Exotic Saddle Plugs for a different look
“These plugs shown are made of buffalo horn and feature a hollow bone insert that is a contrasting white color…”
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”
Should you buy a body piercing kit off ebay?
“Ebay has hundreds of kits available with (as of this writing) only two sellers that include pre-sterilized and pouched body jewelry with their kits”
Aftercare: Getting it right
“You should be provided comprehensive aftercare instructions at the time the piercing was performed, if not, your piercer is not following the rules laid down by Health Departments everywhere, and you should find a certified body piercer immediately”
Titanium Ear Tunnels
“For the look and durability that only Titanium body jewelry gives, try wearing Titanium tunnels that either are slightly flared (as shown) or that offer a screw-fit option…”