A body piercing is just what it sounds like – a piercing or puncture made in the body by a needle. After that, a piece of jewelry is inserted in the hole. Commonly pierced body parts are the ears, nose, and belly button. Oral piercings include the lip, cheek, and tongue. When piercing a healed place, some people will choose to expand the size of the hole to wear certain types of jewelry, including plugs and tunnels. Stretching should be done in small increments to decrease the chance of damage to the piercing and scarring.

Below is a Brief Info on Body Piercing

How to Get a Body Piercing

Body piercing is regulated in some states but not others. If you decide to get a body piercing, do a little investigative work about a shop’s procedures and find out whether it provides a clean and safe environment for its customers. Every shop should have an autoclave ( a sterilizing machine) and keep sterilized instruments in sealed packets until they are used.  Ask questions and make sure that the body piercer:

Is a licensed practitioner

Washes his or her hands before each procedure

Wears fresh disposable gloves

Uses single-use needles and sterilized instruments

Uses ear-piercing guns that are sterilized or disposable

The shop also should follow procedures for proper handling and disposal of waste. Before you get a piercing, make sure you know if you’re allergic to any metals. Choose jewelry made from metals that are less likely to cause reactions, such as:

Surgical stainless steel

Solid gold

Niobium

Titanium

If you think the shop isn’t clean enough, if all your questions aren’t answered, or if you feel in any way uncomfortable, go somewhere else to get your piercing.

What Happens During Body Piercing?

The body piercer should wash his or her hands with antibacterial soap and water and wear clean, fresh gloves.

The area to be pierced is cleaned with alcohol or other antiseptic

You should see the piercer remove needles and equipment from sterile containers.

Your skin is then punctured with a very sharp, single-use needle. The piece of jewelry, which has already been sterilized, is placed.

The body piercer disposes of the needle in a special container so that there is no risk of the needle or blood touching someone else.

The body piercer gives you instructions on how to care for your new piercing and what to do if there is a problem.