Wrist Tattoo

Question:
I'm considering getting a small tattoo on the inside of my wrist, right over the veins and was wondering what dangers were involved; is this a common practice; has anyone on here had it done and to what degree of success (I don't care about the pain.. )?

Answer:
- I have 2 tattoos on the inside of my wrist.... I won't lie about the pain, but it wasn't that bad, compared to my other tats. I've had both for well over a year and they both look wonderful. The healing took a bit longer than my other tats, but I am a restaurant manager and wear gloves whenever I am working in the kitchen with food and my tats were constantly in contact with them, so I think the healing was affected by that. I know that it takes a bit of work to do the tattoo there, at least my artist said so, due to the fact that a little ink goes a long way, cause the skin is thin there (that is what he said, at least) compared to a bicep for instance. And there is always an upside of wearing a watch to cover the tats if need be. Good luck getting your tat! - Go for it, the wrist is easy and always looks nice. I have both wrist done right to the beginning of hand. Hurts a little on the inside but not all that much. I like to see mine creap out from my shirts. Hope you go forward and let me know. - The only risk beyond that of any tattoo would be potentially high visibility and whether that is really a risk or not depends basically on you and your lifestyle. - We have a "shop tat" that most of us in the shop got, the chinese character for rainbow, done in rainbow colors and pronounced "queer". It has been placed on the spot in question on all of us (either left or right wrist) and there have been minimal problems. The only problems were the amount of pain involved (3rd most painful for me, 2 being kneecap, 1 is stomach) and possibly a follow up sitting due to the possibility of ink rejection on such a bendy area. All of the tats have healed great. I did seem like it would go through to the veins, but it didn't. The visibility factor is one to consider as this is my first tattoo of 26 that can't be covered completely by a suit (it peeks out of the cuff). If you are willing to make the commitment, go for it. The pain is temporary. - I have a fairly large tat on the underside of my right arm, going from about a couple inches from the inside of my elbow to the wrist (http://www.badland.com/minion/strokes.html#WristDogs; BTW, it's colored in now; guess I need to update the photo on the page with photos of the tat colored in). I asked the same question about veins on RAB when I was considering getting mine. The consensus was that there were no more risks involved than in getting a tat anywhere else on your body. Yeah, the veins are a bit more visible there, but they're still deep enough not to be a problem. The only thing I *did* discover however, was that the sensation of getting a tat on my wrist was definitely different than getting one anywhere else I'd gotten one. My tattoo artist (obplug: Pat Fish of Tattoo Santa Barbara) described the sensation as the feeling you get when removing belly button lint; a kind of nausea from overstimulating the nerves. To me it felt like there were a bazillion synapses firing off in my brain. This was my fourth tattoo, and it was the first time I asked Pat to stop and take a break. Twice in fact. Even when I got the wristband near my armpit I didn't ask her to stop. So this time it didn't turn out to be the blissful tattoo experience I'd come to know and love. Of course, YMMV. So, the only real risk if you get a tat on your wrist is that *everyone* will notice. See RAB via Deja News (I think from a couple weeks ago) for the previous thread on *this* topic.