where is the least sensitive spot to get a tatoo?

United States
February 28, 2009 7:09pm CST
okay so im a big baby but i want one! not really i can handle a great deal of pain but it dont mean i want too. i really want a tatoo and thought about my ankle or back of my neck. where is the least sensitive spot to get one? any ideas on what kind to get? i dont even know what i want yet. but im getting one.
6 responses
@megdp07 (70)
• United States
2 Mar 09
Well my mama has 6 (yeah, I know) and she said that the one that hurt the least was the one on her boob. She said the one on her shoulder and the one on her outer though stung a little but did not hurt all that much. But you know that I dont have one so I could not really tell you. I want one so bad but I teared up with my nose ring, so yeah im freaking out about getting one!I just want a little something on my lower belt line but im sure its going to be awhile before I get the guts to do it.. ha!
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• United States
2 Mar 09
well thats out brad wont let me get one there. ugh. im getting one as soon as i get the courage or enough jack in me lol. i can imagine the nose ring ouch!!brad said the one on the backof his shoulder didnt hurt but he could have been saying that you know how men are they wont admit their pain hehe. your mom has 6? thats a weird thought but i guess i can see that. nothing bad ment by that either. lol.
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
1 Mar 09
Stay away from bone. Fattier areas hurt less. I've gotten 3, one on my shoulder blade, one on my ankle, and one on my upper arm. The upper arm was the last tattoo, and the one I hardly felt. The one on my shoulder blade is only partially on the bone. I could tell when he was going near the bone because I was starting to become numb to the pain, but suddently I'd feel it again! So for your first I'd suggest someplace with a lot of fat or muscle.
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• United States
2 Mar 09
that figures. the places i want one is gonna end up hurting like he**! i really want one tho.
• United States
1 Mar 09
i got my first one on my shoulder. it did not hurt at all. but a lot of people say that it hurts a lot to get it on your shoulder. i think that it all depends on the person. i think that the shoulder did not hurt, but others don't feel the same way.
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• United States
1 Mar 09
thanks. yea my husband got one on his shoulder a few years ago he said it felt like a massage and that it didnt hurt either.
@hcromer (2710)
• United States
2 Mar 09
Your ankle is one of the most painful places you can get a tattoo because the skin is so thin and it is right on the bone. My favorite tattoo of mine is the one on the back of my neck. It took no time at all and it felt more like a massage than a painful experience.
@Galena (9110)
3 Mar 09
the one on my lower back was actually quite comfortable, but the one on my foot was very painful. as those are my only two tattoos, I can't compare any other sites.
@KellyGwen (193)
• United States
23 Jun 10
I have a large tattoo on my lower back that wraps around to the sides. When he was tattooing over my spine it was VERY weird (my whole back was vibrating) and when he got to my sides is almost tickled... It was slightly painful, but it wasn't really that bad. (I think this was the only time I've ever been thankful for having a little extra chub!) My first tattoo was my armband. When he was tattooing the "top" of my arm I laughed and said "Really? Is that IT?" It didn't hurt at all... it felt like someone was scratching my skin with a safety pin. BUT when he got to the underside of my arm... O M G! Now THAT hurt!! I haven't had any tattoos on my legs, ankles or feet... but I know that I have tripped and knocked my ankle on things and that REALLY hurt... I think that the ankle would be a bad choice (pain wise) In regards to deciding what to have tattooed... You should do what I did. When I drew up my tattoos I hung the pictures on my fridge and looked at them every day for at least six months. When I wasn't sick of looking at them by the end of the "trial period" I figured I wouldn't be sick of them when they were permanent freckles! Good luck!!! :) P.S. Most pain killers are blood thinners... double check that before you take a "pre-tattoo" pain killer! You don't want to bleed a lot during the process!
• United States
23 Jun 10
Whoah.. just noticed how old this post was... Hope you got the tattoo you wanted!! :)