Precautions you must take during body piercing
Body piercing or tattoos may seem painful and really scary but for some people, it can be a special way to express an idea or feeling. Piercing is now a norm and many people have belly button, tongue and ear piercing which are not obvious to the eye. You may be interested in body piercing, but don’t take the process lightly. Understand the process, the precautions that have to be followed and the risks that are inherent within the process.
Precautions to be taken before, during and after the piercing process
1. Find a piercing or tattoo shop which follows medical standards of sterilization. Piercing instruments have to be sterilized with autoclaves or with chemical sterilization methods. Single-use needles should be used and the operator should use surgical disposable gloves for each customer.
2. Make sure that you update your hepatitis and tetanus vaccinations before getting the piercing done.
3. Use pure gold or silver jewelry for the piercing. Most jewelers will have special sets of piercing jewelry that you can purchase and then hand over the operator for use with the piercing gun.
4. Ensure that the operator swabs your body and the jewelry with an antiseptic solution to prevent infections. The operator should not use full-strength strong chemicals like hibiclens, peroxide or bactine to clean your skin as they are corrosive in nature. A diluted solution of 3 parts of water with a common surgical sterilizing solution should be used. The operator has to be particularly careful in sensitive areas like tongue piercing, eyebrow piercing and genital piercing.
5. Be very careful after the piercing is complete too. Most operators do recommend giving the piercing a quarter turn to prevent the jewelry from getting stuck in place. It will also encourage healing and prevent the formation of scar tissue. Get in touch with a medical professional for complications.
No worries if the surgical standards are followed
Most piercing parlors follow strict standards for the piercing process. If you get the procedure done by a professional who follows industry and surgical standards, you don’t really have anything to worry about.




