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Thursday  Jun 01, 2006

Dear INKEDblog: Can I get a tattoo on my thumb?

Dear INKEDblog

Have you ever heard of anyone getting a tattoo on their finger print or thumb print area? What do you all think about getting one there?

Thanks for the info,
RB

Dear RB,

Many tattoo studios will not do tattoos on the finger area, period. But, there are certainly a great many people who have had them done. The greatest problems with finger tattoos are that the ink doesn’t remain in the skin in the same way and the peeling creates a faded image.

The palm of the hand is another place that is considered a taboo area for many studios as well. Because the skin on the palm of the hand is so much thinner than the rest of your body, the risk is that the ink will actually go into your bloodstream rather than remain between the layers of your epidermis (skin).

That said, no. We don’t know anyone with fingerprint tattoos.

Let us know how it goes!

INKEDblog





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