Whenever someone is about to push a needle into your skin, it's fairly common to wonder: Will this hurt? The answer is: yes. Most people experience some discomfort, but usually far less than they anticipated. Perhaps a better question, then, is: How much does it hurt and can I handle it?
Cosmetic tattooing feels more like a constant vibration than the poking pain of an injection. Several factors influence how uncomfortable that feeling can be:
- Location-skin right above bones tends to be more painful than other areas.
- Needle type-certain needles may hurt more than others, for example, needles used for outlining produce sharper, more noticeable pain while the needles for shading produce a more mellow, electrical buzz.
- Individual pain threshold-your personal frame of mind is a big factor in pain and pain management.
- Technician's skill-experienced technicians may be more skilled in minimizing pain.
Both before and during the procedure, your specialist helps reduce pain by administering one or more of the following:
- Topical anesthetic ointments.
- Saline-type solutions and washes.
- Anesthetic injections.
- Nerve blocks (must be administered by a doctor or dentist).
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