Frequently asked questions regarding body piercing and body jewelry types.
The first question you should ask is if the piercer is registered and permitted by the local health department. If they are, they will have a health department permit posted in plain sight, along with a permit number you can jot down for verification. If your tattoo artist or piercer gives you the run-around, or says it isn’t with them, they are not registered and you should leave.
“Body piercers today routinely make over $100.00 per hour since they can perform multiple piercings within that hour…”
“…if you are planning on having a child, it would be much better to wait until after you deliver before getting your belly pierced”
“If you doubt the importance of sterile body jewelry, ask yourself this question – what good does it do to use a sterile needle, prep and even sterile tools if you are going to just shove a dirty piece of body jewelry into the open wound?”
If your regular piercer did it, you should give them the chance to make it right after it heals up a bit. Usually, it is customary to pay for a re-piercing, unless it was due to an error made by the piercer. Rather than venture off and take your chances with a new piercer, it’s always better to consult your regular one. You may even get it done free (if you are a good customer)…
The sharper the needle (generally), the less pain will be felt by the customer, since a sharper needle will go through the tissue with less resistance and tearing.
“…the exploding popularity of body piercing has created a demand for professional body piercers that is going unfilled…”
“Body modifications for centuries have carried with them religious, spiritual and even sexual symbolic meanings…”
The demand for professional body piercers has never been greater than now. The question we get many times here at the Body Piercing News is ‘How Do I Get Started?’
“The effects of injected ink (not to mention the pain involved) as well as the use of body piercing supplies or tattoo machinery around the eye is almost always going to be detrimental to you…”