Dangers of wrist tattoo?
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Tuesday June 24th, 2008 @ 10:40 PM
Filed under: Tattoos
Hello! (:
For my sixteenth birthday, my parents have decided to allow me to get my first tattoo. I’m decided on a design, and I think it would look best on my inner wrist, however, my father believes that his is dangerous and refuses to allow me to get it done there.
I’m going to try and talk to him again about it tomorrow, but is it really as dangerous to get a tattoo on your inner wrist? I always thought that it was just as dangerous there as it is on any part of the body.
Some facts would be helpful, since I’m getting conflicting reports on internet searches.
Thanks.
Dangerous how? As in, it will puncture blood vessels and you will bleed to death? Dangerous as in it might be harder to get a “professional” job with a more visible tattoo?Dangerous as in you might get the “wrong” tattoo without knowing it and you will be slaughtered by a band of angry ninjas while you sleep? I’m guessing it’s the last one he’s worried about. 
In reality though…there are no more risks associated with getting a tattoo on your wrist than getting one anywhere else on your body. I think how it might affect your future is definitely something to keep in mind, but that’s not really a danger, per se.
Have your dad take a look around the city you live in or hop on the Internet and look at all the tattooed folks that are out there. If it were that dangerous, would so many people get it done? And wouldn’t he hear about all the people getting sick or dying from it?
Best of luck with your first tattoo.
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4 Responses to “Dangers of wrist tattoo?”
this is the same shit as “don’t get a tattoo on your temple as you will bleed to death.”
Clara on June 25th, 2008 at 12:38 amregardless of the tattoos on the wrists or the temples…beware the angry ninja’s! they’re angry! and they got ninja swords!!!!! and their faces are covered!!!!
but yeah I agree with everything Derek said *nods* Just make sure its a image you’re willing to have and see daily from the day you get it to the day you die…don’t just get something because you’re now 16 and your parents are willing to sign for you.
remember it takes 5 minutes to decide your first tattoo, it takes 5 years to figure out how to cover it up. lol
Warren Hiller on June 25th, 2008 at 8:12 ami’m getting a tattoo on each inner wrist and i think it’s good to get them while you can.
dinah on April 16th, 2009 at 6:33 ami mean if you’re really worried go to your GP to check it out, otherwise i say go for it you’re only young & allowed to be naive once right?
he may be more receptive if you chose a place for the tat that isnt impossible to cover up in certain situations. He is prolly cncerned abt when you get a job etc, while tats are more acceptable nowadays there are still ppl who don’t like the look and will overlook you for a job placement etc. Tell him you’ll have it in a place it can be shown or not depending on circumstance-he will have to appreciate your willingness to compromise and that you are acting like an adult. It shows him you are ‘thinking’…. abt ramifications. besides AND that one day you may not like it as much as you do now and won’t necessarily want to show later in some situations. above all check credentials of the artist, dont accept just any fly by night place.
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