How to lessen the pain of a body piercing
“Some people believe drinking alcohol before a piercing will lessen the pain. While this may work in theory, drinking alcohol is really a bad idea, as it can lead to excessive bleeding or fainting.”
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“These online courses may inform you and give you some insight as to how certain techniques are performed, but they cannot prepare you completely for actual body piercing, nor will they count towards any requirements you must meet to become certified.”
What is Freehand Piercing?
“make sure that the freehand body piercing kit you purchase includes sterile body jewelry, so you won’t put yourself (or your client) at risk of infection or injury”
Septum clamps
“The septum clamp features two small aligning ‘tunnels’ that when placed on the septum, form a guide for the needle.”
What should be in a Body Piercing Kit?
“Most importantly, make sure your body piercing kit includes sterile body jewelry. Remember, if it does not say the body jewelry is pre-sterilized, it isn’t”
Extreme Body Jewelry
“Another type of extreme body jewelry is over-size labrets that resemble claws, or talons, that can extend beyond the bottom of the chin when worn”
How to hide your body piercings
“Unless someone gets extremely close to you, retainers will usually provide concealment while keeping the hole from closing”
Tune into your client before body piercing
“In the medical field, having a good ‘bed-side manner’ is a doctor or nurse that develops an inner ‘sense’ of how to approach their patients in stressful situations. In body piercing, you must also develop that ability to tune into your clients in a way that will enable you to know how to approach them.”
Scarification: Extreme Body Modification
“Scarification carries a high risk of infection and trauma to the skin, and should not be conducted by anyone that is not experienced with the process”