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This article was retaken from the book: "Perforaciones Corporales, Ritos, Tradición, Moda y Dolor", nevertheless it has been modified in order to keep it up to date Ussually people have certain doubts concerning piercings, most of all when they are thinking on having one done. With the purpose of providing more information and satisfying these doubts, here you'll find the answers to some of the mos frequently asked questions.
-How should i prepare for a piercing? No preparation is needed, but if you have any alteration that may affect the area you are planning to pierce it is recommended to ask your doctor first. Besides of that it would be good if yout eat something before and be completly sober, -Does it hurts? Yes, but less tha people imagine. Generally people says "it hurted less than i expected. We are constantly improving our techniques in order to make piercing less hurting and the most humaine possible, -Is it possible to use anesthesia? There are 2 main reasons for which we do not use anestesia. One, only professional doctors are aloud to apply or use anestesia in it many forms or Novocaine. Two, a good pierce hurts less than the application or use of anestesia. Besides, superficial or dermic anestesia like sprays or ointments are not recommended for all piercings since the only work on mucoses, which means that they do not have 100% effect on the skin. -Once it heals, might it hurt? The sensitivity which arises from a priecing generally diminishes during the healing process. Once it has healed, the pierce brings to their users satisfaction and a sthetic atractive. -How much time does it take to heal? The healing time varies from person to person and most of all depending on the kind of pierce you mihgt have chosen. Besides it may also be altered according with the care you give to it and the healing capacity your body has, On the other hand, you should consider thingslike touching your pierce with dirty hands, body fluids, careless treating,or the usage of inapropriate substances like alcohol or merthiolate, which might dramatically alter the healing time. -Can it be easily infected? It all depends on the care you give to your new pierce. Many conditions exist that might be confused with an infection without beeing an infection itself.As an example an alergic reaction to the jewelry used to pierce or to the disinfectatnt agents you use. The percentage of people getting their pierce infected is very small and usually it is caused by misscare.
-Are needles used only once? Definetely yes, afterwards they are disposed in special bio-toxic containers in order to avoid human contact with these kind of materials. -Is it possible to have sexual relations after a genital piercing? Yes, but during the healing process they must be protected for the sexual act. A good qualiy condom is of essencial use (some people prefer to use two at the same time) The most important is to keep the pierced area absolutely clean and away of non-self-body fluids. The quickness on which you might or can have normal sexual relations depends most of all on your sensitivity. Patience and creativity play a very important role in these practics. -How many piercings can i have done in one session? Three is thetop number recommended, more than this might cause you natural body healing energy to disfunction. -Can i loose sensitivity in the pierced area? In most cases piercing provides mores sensitivity once it has healed. This is one of the main reasons why people decides to have apierce done, to have mores sensitivity when stimulating certain areas of your body. The number of people who have reported loosing sensitivity is extremely low, -A nipple piercing affects the act of giving breast to my child? In our time of experience we have seen that those women that have had their nipple pierced have not had any problems giving breast to their childs. Nevertheless we recommend for precaution to remove the jewelry from the nipple before having their kids breasted. -Which metals are safe for the piercing jewelry? The most recommended are: Qirugurgical stainless steel series 316 L, titanium, or gold 14 karats. Though Niobium and Platinum work fine it's preferable to use them after the pierce has healed. It is important to avoid the use of materials such as silver, copper, bronce, or any material with a gold cover because they might cause alergic reactions or serious infections. -When can i replace or substitute the jewelry? There are to stages during the healing process: The first on which the pierce closes in order to reduce the risks of an infection; The second of a longer durationis the one on which the pierce takes its final form. If you have decided to remove the jewelry definetely you can do it at any time, but if your intention is only to remove the jewelry temporarily or only to change the jewelry it is convenint to let the piercinh heal completly in order to avoid any hurting to it. Never try to re-insert a jewelry on a already closed pierced area, preferably consult a professional piercer. -How does piercing affects an intense physical activity? For most of the people does not represent any kind of trouble, but if you sweat too much it is recommended to clean the pierced area after your intense physical activity. -Is it convenient to swim after i been pierced? Once the pierce has healed there is no problem, but during the healing process time it is preferable to avoid swimming in any source or kind of water ( sea, river, lake, swimming pools, etc...). This is because even though the water looks completely clean it might have some bacteria that may couse infections on your new pierce. -Are some pierces rejected by the body? Usually no, but there are some piercings called "superficial", like the ones in the hands, neck and back-neck among others on which gennerally the jewelry is rejected by he body. Personnally i do not recommend this kind of piercing, but if you decide to have one done you must go to a professional piercer who is able to tell you what are the adecuate jewelry, materials and measures and who also has an extremly hygienic studio in order to avoid your body from feeling "attacked" by this kind of piercings.
-Why it is not recommended the use of the piercing gun? Eventhough
makers of this device say the opposite, the piercing gun is not a clean
device or machine, nor it is safe to achieve a good piercing. The piercing
gun does not have If you have any more doubts or questions send them to us and we'll try to add them to our list with their respective answers.
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secure or afe way to sterilize or disinfect, due to this, it is a device
that easily can spread any infection or disease to their users. As an
example the hepatitis virii may live up to seven days in the open air....so
imagine how many customers might be infected through piercing any part
of their body with such device in a departamental store or on fly market.
On a professional studio the piercing gun will never be used, not even
for your ear lobes.