Body Piercing Guidelines or "I want a piercing, now what"
Piercing your sternum is not recommended as it is a bone and piercing it could lead to serious injury or complications. If you are looking for a body modification, you should consult with a professional piercer who can help guide you towards safe and appropriate options.
Look up Body Piercing in your local phone book, also check out the listing under Tattoos. Many tattoo studios also provide professional body piercing services.
The maximum number of piercings that would be considered safe at any one sitting is 3. Even though piercing is relatively safe when in a controlled environment of a professional body piercing studio, there is a limit to what the body will cope with. Any invasive procedure will tax the bodies ability to cope with the stress of piercing. So getting a tongue piercing and a nostril piercing won't be too bad, however be sure you have a good meal ( actual food, not junk food and candy ) at least 1 hour before you get the piercing done. This will allow your body to maintain it's normal blood sugar levels and allow you to cope with the piercing experience.
Bio Plast and PTFE retainers are available for your piercing, you need to talk to your local professional body piercer who can order in a retainer for your piercing.
That is a discussion you should have with your doctor, body piercers can't guide or consult on what's safe to do when you are receiving treatment for a condition.
Go to a body piercing studio to get your belly pierced, that will be the safest way!
Piercing Yes, Vampire Bites are not so safe. Depends on where they bite you...
The laws vary from place to place, but most require you to be at least 16 for a piercing other than the ears. Also, keep in mind that this type of piercing on your own is not safe.
There is little risk of infection or allergic reactions with professionally provided body piercing services. This is why you need to find a good studio with an experienced professional body piercer who will work with you to ensure you get a safe and good looking piercing, the first time and every time.
Well actually no they are not safe. Simply because the fingers get into everything, bacteria and dirt can cause nothing but grief for a piercing in a finger and the body will push the piercing out. It's one of those piercings that just doesn't make and sense.
No. Body piercing should only be done by a trained and experienced professional body piercer working in a licensed and inspected facility.
Tongue piercing, done by an experienced professional body piercer, in a controlled environment, with a client who's tongue is acceptable for piercing, is safe. Understanding the process and what the piercer needs from the client to provide the service is key to a successful piercing that can be fun and painless.Following the recommended aftercare and knowing, should the client have issues, they should return to there piercer for a follow up checkup.Stepping the barbell down in two weeks post piercing, prevents or at least minimizes the possibility of dental damage due to biting the barbell.Not purchasing garbage jewellery from mall vendors is another point I can't stress enough. Not all body jewellery is made to the same exacting standards as the jewellery you were pierced with by your professional body piercer.We are in the business of providing professional body piercing services to those who wish to have quality body piercings done by an experienced professional body piercer that will last as long as the client chooses to keep them.Using common sense and looking after your piercings is your responsibility, to your health and your body, we can only do so much, meet us half way and you will always have a nice safe piercing.