Use these resources to answer your questions about body piercings and body jewelry. Get facts about different types of piercings and learn which metals are good (and bad) choices for brand new body piercings. You'll find a visual that illustrates gauge, to help you envision jewelry size. Common healing times are covered in other articles, and I've included a step-by-step of my own navel piercing from many years ago.
Piercing guns are controversial, even though they've been around a long time and have been used to pierce millions upon millions of ears. Gun designs have improved in recent years, and now most retailers who pierce with them use the type with disposable cartridges. That type of gun makes it easier to prevent disease transmission, but the system is far from perfect. The gun itself still cannot be truly sterilized (its plastic parts would melt in an autoclave) and most casual piercers probably don't have a solid background in standard hygiene practices. The delivery of jewelry into the ear can be a problem, too. Here are six things to think about before someone uses a gun on your earlobes.
Not all metals are suitable for new body piercings. This list covers metals that are good choices for new body piercings and a list of metals that you should avoid.
This quick-reference body jewelry gauge chart illustrates how jewelry thickness increases as its gauge number decreases. The chart previews jewelry thickness from 20 to 00 gauge.
Here's an explanation of three different types of ear piercings, the Industrial, the Daith and the Tragus. It includes typical the jewelry gauge used for each type of piercing and offers some insight on the length of time it will take your your new piercing to heal.
Your navel piercing experience could differ, but here's a description of what the procedure was like for me. The story includes photos of some of the steps the body piercer took to complete the job.
It’s trendy to wear pierced earrings fashioned with thick, decorative posts and rings. Even if your earlobes were pierced to a more “standard” size, you can gradually stretch the holes to accept larger jewelry.
These are the steps I took to expand the holes in my earlobes and not everyone agrees with the method. Ask your piercing pro for advice before you begin.You and a friend could both have the same piercing done on the same day, but heal at different rates because of the type of jewelry you wear, the way you care for your new body piercing or the way your body handles the invasion. But these general guidelines will help you predict how long it might take for your piercing to heal.
Find links to help you find all sorts of body jewelry.
