Tatoo Advice Please.........?

Hi. I've wanted to get a tattoo for a long time but first I want to hear from someone who has already gotten one. What are the cons, any risks? I don't really need any pros because I have a lot of reasons of my own as to why I think that it's a good idea - although I won't hold it against you if you tell me why you got yours %26amp;/or what you like about it. And people who have had anything bad happen as a result of their tattoo please tell me about it. Also, if there鈥檚 any place [on the east coast of the U.S.] that does tattoos that you know of would be nice. Any information or experience that you're willing to share on this subject would be helpful.





And please don鈥檛 judge me for wanting to get a tattoo if it鈥檚 against your religion or something [operative word being YOUR]. I don鈥檛 need anyone coming on here insulting me %26amp; if you鈥檙e going to try to come on here and do that then you shouldn鈥檛 even bother wasting your time. I do not respond to disrespect %26amp; really it shows what kind of person you are.





I just like to express myself and I feel that getting a tattoo is another way to do that. I want a tattoo of the colibri. I just feel that there鈥檚 something so majestic about that bird and it represents a lot for me.





I just want some genuine answers from people who are trying to be helpful.|||First make sure that the studio you choose has a working an autoclave (sterilizer) AND that they follow all of the guidelines for sterilization. Your tattoo artist should change his/her gloves a bunch of times during the process. Bring candy with you to keep your blood sugar stable. As for reasons not to get tattooed:


- Some people are allergic to the type of ink that is used (very rare).


- They take time to heal so if you get yours in a place that your body bends it will hurt when you move. I had mine done on my pelvis so whenever I bent down it hurt for the first week.


- A good tattoo can be very expensive.


- If you don鈥檛 do your research you can be left with a really poor tattoo. Make sure you check out a few studios and talk to several artists before you decide where to go. They will help you to finalize a design too.


- If you are a bleeder (or have taken aspirin, Tylenol, Ibuprofen before going) your tattoo will scab a lot more than normal which can result in some ink loss while healing. When scabs fall off the ink will go with it BUT good artists will do touch-ups free of charge.


Overall, it鈥檚 a great experience so enjoy yourself and your new tattoo!|||NO TRIBAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! find an amazing tattoo artist, not good, not o.k. but amazing tattoo artist and go for it. do something that is very personal to you. child or parents names are a good start. no disney or looney tunes type tats either. if you know someone that has a beautiful tattoo ask them who did it. look up names in magazines of artists in your area.|||i have two.one on my shoulder and one i would need a Brazilian wax for you to see.the sad part is the one on my shoulder hurt more. the only con i can think of is improperly maintained equipment.you could catch anything from hepatitis to H I V from unclean needles.|||Just make sure that it's a decision that you want to stick with is my advice. My partner has two tattoos. one is a band of roses that goes completely around her upper arm. She hates that one cause the guy that did it screwed up. he tried to freehand it and when he go to where the two sides should have met he was off by about 2 inches, so on the outside of her arm (which is what everyone sees) there is a big diagonal line of roses and it looks pretty bad. Not to mention that the green in has spread beyond the outline of the tattoo so now there is a 4 inch band of green skin around her 1 inch wide tattoo. The other one is on her ankle and she decided to try to remove it herslef... BAD IDEA!!! she cut her self and then poured bleach in it to get rid of the ink. she's lucky she didn't get sick. now that one looks all messed up...|||This one girl in my HS she got a tattoo and she died.|||I got my first tat about 2 years ago and I never regretted getting it. You really have to think about what you want and be sure that's what you realllllly want. Don't go to a place just because they're cheap because the artists that charge a bit more tend to have more credibility. Placement of tattoos are important too. If you have a professional job or interact with customers a lot, your employer or potential employers will have you cover it up or won't hire you because of it so just be thoughtful of where you put it.





Make sure your artist is not high...mine was stinking of weed...thank goodness it came out pretty good.|||I was gonna tell you that there is a tattoo section, but I think you know that already! My advice is to go over there!





Sorry for the confusion!|||Make sure you have seen work from the artist, not just on paper, an actual tattoo. Some fade fast, others peel so your left with a tattoo that you cant tell what it is. Mine got infected the first time. I have a sparrow that peeled some, even though i put the tattoo cream. good luck!