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Hiya Olivia!

I also have an awful time with that spot. It takes a lot of upper body strength to stretch that area and help hold the client down, since most want to squirm. I personally gave up and now tell clients that I can't do work on that spot because I'm not able to do a good job in that area.

There are a couple regulars I have that I will tattoo their and I make it very clear that they will have to be in an uncomfortable position with their arm over their head. We can take breaks if needed, but in order to do a good job on the tattoo they will have to endure an awkward uncomfortable pose. I've also heard that you can make them lay on top of a pillow or roll of paper towels to stretch the area even further, make sure to position the pillow under their kidney area when they lay on their side.

Hope this helps

Sierra

Thank you so much for your advice. The pillow idea seem brilliant. I already do the arm over the head, but a combo of that plus the pillow is brilliant. Thank you so much, i will give it a shot and see how it goes