. Anyone with half a brain could guess at that, which makes me think the author didn't do any legitimate research and just stated the obvious. It seems to be written more for shock value than for any kind of real educational purposes. In short, this was one of the lamest articles I have ever read in 'Newsweek". Shame on them for even publishing it.

I have a tattoo on my big toe, one going across my abdomen, one behind my right shoulder, another right above my butt crack, as well as one behind my neck. The one on my shoulder didn't hurt at all but the abdomen one made me want to scream. The toe tat was somewhat painful but bearable as was the one above my butt, however the one behind my neck had my entire body shaking with pain. The bottom line is, pain is personal. What is a personw illing to endure for the sake of art? I do not regret any of my art work despite the pain and once it's done, you don't feel the pain any longer. It's like childbirth. You remember that it hurt pretty bad but it wouldn't stop you from doing it again for most people. I've also had piercings. My ears, nose, tongue, belly and nipples. The tongue didn't hurt at ALL despite the many nerve endings there. Neither did the nose. The belly almost had me jumping off the table and the nipples made me SCREAM, Again.. temporary pain. I've since let many of the piercings close and have decided to only keep the ears and belly rings. It's a personal choice and writing an accurate article is difficult becuase everyone has a different threshold. I did interview people prior to getting my first tat (abdomen). I only spoke to people with similar tats in the same location. I got a pretty acurate description when one girl in a bar told me it was like someone slowly slicing open your belly with a razor blade. After a while though, it sort of grows numb. There is also a difference in the pain of an outline vs. coloring in vs. shading if it's needed etc.. I see none of that included in this article. As I learned when my neck tat was being done, it DOES make a difference.

Who did this polling? Most ppl do NOT get tattoos on their eyeballs! The "mons pubis" is obviously not what is being referred to (mons pubis is the fatty area that lays on top of the pubic bone, this article sounds like it's talking about genitals). I don't think eyebrows, lips, or behind the ear would hurt too bad (I've had my eyebrow pierced twice, and a labret done twice). If the people being polled were tattooed people and excluded the permanent makeup sector, much different results would be seen!

I have one on my lower ankle and big toe as well as lower back the pain was slight I would do it again I love my tats. I am getting one on my upper back.

Well, these are the places I heard would hurt before I even considered getting a tattoo. Actually, I felt almost nothing when I got mine, and it's on the right side of my extreme lower abdomen. (It's hard to describe ha ha) Pain is definitely a personal thing, because when I was choosing the design, I seriously thought I was gonna die of the pain, yet I didn't. Tattoos are art. And to any ladies who want a great place for a tattoo that can be easily hidden if needed--where I got mine is most always covered by pants, but like during the summer, it can be shown in a swim suit. Momma always said: Never get a tattoo where a judge can see it. :)

I have two tattoo's. One on my lower back and one on the foot. My back hurt really bad, where my foot I really couldn't feel it.

I have a tattoo on my ankle and one on my big toe and on my lower back the pain was slight I love my tats and would do it again.

Why isn't the lower back on here? I have two, one on my lower back and foot. The back hurt but the one on my foot didn't.

OK, It CONSTANTLY pisses me off to have these sorts of articles written by people that have obviousl never been tattooed. IF you are interested speak with a reputable knowledgable artist at a good shop. This is the LAST place anyone should go for infomation on being tattooed!

my father is a tattoo artist and he avoids the numbing cream...he wnt use it at all...he says that it wears off and usually the patcient urges him to stop. stopping a tattoo for breaks for a long period of time( i.e. a half an hour) makes it even more painful starting back up agian because the skin tends to be raw. instead my father sits them down and tells them " i am first going to draw a line with just the needle, without the ink so that you can feel how it is". this prepares the patcient and prevents the "jumping" that can happen when the artist firsts begins.