Body Piercing Aftercare Questions and Answers
Questions and answers about body piercing to help you make the best decisions about your current and new body piercings.
Aftercare
TongueStud.com provides a chart of average healing times for different types of piercings, plus specific aftercare advice and a list of do's and don'ts.
TongueStud.com provides a chart of average healing times for different types of piercings, plus specific aftercare advice and a list of do's and don'ts.
Care when Wearing Organic Body Jewelry
Learn special precautions you should take when wearing body jewelry made from natural products such as bone, bamboo, amber and other organic materials.
Learn special precautions you should take when wearing body jewelry made from natural products such as bone, bamboo, amber and other organic materials.
Caring for Infections
Dr. Janet L. H. Keating of the Duke Family Medicine Center gives us some advice about keeping our piercings infection-free, but includes care instructions to help us deal with a problem if it arises.
Dr. Janet L. H. Keating of the Duke Family Medicine Center gives us some advice about keeping our piercings infection-free, but includes care instructions to help us deal with a problem if it arises.
Insertion Tips
Tribalectic offers some suggestions on inserting your body jewelry.
Tribalectic offers some suggestions on inserting your body jewelry.
Suggested Aftercare for New Body Piercings
Here's another set of advice and opinions about taking care of your new body piercing.
Here's another set of advice and opinions about taking care of your new body piercing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tribalectic's FAQs page offers some great insights into the ins and outs of piercing. It may help you decide whether or not to pierce, and it will give you a preview of what to expect if you do.
Tribalectic's FAQs page offers some great insights into the ins and outs of piercing. It may help you decide whether or not to pierce, and it will give you a preview of what to expect if you do.
Infections After Tongue Piercing
This article from the Centers for Disease Control talks about the possibility of infection after a tongue piercing, and describes who is at most risk.
This article from the Centers for Disease Control talks about the possibility of infection after a tongue piercing, and describes who is at most risk.
Piercing Pictures
I couldn't decide which category to put this gallery in, but this one will do. TongueStud.com's piercing photo gallery shows you the results of many types of body piercings. And if you submit a photo they'll give you 15% off of your next order.
I couldn't decide which category to put this gallery in, but this one will do. TongueStud.com's piercing photo gallery shows you the results of many types of body piercings. And if you submit a photo they'll give you 15% off of your next order.