Please share an interesting fact about getting piercings safely.

Ignore: Reputable establishments, under sterile conditions. Ear cartilage gets infected, ear deformity risk.

Ignore: Make sure that the piercing salon uses only sterile instruments and rings. Onjly licensed parlors.

Ignore: Keep it clean, keep it clean, keep it clean. Piercings heal best w/ no tension. Oh and keep it clean.

Piercings: Piercings of the tongue or lips can cause dental issues down the road.

All: All equipment must be sterile to reduce risk of infection.

Sharing: Sharing tattoo or piercing equipment can transmit serious infections.

Piercing: Piercing Tip: Ear Cartilage piercings usually take 6 to 12 weeks to heal.

Piercing: Piercing Tip: Tongue and mouth usually take 3 to 6 weeks for healing.

Piercing: Piercing Tip: It usually takes 2 to 4 months for nipple to heal after piercing.

Piercing: Piercing Tip: A navel piercing may take up to a year to heal.

Piercing: Piercing Tip: Facial piercings may take 6 to 12 weeks to heal.

Dermal: Dermal piercing = microdermal piercing = single point piercing.

Risks: Risks w Dermal Piercings: infection, allergic metal contact dermatitis or rejection of metal.

Dermal: Dermal Piercings usually heal in 1 to 3 months.

Dermal: Dermal piercings are only visible on the skin surface as the other end is embedded in the dermis.

Dermal: Dermal Ring = a pattern of dermal piercings on the finger.

Dermal: Dermal Piercing- use of a dermal punch is safer than use of needle.

Piercing: Piercing Tip: Lip piercings usually take 6 to 10 weeks to heal.

Lip: Lip piercings rarely become infected.

Nipple: Nipple Piercings – jewelry or scar tissue can block a milk duct .

Nipple: Nipple Piercings can make it more difficult to latch during breastfeeding.

Nipple: Nipple piercing jewelry can snag against clothing with potential for traumatic nipple tears.

Genital: Genital Piercing: A piercing through the glans penis may interrupt flow of urine.

Genital: Genital Piercing can prevent an uncircumcised foreskin from falling back into place once retracted.

Penile: Penile rings can cause erections that don't resolve & require emergency medical care.

Male: Male genital piercing sites include: urethra, glans, foreskin & scrotum.

Female: Female genital piercing sites include: perineum, labia minora & majora as well as clitoral prepuce.

Female: Female genital piercing jewelry could reduce effectiveness of barrier contraception.

Pierced: Pierced Ears - One study showed complications in up to 35% of people w pierced ears.

Ear: Ear piercing problems may include: infection, keloid, traumatic tearing & allergic reaction.

Ear: Ear piercing complications may include perichondral abscess as well auricular perichondritis.

Piercing: Piercing Problems – Use of spring-loaded guns can sometimes cause earrings to embed in the earlobe.

Piercing: Wearing heavy earrings over a long period of time may stretch the piercing hole.

Nose: Nose piercing through the septum (cartilage) will hurt more then one through nares tissue.

Nasal: Nasal Septal Piercing Problems: Deformity due to necrosis of the nasal wall or perichondritis.

Nasal: Nasal Septal Piercing Problems: If a stud grows into the skin it may need to be cut out.

Nasal: Nasal Septal Piercing Infections: Red,swollen, warm, tender, painful w malodorous drainage).

Nasal: Nasal Septal Piercing Problems: Nasal jewelry could be aspirated into the lungs or swallowed.

Piercing: Piercing problems: Septal or nostril rings may be yanked out – causing injury.

Female: Female genital piercing jewelry may cause condoms to break during sexual intercourse.

Genital: Genital Piercings – can cause a diaphragm to become displaced during sexual intercourse.

Genital: Genital Piercings – If both partners have genital jewelry it can cause 2x the trouble w intercourse.

Piercing: Piercing Tips: The pain caused by a piercing depends on body location.

Piercing: Piercing Tips: Ear lobe piercings are usually tolerable. Piercings through cartilage hurt more.

Piercing: Piercing Tips: Piercing the tongue can be quite painful.

Nipple: Nipple & genital piercings have been described as very painful when being pierced.

Piercing: Piercing Tips: Jewelry isn't necessarily interchangeable from one body piercing site to another.

Piercing: Piercing complications may be higher in people who are immunosuppressed.

Lip: Lip piercings can damage attached outside gum tissue/tongue piercing can damage inside gum tissue.

Ignore: Use a sterilized needle and clean the area with alcohol to prevent infection.

Ignore: Make sure you clean the area as directed every day in order to avoid infections.

Ignore: Always be sure your piercer has a license from the state Department of Health that isn't expired.

Ignore: The most common problem is infection, affecting up to 20% of all piercings.

Ignore: Use surgical steel studs. Avoid antibiotic ointment. Leave alone for at least 2 weeks.

Ignore: Never do a piercing yourself use a clean professional shop, never use nickel posts, allergies result.

Ignore: All parts sterilized. Clean w/ alcohol based cleaner for weeks. Turn piercing often (w/clean hands).

Ignore: Always make sure that aseptic precautions are taken to prevent any infections.

Ignore: Post care instructions are essential to prevent infection.