Mild to Moderate

While mine do sit on the shoulder bone and the needle did pass over the bone while they were being done they are only outlines so it was brief feeling of pain. These ares on your body include the forearm and your shoulder.

On The Tattoo Pain Scale Want To Know If Your Ink Will Rate High Or Low

The Tattoo Pain Chart below does a great job a equating the pain to different things.

Upper back tattoo pain. I have two tattoos on my upper back they are small but they still hurt as you would expect. When getting inked in these areas the needle can hit bone causing an additional layer of pain on top of just the needle on your skin. When getting inked in these areas the needle can hit bone causing an additional layer of pain on top of just the needle on your skin.

The inner part of the upper arm near the elbow. For most tattoos the pain subsides in an hour or two reducing to irritation and discomfort. Styles with bold lines and heavy shadingcolor saturation will inevitably cause more pain as the skin will get worked more by the tattooing needles.

But if you movebackward closer to the back of the knee it will become a painful experience. For those of you who already have tattoos you obviously know what its store when it comes to pain. My tattoo is fairly large and detailed and it didnt bother me a whole lot.

The Pain Arrives Areas include hips ribcage stomach back of knees armpit inside of elbow nipples lips inside of thighs and genitals. My only current tattoo is in the same spot that youre describing. In this video I discuss in detail what you can expect in terms of pain for each section of the body during the tattoo process.

My first tattoo was on my upper back on the right side and honestly the anticipation and the thought of it is worse than the tattoo itself because you just dont know what to expect. Getting a tattoo on your upper or lower back usually causes low-moderate to moderate amounts of pain because skin here is thick with few nerve endings. Theres no way around that.

Mar 13 2019 The lower and upper back areas where you have the most muscle and fatty tissue tend to hurt less than a tattoo on the shoulder blades and the spine. As these areas can elicit crying half finished tattoos or even the customer passing out. But for this particular placement the pain seems to persist and stay much longer.

The largest discrepancy in pain level however occurs from one tattoo location to another. Upper and lower back. Upper back higher than the shoulder blades but not as high as the neck.

Getting a tattoo will hurt. Some areas on the back score relatively low on the pain scale. Take a mosquito for example it just constantly itches and gets irritated but overall its not painful to be bitten by one.

Once you feel the first stroke you get used to it but there are some sore tender spots but its nothing thats not tolerable for those with a lower pain tolerance. The most painful was the shading and the parts where the spine bones stick out the most more towards my neck. This really depends on your pain tolerance.

So the difference from one person to another can be rather large. The lower and upper back areas where you have the most muscle and fatty tissue tend to hurt less than a tattoo on the shoulder blades and the spine. However shoulder tattoos are amazing since the shoulders provide a good skin canvas for any design of tattoo.

Are you really sure you want to get that tattoo. But I have had some clients complain about the middle of the back where the ribs are. The threshold of shoulder tattoo pain varies from one person to another.

However some parts of the body are extremely sensitive to pain and only the bravest of brave should even consider tattoos in those zones. Its also important to keep in mind that areas of the body where the skin is close to the bone experience another sensation of pain on top of the getting-a-tattoo discomfort a sort of tapping on. Areas with bone closer to the surface tend to give the person being tattooed a tapping sensation which can be uncomfortable for many especially when combined with the pain of getting a tattoo.

All tattoos hurt but the back is a place that generally hurts the least. Consult your tattooist for advice and this will prepare you psychologically before inking. Full body tattoo pain scale.

GET JIGGY WITH ME. Closer to the spine and the bottom of the back tend to hurt more than others. If you are intending to get colour it may be more painful and i suggest you brace urself for a very uncomfortable feeling of the needle on.

One anchor basically feels like an itch. If youve had it done on areas of your body that are sure to hurt like hell like around the ankles wrists lower back ribcage area or abdomen then the pain behind your neck will be a walk in the park to experience. The pain is also thought to be heightened by the skin in the area being thinner and more sensitive than other places says Haase.