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If your looking for something small, I'd recommend another place rather than the upper arm. Small tats on the upper arm tend to look really out of place imo. Every single person I know at every shop I've been thru that has gotten a small tat on the upper arm has ended up getting it added to until it was a shoulder cap or at the very least a larger piece done. The shoulder or upper arm really calls for something baseball sized or larger. Good places I'd recommend for something smaller would be the throat, side of the neck, ankle, small of the back, wrist, or the butt.
As for how much it hurts, it really depends on what part of the arm your talking about. I have one on the backs of each of my shoulders, and they didn't hurt too bad. They were nothing compared to the one on my spine. The armpit is gonna sting quite a bit, a friend of mine has bothe of hers done with orchids, and while it looks great, she was in some pain for a day or so. The interior of the arm is also pretty tender, it wouldn't be the best spot to put one. If your going to go with the exterior of the arm, i'd go with something a bit bigger, or perhaps choose a different area to put it.
That all being said, on to the question of pain. In my opinion, if you are even slightly worried about the pain, I don't believe you should have any work done. Some parts hurt more than others, yes, but the pain is a part of getting it done. It isn't like putting on makeup or painting your nails, its a ritualistic scarring of your body that you will have to live with for the rest of your life. Yes they look good, but they are something you will have to live with forever, and the pain reminds you of that.
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