Piercings and tattoos, I mean. Wouldn’t it be easy if we just applied anesthesia? I don’t know if there’s a reason why, but I do wanna know.
*Also, why isn’t anesthesia applied for IUD insertion?
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For tattoos: It takes a license and medical schooling to do anesthesia that works, we’re not qualified for that, THE PAIN IS TOLERABLE FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF EXPERIENCES, topical numbing creams don’t work for piercing because they tend to go deeper than creams will, and those creams can really harm the healing process by slowing down immune response to a minor abrasion your body is capable of handling and healing without your help.
**EDIT FOR MORE INFO: Most topical numbing creams people see for tattoos these days either don’t work well, or consumers use them improperly so they don’t work right, and they also don’t last as long as you’d hope considering we use soap throughout the process and disinfect skin with alcohol prior to the tattoo…and you’re being repeatedly jabbed. All in all, not worth the expense for what’s likely to be a bad heal out or an off and on painful experience that’s hard to get used to.**
Tattoos can take some time, and yeah, they can definitely hurt like hell, but it’s par for the course. I’ve had people sit for me for 6+ hours, but the average session is about two hours. People should be able to deal with that for the sake of a healthy heal out. Pain is part of our body’s natural function and is part of what causes your immune system to do its job. Plus, people can be allergic to Caine products and I’m not qualified to deal with anaphylaxis. Best I can do is call you an ambulance and maybe use one of your own epipens on you…if you have one.
I’m a tattoo artist, not a doctor, so I’m not qualified to answer this but I can’t help myself. IUDs are quick to “install”, anesthesia for that just seems more expensive and invasive while being unnecessary. Why can’t folks just deal with a moment of pain?
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