A patient's tattoo gives her foot pizzazz
Foot tattoos are fun way to jazz up our feet, but it’s important to be careful about where on the foot you place the tattoo.
Unfortunately, I have had patients who complain that their foot tattoo causes them mild or in some cases, excruciating pain. These patients tend to have the tattoo on a toe or toes.
Since are toes are often not very fleshy and each toe has four main nerves and arteries and veins, it seems likely that a tattoo on toe could easily become irritating or painful.
Our feet are complex structures with 28 bones, dozens of muscles, ligaments, nerves and blood vessels and you need to be careful when deciding to have a tattoo on your foot.
In general, foot tattoos placed near any nerves or blood vessels and or bony prominences could become a serious, painful problem.
If you do want a tattoo on your foot, I recommend you first have your foot checked by podiatrist.
Dr. N
