Finger & Hand Tattoos

Thank you for reaching out about hand/finger tattoo. Please understand that these tattoos are a little different from standard tattoos as they carry more risks which cannot always be mitigated. This is due to the skin being tougher, well-worn, stretched, and internally more lubricated as it’s designed for more wear and tear.

 

Regardless of technical skill and techniques used, once placed, hand and finger tattoos are the most likely to blow out and travel. This means the ink can spread from the injection points, resulting in a thicker and messier mark. This is irreversible. These tattoos must be placed deep enough to stay in the skin. Even still, hand, finger and palm tattoos often fall out or fade very quickly due to the constant contact and friction our hands go through on a daily basis.

​

For these reasons, it is not recommended to get a hand, palm or finger tattoo, as a first choice unless you are comfortable with these potential visual results.

​

If you are sure you wish to proceed and are willing to accept an unpredictable outcome, I am happy to help, with the understanding that these tattoos will require more than one session to complete and each session will be chargeable. You may need to redo the tattoo several times to get it to stay.

​

Please consider this information, and if you are still happy to go ahead with your booking, please confirm and I will arrange an appointment for you. Your understanding and patience through this process is greatly appreciated.

​

The palms of the hands and soles of the feet have the thickest skin because the epidermis contains an extra layer, the stratum lucidum, that is absent in other regions of the body. This acts a lubrication to help with the high friction area. Pigment placed here tends to move more quickly, creating a blurry finish you might expect with a much older tattoo.

​

Pigment can appear bluish due to the Tyndall effect if it is placed too deeply into the tissue. With hands and feet, it is much harder to place the ink in the upper layers of the dermis as this would not be sufficient for retention, as such we must place the pigment slightly deeper into the dermis, this results in hand tattoos looking blueish in tone.

​

​