Body modifications – there is always something someone has to say about them. Are they unprofessional? Are they too provocative? Are they offensive? How do you cover them up? Why did you get them? How much did they cost? How long did they take? Every day I am asked at least two of these questions, oftentimes the same question more than once. Something people should know about me is that in my lifetime, I have had 22 piercings and I currently have nine highly visible tattoos. I have been getting legally pierced since the age of 15 and tattooed since…
I’ve had my cartilage pierced for 5 and a half weeks now, i was just wondering around how long will it take to heal? The bar is pretty thick.My piercings still slightly sore, i can’t touch it, and i haven’t tried sleeping on it yet. I’ve tried not to touch it that much but when i do knock it, it does hurt.I understand that they take around 6 months to a year to fully heal, does this mean after that time i can have the bar out for any length of time and the hole will not close up as…
A lot of the time when someone is deciding to get a piercing, the last thing on their mind is dealing with a possible infection a few weeks or months down the line. Most people would rather concentrate on what the piercing will look like and on browsing all the different kinds of jewellery that can be worn in the piercing when it’s done. But the fact is that new piercings are very susceptible to infection and the responsibility of avoiding an infection is with the owner of the piercing. If you are thinking of getting a tragus piercing or…
In 2007 GoofyAuctions.comcreated a fun holiday known as National Piercing Day on May 16th and used MySpace to spread of word of the Hole-y Holiday! This year to mark the one year anniversary of the nifty Holiday http is using YouTube to spread the word even more! So do your part! On May 16th support your local piercer and get a new piercing! Pass along the word! There are literally dozens of piercings to choose from: Ear piercing ideas: Anti-Tragus, Auricle, Conch, Daith, Industrial, Industrial (via rook), Orbital, Lobe, Pinna, Forward Pinna, Rook, Scaffold, Snug, Tragus, Transverse Lobe and the…
Question by .: Why is it that aftercare instructions vary from piercing studio to piercing studio? I’ve noticed that the piercing studio I go to (which is very good and professional, by the way) often times gives different (but of course similar) advice and aftercare instructions for piercings. Why is this? Like for example, one piercing studio might say to do sea salt soaks more often than another or one may say to do it longer than a different studio. Why is this? Shouldn’t the instructions be the same?Oh, I’ve also noticed that healing periods can be very different from…
