Seven of the Most Painful Places to Get a Tattoo

Tattoos are painful under any circumstances, but here are the most painful spots to get your new work of art.

Obviously, pain tolerance varies greatly from person to person, but here are some of the places that are generally painful.

  1. The Ankle or The Top of the Foot

    Look at your foot. The skin looks thin? Precisely why it really, really hurts. The layer of fat there is almost non-existent, and it leaves just nerves and skin to take the pain.

  2. Er, You Know Where

    That particular place absolutely kills for men. I shan't elaborate, but I'm sure you can imagine why.

  3. The Eyebrows


    Fancy having permanently shaped eyebrows? You'll have to suffer for it. Apart from no fat, you've got plenty of nerves and a lovely layer of muscle there.

  4. The Chest or Rib Cage

    This place again, has no fat. If you can feel your rib cage with a little bit of tummy sucking-in, chances are it's going to hurt. Either put on some weight, or ditch the idea of getting a tattoo here.

  5. The Elbow


    Haven't a clue why you would want a tattoo on your elbow, but if you fancy one, you have been forewarned

  6. The Eyelid

    I don't recommend trying this one. You could permanently damage you eye, and the paper-thin skin that is the eye lid can be damaged by the needle hurting the delicate blood vessels in there.

  7. Knuckles

    I must say, having love on one hand and hate on the other looks very, very fetching indeed. Be prepared to suffer for beauty (or the ability to make bouncers cower) however.

        So there you have it. Seven of the most painful places to get a tattoo.

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        Comments (7)
        #1 by Glynis
        May 24, 2008
        I am a coward! I have always wanted a little monkey tattoo on my ankle and have never done anything about it, after reading this Maria I never will! Good read thanks
        #2 by MariaElle
        May 26, 2008
        lol, sorry!
        Thank you!
        #3 by frankee
        Jul 16, 2008
        Wooops! Read this too late.
        Just got a Nicole Richie style one of my ankle-foot. He started at the front & I thought that killed...Wow when he got to the side and back I was leaving dents in my lips. Didnt hurt the second after he stopped thought so it's all good.

        x
        #4 by elbow
        Jul 31, 2008
        i want to get one on my foot i think they look awesome and eay to hide but now im scared too :(
        #5 by hahaha
        Aug 22, 2008
        it is not that painful on your foot, i have a tattoo of 2 words written on the side of my foot going from big toe to ankle bone and it barely hurt at all. It was more of an irritating scratch than anything, i say go for it.
        #6 by Kiara
        Oct 22, 2008
        I have a butterfly on my ankle, I must say that I was in so much of anticipation of just pain and suffering but after the artist started, I had to ask him if he started at all. It didnt hurt at all! There was this one time it hurt when he had to shade in the tattoo over my tendon but other than that, it never hurt as much as everyone says it does...
        #7 by Lindsey
        Nov 8, 2008
        What about by the calf, on the side of your leg? I think i\'m going in about two weeks. It'll be my first and last tattoo, so I was just curious.
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