Before I start on today's section, I wanna tell you guys that I retired my tragus piercing today. I think it wasn't really healing well and occasionally gave me headaches cuz of not enough rest (yes I think there's a link to it) so I took it out this morning to Chemistry class. I was fiddling with it abit then I was like "Screw this, I'll just have it repierced next time."
So yea. Perhaps a vertical tragus next time?? Hahas.


Yea, Let's go for it!!

You've thought it over, or just really intent on getting it done- Good on you, let's grab your stuff and head for the piercing studio!

Don't just go to any studio though. Don't just go to that one because it's the nearest or most convenient. It's alright if it's near your home but you must be sure to check out their studio and their standards of piercing.
You must ensure that:

1)The studio is clean and practices good hygiene procedures.
Really important as piercing your body means introducing foreign matter (and possibly bacteria) into it. Poor hygiene standards will mean that you are at high risk of infection and cross contamination. In fact, before hygiene rules were truly implemented on studios, there were several cases of people getting hepatitis through piercing. Actually, just think about it. It would be really gross if you're being pierced with a needle which has been used before to pierce another person.
Hence, when you visit a studio, look at the shop. Is it clean or does it look old and dirty? If so, walk out and look for another shop.

2)The piercers attending to you are knowledgable, professional and trustworthy. They must know what they're doing.
Observe the artists working there. Do they look assuring? Do they look like you can trust them?
Ask the artists about your piercing and procedure. Good piercers will give you good answers and are patient. This shows that they really care and are not just out to make a quick buck. If the receptionist or artist is rude towards you, don't hesitate to walk right out of the shop. After all, piercing or tattooing is in the service sector.

Checklist

The piercer should wash his or her hands and put on clean surgical gloves before piercing you. Also, all piercing materials such as the needle, clamps as well as surgical marker should be one time use. Watch the piercer and ensure that he or her opens the new packaging of the materials in front of you. Most, if not all studios do have a single use policy. Your choice of jewellery must be autoclaved in an autoclave machine to sterilise it throughly.
An autoclave machine makes use of high pressure and heat to sterilise materials and are also used in hospitals to sterilise equipment.
Insist on checking the placement of the piercing after the piercer has marked you with the marker if he or she didn't ask you to. Again, don't be afraid to ask questions about your piercing that you're soon going to acquire. Clear any doubts you have. Your piercer would inform you and take you through aftercare procedures. If not, ask. Most piercing studios would also provide you with saline solutions, sea salts or any other aftercare solution for your new piercing before you leave.
Piercing is rather medical sounding, doesn't it? If you sense something is not right, or you can't seem to trust your piercer, it's best that you continue to source for another studio you can trust.

Finding the right studio

You can usually find good piercing studios when friends recommend them to you. In Singapore, where I live, Primitive Art Piercing and Tattoo at Far East Plaza as well as Body Decor at The Heeren are supposedly the two best piercing studios here. I'm not saying that other studios are not as good, but I'm just telling you what I heard.
However, through my personal experience, Primitive Art is really good when I got my inverse navel pierced there. The staff are friendly and professional and they practice good hygiene through their single use policy. You would probably have seen this shop in several youtube videos. So yea :)


If you have any questions or comments, feel free to tag. Constructive criticism or corrections to my posts are very welcome. Oh and sorry if the paragraphing and ideas are a little disorganised cuz I'm using my handphone to blog :) I don't use my laptop much you see.
Look out for my next post, where I will take you through the various piercing methods and the proper way they should be done. Thanks for reading and take cares!

END of Part III

Labels: Body Decor, Piercings, Primitive Art, Singapore

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