Comments on: How Much Do Tattoos Hurt?

By: Smurf

Smurf — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:54:53 +0000

I have 20 tattoos and as a tattooist i get asked almost everyday which part of the body hurts the most, in my experience the elbow is easy, ribs are niggly, arms and legs are generally the safest bets but my worst place was my knee cap, which was made worse because i was the one who inked it.

By: eunice

eunice — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:50:34 +0000

i have like 8 tattooz, a chest piece, wrist, shoulder, neck, behind ear, thigh & lower stomach piece & im getting my side done right now… i have to say, OUCH

By: becky

becky — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:16:03 +0000

I have six tattoos, my upper right shoulder blade, lip, right wrist, back of my neck, and my side (my breast down to my hip bone). I would have to say, the ribs and my hip had to hurt the most, and it didn’t help that I’m ticklish. I could not lay still for the two hours it took. My lip and wrist hurt the least, followed by my upper right back and then the back of my neck. I’m also 5′1, 115 pounds with barely any fat.

By: dustin

dustin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:52:12 +0000

tats dont hurt

By: Joey

Joey — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:57:35 +0000

I have had about 17 tattoos in completing my full sleeve. The wrist (especially when getting retouched) was the only one that made me squirm.

By: debbie

debbie — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:58:42 +0000

i got a large tattoo on my back and whilst it hurt i was not prepared for the excruating pain round my upper kidney areas, i felt like fainting it was so bad, im not finished yet and am a little apprehensive about going back, but i will cause its very addictive.

By: well

well — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:15:57 +0000

I have had behind my ear, back of my neck, inside of my lower lip, bicep part of my arm, inside wrist, ass, 1 on each calf, and 1 on each foot. By far the worst pain was with my lip but that didn’t last very long and the healing time was great. The top of each of my feet hurt second to my lip. The longest I have sat for was 6 hours but that was when the tattoo was finished. But I have to agree with some others on this one, if you want it, really want it, than it is worth any amount of pain. Oh and P.S. I am a girl!!!

By: wes mccorkle

wes mccorkle — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:09:47 +0000

Got my first one today! It goes almost all the way aroud my ringer finger! Im not gonna lie, it hurt pretty bad! I was worth it tho!!

By: Kaitlin

Kaitlin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:23:55 +0000

I got my First Tat On my Lower Back, (3 large Hibiscus flowers) and I have to say it hurt like hell! I have good pain threshold but the 2 hours it took to complete were not very fun. I am 100 lbs with NO fat on my body, so every time that needle hit my back it felt like it was going straight through my spin. But I do love my Tattoo and it was 100% worth the pain :)

By: lo

lo — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:58:38 +0000

my first tattoo was on my wrist. fairly large in size (horizontally covers the entire patch of skin) and actually totally bearable. it felt like someone was slitting my wrist repeatedly, but if you’re used to dealing with paper cuts, shouldn’t be too big of a deal.

i’ve also gotten lower to mid back, inner forearm, bicep, elbows, and upper back, which were all bearable. the upper back (right between my shoulder blades) hurt the most and actually stil hasn’t completely healed to this day. it’s still raised. the lower to mid back made me squirm and tear up. forearm and bicep were a piece of pie. the elbows weren’t too bad. i remember an unusual amount of bleeding, they blurred, and it took them a long time to heal.