One of the oldest methods of body modification has not lost its popularity in recent decades. The reason is that people enjoy extreme activities, and if some enjoy casino online games, others love piercing. The fashion for the types of piercings is changing, but the queue to the piercing rooms is not thinning. Here’s how to understand if you need it and the First Procedure, how to choose the right artist and care for the piercing.
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Understand if You Need It- the First Procedure
Despite the outward simplicity of the procedure, piercings are not a decision you should make on the way past the salon. Of course, it’s not a tattoo that needs to be lasered off, the jewelry can be removed and the piercing will heal, leaving a small scar. But if you have worn the piercing for a long time or if the jewelry was voluminous (not to mention tunnels), you risk being left with an unhealed hole.
Weigh the pros and cons, consult with several masters, and try wearing temporary jewelry. Perhaps all this will make you change your mind. The main thing is to analyze your motivation. Doing a piercing in your own body to spite someone or in imitation of someone else are examples of the wrong motivation.
How to Choose a Master
Before lying on the couch for a piercing, you need to talk to the master about the features of the chosen piercing, and read the portfolio. Evaluate whether the premises where he works are often sanitized. It is worth finding out what jewelry is used in the studio, whether the materials from which they are made are certified. You should be asked about chronic diseases and allergies. Of course, you should be shown how the equipment is sterilized. All needles must be disposable. All jewelry and instruments should be autoclaved. Ideally, there should be a log book where the start and end times of sterilization are recorded.Â
You should turn around and leave if the handyman:
- Refuses to give you information about the sterilization method.
- Works without gloves.
- Hurries you into making a decision.
- Offers to do piercings much cheaper than the competition.
- Is in a drunken state.
The Threat of Bad Piercings
Poor-quality piercing leads to the following consequences:
- Infection and further inflammation of the wound.
- Infection with HIV, hepatitis, herpes and other infections.
- Loss of sensitivity in case of damage to nearby nerves.
- Allergic reactions when using low-quality jewelry or individual intolerance to certain metals.
In most cases, the piercing, performed by an inexperienced or careless master, will give you a lot of discomfort during the healing process. The piercing in this case is often performed incorrectly. Such masters neglect the most important aspects, such as sterility and disinfection, which will deprive you of the joy of a properly performed, virtually painless work, the result of which can be a beautiful and properly placed piercing.
How to Take Care of a Piercing
Sometimes the cause of complications is not a mistake of the master, but the client’s neglect of the rules for the care of the puncture site. They are not complicated, but require self-discipline and responsibility.
What Is the Most Fashionable Piercing?
Today in Instagram and magazines, most often flash septum (piercing of the central nasal septum) and dais (piercing of the cartilage before entering the ear canal).
Renowned jewelry manufacturers produce cartilage pierced earrings, as well as earrings with two mounts: for the lobe and for the chelix. Such jewelry appears on the red carpets of film and music awards.
Extreme options that are not as widespread, but still performed, include different types of male and female genital piercings, tunnels, nipple piercings.
