Every. Damn. Day.

he makes a valid argument, just not the one he was trying to make.

Anastasia isn’t good for you, the thing that can knock you out can kill you or still be bad for you in general.

Yeah, and the risk of death with euthanasia is even higher!

They didn't even notice that euthanasia was not the right word for the situation, I doubt they actually meant anesthesia that completely puts one under. That would be risky. But most dentists just use local anesthesia and maybe nitrous oxide as a sedative, and these are much less risky. Not sure I'd trust a tattoo artist with access to a steady supply of nitrous at work, definite Steve Martin from Little Shop of Horrors vibes.

And the pain is a bonus for some. No seriously, they get something like runner's high and some people enjoy that.

Yeah, there's a really good reason anesthesiology pays a shitload of money.

That's true for general anesthesia, but what about local anesthesia?

Oh this was me too.

They have and use lidocaine. For any real anesthesia they would need a Dr and that would get expensive fast.

if it vibrates intentionally, it is, in fact, a "vibrator"

work in the right factory, and you may get to experience "erectors" too!

Ignoring safety concerns with administering and looking after the patient - the cost increase of getting a tattoo would be astronomical.

Because anesthesia has a non-trivial chance of immediately killing you every time it's used. It's why major surgeries are always a last resort, and why minor surgeries use topical anesthesics instead of systemic (completely different drugs). It would be medical malpractice to use anesthesia for something that does not absolutely require it. No anesthesiologist would risk their liscense for it.

Anesthesia has a lot of issues as other people mentioned but I imagine a topical pain killer wouldn't be the worst thing ever at a tattoo shop. That being said, many people that get tattoos low-key enjoy the pain... Or maybe that's just me.

There are actually medical tattoo technicians (used in radiology to place targeting tattoos) it helps the oncology team line up the equipment perfectly every time.

And also reconstruction tattoo artists that are considered part of the allied healthcare industry, they work with reconstructive plastics and cosmetic surgeons. They can tattoo over hypopigmented scar tissue, they can create photorealistic nipples on people who had radical mastectomies, they can help blend the surrounding skin to seamlessly match a prosthesis through what is essentially permanent contouring.

It requires specialist training it's not something any old tattoo artist could do. Scarred, burned and surgically damaged skin does not respond the same to ink and the skill level required is immense. But the quality of life and pshyc-social benefit to a patients health is worth it for those that get these tattoos.

This shit had me cracking up

"Leave a pretty corpse"?

How will you feed during the zombie apocalypse without dental work?

"This sure is a lot of paperwork, but it'll be worth it once I have a sweet tribal tattoo."

Not as a fun little option, at least not here. If you're too scared of the dentist to the point of panic attacks (anxiety can override rationality) then you can be put under for the procedure to reduce emotional trauma and even to prevent hurting yourself.