Piercings
Things You Should Know About Piercings
Choosing jewelry for a first piercing is obviously quite different from shopping for a jewelry suitable for healed piercings. Because body
jewelry is worn inside a wound and is in contact with your internal tissues, only certain products are suitable. The look of the jewelry
that is placed in your fresh piercing must be secondary to aspects that affect safety and compatibility with your body. The size, style,
material, and quality of the initial piece of jewelry all affect your ability to heal. Remember that the piercing location is fixed, but
the jewelry can be changed after you have successfully healed. Consider this brochure “Jewelry For Initial Piercings” from Association of Professional Piercers when selecting body jewelry for a new piercing:
After your piercing has healed, you have countless options to replace your jewelry when all of the following conditions are met:
• It is not tender
• The minimum initial healing time has passed
•Your piercing is no longer secreting and getting crusty
Here is some information from Association of Professional Piercers when you are ready to get your jewelry for healed piercing:
