About 9 or 10 years ago, I got a tat just because I wanted one. It was supposed to be the first daisy flower in a chain that was going to go around my wrist. Wellllllll.. the first flower is also the last one because it hurt like crazy to have it done. I suppose the lesser amount of flesh at the point of the tattoo, such as the wrist, the more likely there is to be pain. I chose the wrist because I wanted to be able to see it. I wasn’t going to pay for anything I couldn’t enjoy, and I admit I like the reaction of those who see it and wonder what it is! I wasn’t concerned about the contents of the ink. I suspect just breathing the air on a bad day hurts the body more than the small amount of ink in a small tattoo. I say for anybody considering a tattoo, go for it. It’s your body, it doesn’t hurt anybody, and it’s fun.