“It seems like every day there’s someone coming into my shop asking me how much for a piercing and when I tell them my price they react as if I’d thrown a bucket of acid on them”
“if you pull aside a random group of younger adults (between 18 to 25 years of age) you will find the majority of them will have some type of body piercing”
Before I say anything about this topic, I just want to clear the record here and say that I do not have my nipples pierced. That said, I can tell you that there are more than a few dudes out there that have pierced their nips and don’t seem to have any problem with telling … Read more
“As with his overly stretched ear-lobes, a septum stretched to this size (about a half inch) will not go back to it’s original shape and (like those lobes) must be reconstructed surgically through plastic surgery”
“Once a body piercer or tattoo artist takes a Health Department approved pathogen course, they are still required to undergo a series of Hepatitis B vaccinations (3 vaccinations over a 9 month period) before they can be issued a county body technician permit.”
“A tool that malfunctions during a piercing can not only be highly unpleasant for the client (not to mention the piercer) but possibly lead to extended bleeding and complications leading to injury to the client…”
“Sporting what looks to be four to five inch tunnels on his lobes and top cartilage stretching of about an inch, this guy’s ears will never be the same”
“The only reason to remove a fresh piercing is if there is a raging infection, or if you need to have a medical scan done for an emergency situation – that’s it!”
“if you are an apprentice piercer, make sure that you don’t make the mistake this guy does and have your client seated in a chair leaning back slightly, so if they do pass out, you don’t risk them hitting the floor”
“Because many people (especially women) may not be comfortable with a stranger performing the piercing, there is a growing movement of piercing devotees that choose to do it at home with a body piercing kit.”