Piercing A New Piercee
Piercing A New Piercee
When performing an initial piercing, there are several important things a professional piercer should mention to the client. First time pierced in particular need guidance and special care. For instance, new piercees should be informed to eat well before coming to the piercing studio to keep the blood sugar steady.
Help the piercee feel comfortable by explaining the procedure, and answering any questions that he may have. In most cases, the piercee has made up his mind to get a piercing but may be nervous. The main concern is pain. To alleviate the anxiety, explain to the new piercee that the actual piercing procedure will be finished within seconds.
Does a piercing hurt?
Although people experience pain differently, piercings usually involve a little discomfort and a slight pinch. Pain is a state of mind and if new piercees come in calm and with a positive attitude, they should have a smooth and relatively painless experience. Earlobe, navel, tongue, and eyebrow piercings are the least painful of all piercings. Lip piercings like the snake bite piercing, dermal, cartilage, nostril and septum piercings are in the middle of the pain scale. The piercings that tend to hurt the most are nipple, cartilage, and genital piercings.
Piercing Aftercare
Getting a piercing is a long term commitment which needs to be taken seriously until the healing process is complete. In case of doubt, one can then decide whether to keep the piercing or not. This needs to be explained to the new piercee so that they fully understand what is involved in having a healthy and trouble free piercing.
Most piercings take several months to heal completely and the new piercee needs to think ahead if there are any obligations that require taking out the piercing jewellery before the fistula has healed. This could be participating in a sports event, having a swim or surgery, or performing certain jobs. Taking out a piercing before it’s completely healed can also cause the fistula to close.
Piercing aftercare is essential to prevent infections, migration, and even rejection of the body jewellery.
Although healing times vary according to the different piercing types and various other factors, aftercare instructions must be followed during the entire aftercare period. The area around the piercing must be regularly cleaned with a sterile saline solution without additives or a sea salt solution mixture. The cleansing can be done using soaks, by rinsing, or dabbing. Before doing any cleaning the hands must be thoroughly washed though.
Harsh soaps, or soaps with dyes, fragrances, or triclosan must be avoided. Also refrain from using alcohol, Betadine®, Hibiclens®, and hydrogen peroxide. Once the area is cleaned it is dried by gently patting it with clean, disposable paper towels. Most importantly, new piercees must be told to not over-clean the piercing.
Make the piercee aware that during healing, there can be some initial bleeding as well as swelling, tenderness, discoloration, crusting, and bruising. These side effects should subside within a few days after the piercing. The skin may also feel tight around the jewellery early on but it is part of the healing process. The piercee must never move the piercing jewellery by force, touch it or the pierced area unnecessarily, or rotate the jewellery.
To speed up the healing process piercees should sleep and eat well and try to stay healthy. Stress, recreational drug use, excessive caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol will hamper healing.
Publication date and/or Last Updated: November 6, 2023
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