If you’re thinking of getting a side tattoo, the amount of space allows for intricate and detailed designs with fine lines to add depth and dimension. Sharp or stinging pain typically affects more delicate areas with little fat and more nerve endings, like your wrists. This discomfort can also occur when an artist etches in beautiful details.
The Rib Cage
The rib cage provides a delicate canvas for intricate tattoo designs, yet is one of the most painful areas to have tattooed. The skin over bones is thin here, and nerves run along its length; breathing also intensifies this experience of vibrating needles. Twelve ribs are found within the human body, and the sternum and costal cartilage. Ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae, and each features its structure with bumps and curves. Ribs that directly communicate with the sternum are known as true ribs, while those that don’t are called false ribs. Experienced tattoo artists should handle rib tattoos. For your safety, newcomers should choose small designs with light hand application from an artist with no lousy reputation; we guarantee it! Also, be sure to consult your physician if experiencing pain in the chest area, as this could be an indicator of heart disease.
The Shins
The shins are especially sensitive for tattooing, as they contain numerous nerve endings near their surfaces and bones. When combined with a thin skin covering this part of your body, tattooing this part can be excruciatingly painful for those less pain-tolerant. Women find the shinbones especially painful, while men prefer tattooing the back of their ankles. This may be due to women being used to waxing or epilating their legs regularly and thus better at resisting the pain caused by tattoo needles than men are.
The Calf
The calf is the back of your lower leg, composed of two muscles – gastrocnemius and soleus (collectively known as the triceps surae muscle) that run along the tibia fibula and connect via long tendons to the knee and heel. Like all skeletal muscles, your calf muscles have multiple individual fibers that bundle together to give them their characteristic stripes; it’s thin skin and bony nature make it one of the more sensitive places to get tattooed due to nerves located there – causing its thin skin and skeletal nature making it one of its most sensitive spots when getting tattooed! Additionally, its many nerves make its responses much more responsive than other body parts as it gives off pain from tattooing!
The Knee Ditch
Tattoo artists should pay extra attention when inking Tattoos in these spots due to the increased likelihood of movement and friction; Tattoos placed here also take longer to heal due to continual contact between their ink and skin surfaces. The elbow ditch and knee crease rank higher on the pain scale due to two of three nerves running through this bony area with thin skin texture; consequently, people rate these Tattoos 7-8/10 on the pain scale. Tattoos placed in the elbow crease or back of the knee can look stunning as part of a full-sleeve design, especially when highlighting its oval shape. Try adding flowers or sun designs that center on one focal point while leaving room in between for negative space.
