craigk

No, it's applied prior to creating the wound (do not apply mid way through getting the tat) and of course, not all tats are a sleeve or back piece.

Very happy I found this place. I'm wound care nurse. Live in Texas. Drive a camaro ss. Married with kiddos. Former long haired hard partying mofo. Got my shit together, got a career, family......And, no I did not find god. I just grew up, lol. Only a few tats, couple of cover ups, but I'm working on it. The plan is 1/2 sleeves, back and front torso. Possibly legs, well see. Gotta keep things under cover for the job. If I can add anything to the community, great. Otherwise, I'm just here to browes, learn, and bs

I'm a wound care nurse an I use topical anastetics often. For some reason it never dawned on me to use prior to getting inked. I was sitting in the chair getting a cover up. He was reallying having to dig in an area on the back side of my arm. Friggn pain. Then it hits me. Dam, I have a tube of topical lidocaine in my cart at work. I don't care what anyone says, I get tats because I enjoy the art, not the pain. Really looking foward to trying this - - - Updated - - - Word of caution for anyone that may use topical lidocaine. Do your reasearch. It is percription only and is not recommended for anyone with heart conditions. It is not intended for large areas or for open wounds. And I am definately not condoning, recommending, or advising anyone to use it.