Sunday, September 28, 2008

Body Piercing Places And You

Body piercing places are very fashionable these days. it was uncommon to meet someone with a piercing fifteen or twenty years ago, especially a facial piercing. Today it is not unlikely to have friends with a tongue stud, nose ring and eyebrow pierced. Facial piercing is just the beginning, people today are getting ever more creative where their getting pierced, and the type of body jewelry their wearing.

The first thing anyone ever asks's me is. How much do body piercing's cost, this is a tough question to answer because of the many variables involved? For instance, where you live can affect the price you pay, as well where you want your piercing can be a big factor. Obviously getting your ears pierced is going to be cheaper than a lip piercing.

The second thing I always get asked is. How much does it hurt? Well everybody is different and yeah it's gonna hurt, but the pain fades quickly, Most piercing pain will last only a few seconds, with the exception of some delicate genital piercing's, trust me, you want your piercer to take some extra time to ensure the safety and accuracy of these piercing's!

The piercer you have chosen should be using a fresh sterile packed cannula needle at the time of your piercing. A piercer might also engage the use of a pair of forceps to help pull the skin out and maintain the accuracy of the piercing. This is also helpful in ensuring that an adequate amount of skin is grasped before a piercing is placed in the skin.

The truth is for a few days after your body piercing you will have some drainage, this is normal. If the discharge begins to change color yellow or green or thicken you should be concerned. Other things to be on the lookout for are redness and inflammation. Then they want to know why they should pay so much money at a piercing boutique when their friend know's a guy that can do it for half the price. My answer is your odd's of getting an infection are remarkably lower at the boutique, backroom piercing is an infection waiting to happen and the cause of all the horror stories about piercing infections.

Next they want to know how to pick the right piercing studio? Of all the things you want to look for in a quality piercing boutique, and if you forget everything else I have tried to explain to you then you need to make sure they are professional, their station is spotlessly clean and their body piercing instruments are sterile.

For your comfort and ease body jewelry is designed to be worn in specific parts of the body, you should try to wear quality jewelry appropriate to the location of your piercing. When choosing your jewelry pay attention to the material it is made of especially for new piercing's. Speaking of new piercing's, pay attention to the post piercing instructions and keep your piercing clean. New piercing's require extra care in order to heal properly so if you're on a budget look for Implant grade stainless steel in your jewelry which is least likely to trigger some kind of reaction or infection. Remember you wanted your new piercing to show off to the world, not to hide it behind a bandage because of an infection.

Try searching the Internet to find out if they have a good reputation with many happy customers. Forums are a good way to find out if a place is a little sketchy or not and ask questions. Go into the shop your thinking of using and talk to them face to face and get a sense of whether you think you can trust them, and if you want to.

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DynamicImage said...

sD-i-S-G-r-AcE LAND!! If you don't know you betta ask somebody. Thanks for selecting my pics..

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