Piercing Mania Has the World Gone Mad? (Body Piercing)

Member Name: rosiesmum

Product:	Body Piercing
Date:	11/08/08 (125 review reads)
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Advantages: I make a living

Disadvantages: Piercings are not painless

I work in a shop that has a body piercing studio and it has really opened my eyes as to how many people want piercings nowadays, from eyebrows to belly bars, nipple rings and tongues.


The actual body piercings are done in a sterile studio but we insist on ID as proof of age because we refuse to pierce any one under the age of eighteen without a parents signed consent.


I believe the law is actually sixteen but we stick to the eighteen years rule just to be extra careful.

Over the last year I have noticed the demand for younger girls of twelve and thirteen wanting navel and tongue pierces it must be the fad for that age group at the moment but to be quite honest I would not have given permission for my twelve year old daughter to have it, how do they know their own mind and scar themselves at such a young age.


I suppose it is some peoples way of expressing themselves and I can think of far worse traits to be quite honest but a twelve year old with a tongue pierce? Parents what are you thinking of.


If ever you are tempted to have a piercing make sure that you go to a reputable piercing studio that is clean and follows all the hygiene rules.


I do not do the body piercing but I do pierce ears and noses with a gun. The demand is very high at the moment and it so easy to do.


I had about half a days training before I was let loose on a person believe it or not that was three years ago and I believe the training is still that quick today. I have strict rules about age even for a simple ear piercing, if they are under eighteen I ask for a parent to sign permission.


Ears are simple you clean the lobes with a solution then use a surgical pen to mark up exactly where you are going to put the studs. Using a gun you load the stud into the barrel and the backing onto the adapter supplied with every sterile set of studs.


A quick ping and it is done. I always recommend that people do not twist the studs as was advised years ago this is how the ears do get infected, just leave them alone.


I am not keen on piercing young babies ears yet it is amazing how many mothers want it done to their child, if it is a toddler that is asking for studs and it is happy to sit then I will agree to do it but young babies dont have a say do they and I feel that it is cruel. I dont actually say that to the parent I just say that I dont do it full stop.


The demand for top ear piercing is growing now, alot of the youngsters like five or six earrings going up the ear, I will only pierce up to two at a time on one ear because the ear does swell slightly and more than two would be a bit traumatic and would become infected.


Great care has to be taken with the top of the ear because there is grissle on the top, I normally check a persons lobe and if it is too grissly I just refuse to go so high it is better to be safe than sorry I have heard of ears collapsing because the piercing was done incorrectly.


Noses are quick and easy using a gun but only the stud is fired it is dangerous to put a back onto it.
Great care has to be taken to place the gun correctly facing at an angle downwards to avoid hitting the noses cartilage I always have a box of tissues handy because it does make a persons eye water and if they are wearing make up they end up with mascara running down their face.


I have told you how easy it is to pierce ears and noses and it is done in seconds, people often ask me if it will hurt, the true answer to that is yes all piecings hurt and I suppose it depends on the individuals pain threshold.


Would I ever have my top ear pierced or a nose stud?
I would definately not! I don't mind doing the piercing coz it doesn't hurt me!

Summary: I dont mind firing the gun it is quite painless I dont feel a thing!