WHAT I DO IF I STICK ON THE NEEDLE?

Just take it easy, if the needle has been inside your customer, you must go to your health center so that you can do a zero test. Then the health center explains how to do it. Whatever happens, finish your job, the injury has already happened.

CAN I MAKE SEVERAL PIERCINGS AT ONCE?

We recommend that you do one at a time, if you do two, the body gets twice as much to work with, and the immune system becomes more heavily loaded. It makes you more susceptible to infections, both in the wound and the rest of the body.

WHAT CAN I EXPECT AFTER PIERCATING ME?

It is perfectly normal for the piercing to show:

– Minor bleeding.

– Less swelling, redness and tenderness.

– Excretion of wound fluid.

WHAT DO I DO TO FACILITATE THE HEALING?

Use common sense and let your piercing heal in peace. The more you irritate the tissue by touching the jewelry with dirty fingers, the greater the risk of infections and migration. If you eat, sleep and take care of your health properly, your body will be able to heal faster. A vitamin supplement with vitamin C, E and zinc can speed up the process. Do not overpower the piercing and do not use strong soaps or detergents!

WHEN CAN I CHANGE THE JEWELERY?

In oral piercings, you change the jewelry already after about two weeks, when the swelling has subsided.

In other piercings, you should wear the jewelry throughout the healing period, provided that the jewelry fits well and you do not get stuck in it. Even though the piercing looks healed, it does not necessarily have to be because it heals from the outside in. If you change the jewelery too early or too often during the healing time, you tear up the fragile tissue that is healing and healing, which causes it to become irritated. If, on the other hand, the jewelery is too big / long, you should change it, as then the risk of irritation is even greater.

WHAT DO I DO IF I HAVE LOST THE JEWELERY?

 Try to insert it again carefully, do not forget to use lubricant! Movement and friction can cause bullets to bounce and come loose. Therefore, make sure at regular intervals that the balls are properly seated. If you drop a locking ball, it does not mean that the jewelry is broken,

I AM GOING TO OPERATE ME DO I HAVE TO REMOVE ALL PIERCINGS THEN?

If you need surgery or an X-ray, your doctor may require you to have your piercings removed. To prevent it from growing again, you should visit your piercare. He / she will then replace your metal jewelry with ptfe, a plastic material. When you are done, just put your metal jewelry back on.

DO I HAVE AN INFECTION?

You can get an infection if you come in contact with bacteria, viruses, fungi or other living infectious agents. The risk of getting an infection is minimal if you are careful and follow the care instructions. Most infections are a direct result of:

– That the piercing has been touched with unclean hands, yours or someone else’s.

– Oral contact.

– Contact with someone else’s body fluids.

– Contact with hair, cosmetic products, dirty clothes or bedding.

– Bath in pool, sauna, lake or bathtub for the first 8 weeks.

The most common signs of an infection are:

– severe redness.

– swelling or hardness around the piercing.

– pain, especially throbbing pain.

– warm to the touch.

thick discharges, yellow or green.

WHAT DO I DO IF I GET AN INFECTION?

Do not remove the jewelry! If the jewelry is removed, the body finds it very difficult to fight the infection because it is encapsulated. Sometimes you need to go to a health center. It is usually better to turn to a studio first, as they have greater knowledge of complications than healthcare. Keep in mind that an infection that is left untreated over time can lead to serious problems, like any infected wound!

MY PIERCING HAS STARTED TO GROW INTO THE SKIN. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

A piercing can be irritating for many reasons. The most common are that we fiddle with our fingers, that we happen to bump into it or that we get stuck in our clothes. Sometimes we can even be unlucky and happen to get some dirt in, even if we have been careful. This can cause your piercing to swell. If the swelling becomes so severe that it looks like the jewelry is going into the body, there are some things you can do right away. Always start by contacting your piercing studio and book an appointment immediately. Getting help with inserting a longer rod or larger ring is very effective. Use warm saline solution on a clean compress and hold on to the area for 10 minutes. Repeat this as many times as you can during the day. If this does not help, you can use chlorhexedine, which helps to get rid of bacteria and draw fluid out of the tissue.

SHOULD I SPIN MY PIERCING SO IT DOES NOT GROW FAST?

No, you should not do that. This will make your piercing very irritated in the long run as you risk pulling dirt and bacteria into the wound. Even if you are careful about hygiene, you are guaranteed to pull calluses in the form of crusts and coatings on the outer parts of the jewelry into the wound, which will tear and irritate. When your piercing has healed for a while, the crusts will drop just like on any other wound and then the jewelry will sit looser in your piercing. It can not grow, so do not worry.

Expect swelling, redness, and wound fluid and that it may bleed a little in the first few days. This is normal. Do not scrape off wound fluid with your nails, but this should be washed off with a mild perfume-free soap and lukewarm water. Never remove the jewelry during the healing period. Do not peel off crusts or coatings on and around the jewelry between washes. These protect against bacteria between washes.

CAN I TRAIN WHEN I PIERCAT ME?

There are usually no problems at all. It obviously depends on what training we are talking about. Is it a form of training where it is easy to get stuck or get a hard blow, try to protect your piercing for a while by giving up your activities for a couple of weeks. It can work if you cover it with plasters. Exercise training is no problem as long as you are careful. If you exercise, your body will feel good and healing will be more effective.

I HAVE GOT A BUMP / BLADDER, AT MY PIERCING. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

It is not uncommon to get a small bump around your jewelry if your piercing is irritated. This is usually not dangerous but it is something you need to fix as soon as possible. Here is a list of the most common causes of a blister around your piercing and what you can do about your problem. You touch your piercing. This irritates your piercing and causes bacteria to accumulate around and in the hole. Stop pilling! You wash too thoroughly. Crusts will form around your piercing. Do not peel them off, either with your fingers or tops. Just like on a regular wound, the crusts protect the healing wound. If you wash or tear away crusts, you open the wound again and again and prevent the body from healing. You may need to change jewelry in your piercing. If your ring or rod is too small or too large, there is a risk that it rubs, presses or squeezes against surrounding tissue. Then it may be a good idea to switch to a size that is better suited for your ear. If you use a ring and have a blister, it may be a good idea to change to a stick for a while until the irritation subsides. Wash 4-6 times a day with lukewarm saline solution. Soak a clean cotton ball and hold against / around your piercing for 10 minutes at a time. Do this for one to two weeks and the problem will usually have started to subside. Contact your piercing studio and book a return visit if you are worried or feel that you need more help.

HOW MUCH DOES THE TONGUE SWELL AFTER A TONGUE PIERCING?

This is different from person to person. The tongue can swell quite properly for a few days after you have done your tongue piercing. If this happens, it is usually most swollen the day after you pierced your tongue. The swelling usually goes down quite quickly and after a few days you are usually just sore in the tongue. The tongue does not swell up at all. Some people experience hardly any discomfort at all after a tongue piercing. The tongue is one of the areas on the body where a piercing heals the fastest. If you want your piercing in the tongue to heal as quickly as possible and reduce the risk of it swelling up properly, it can be good to try to let the tongue rest as much as possible for the first few days. Do not play with your piercing and do not hold on and stretch your tongue more than necessary.

CAN I EAT AFTER PIERCATING THE TONGUE?

You need to eat to get nourishment and it is important for your body to feel good and have energy to heal your piercing. If you are swollen and sore in the tongue after you have had your tongue piercing, you must try to eat what you can get in you. Usually it is no problem to eat regular food, as long as you are a little careful when chewing and eating slowly. Strong dishes can be good to avoid during the first week as it can be irritating to the wound in the tongue, but otherwise it is good to eat most things. Some people stick to a liquid diet for the first few days and it is perfectly ok as long as it is something useful that you pour into yourself. It can feel good to eat ice cream or have ice in your mouth during the first few days when your tongue is sore. Do not confuse ice cream with food though

CAN I TALK AFTER DOING A HEAVY PIERCING?

Just after you have done your piercing, it will feel unusual to have a rod in your tongue. It will be a little sore in the tongue for a while and then it can be a little more strenuous to talk for a short period of time. This goes over quickly. Some do not notice this but can talk just as usual immediately after they have done their tongue piercing. One question we often get is if there is a risk that you will read after you have had your piercing and if this can become permanent. You do not have to worry about that at all. If you were to read some day after you did your piercing, it is rather because you are on top of your jewelry and as soon as you get used to it, or change to a smaller rod, the reading will disappear.

CAN I SMOKE WHEN I HAVE A PIERCING IN MY MOUTH?

Regardless of whether you have had a tongue piercing or other piercing, smoking is harmful to you. Smoking is negative for a variety of reasons. Among other things, it lowers your immune system and impairs circulation in the body. This can make your piercing heal worse or increase the risk of complications. If you know that you will not be able to stop smoking just because you have had a piercing, we recommend that you try to cut down on smoking while your piercing heals. We are often asked if smoking can have a negative effect on healing, even for piercings that are not in the mouth. The answer to this is definitely a yes. Your body is negatively affected by smoking just as large amounts of alcohol affect your entire body and not just your mouth.

CAN I MAKE COSMETICS AROUND MY PIERCING?

Once you have done a nose piercing, medusa, lip piercing or a dermal anchor, you are guaranteed to start thinking about whether you can put make-up around your piercing. Yes you can do that but you should not put make up on your piercing. It is important to keep the surface around your piercing free from things that you do not want to get into your piercing. This applies not only to dirt and bacteria but also make-up. Makeup that gets into the wound or settles under the jewelry can irritate your piercing properly, so try to apply make-up carefully and keep your distance around the piercing jewelry.

HOW FAST CAN A PIERCING HEAL TOGETHER WHEN REMOVING JEWELERY?

When removing jewelry, it can take 30 minutes up to 2 hours before piercing to heal. This depends on how well your body heals. For some of us, it can take a long time before it heals while for others it can go incredibly fast. do not take a chance, but put in another piece of jewelery in the meantime until you have visited a piercing studio and received help. If the area is completely healed, a new piercing needs to be done. If the hole has just contracted, it only needs to be stretched a little.

HOW LONG SHOULD I WASH MY PIERCING?

A good recommendation is to wash your piercing until it is completely healed. For the first time, it is extra important to wash the piercing regularly according to the instructions you received from your piercing studio. When you have had your piercing for a long time, you can start washing less often but still do it once a day or every other day. If you notice that your piercing starts to get irritated again, you go back to the same routines you had when your piercing was newly made. It is important that you do not disturb your piercing with tops or cotton wool when washing. If you use cotton or a compress, it is enough that you soak it and hold it gently against your piercing. Crusts that sit on the skin should be kept clean but not washed off as this irritates the area. The crusts protect and scrape these away and it will be more difficult for the body to heal normally.

CAN MY PIERCING BE PULLED OUT OF THE BODY?

It is not common but it can happen. When you do a piercing, a foreign object is placed in your body. In order for the body to heal, your body needs to understand that this foreign object does not pose a threat. The most common reasons why a piercing is rejected are actually things you can influence yourself. Peeling and twisting the jewelry with your fingers is one of the biggest threats to a newly made piercing. You run a great risk of getting bacteria and dirt that accompanies it into the wound. Do not peel off the scabs around your piercing. Think of an ordinary wound. The scabs are part of the wound healing process itself and if you constantly scrape these off, you will disturb and damage this process. The risk is then great that your body will perceive the jewelry as the cause of the new wounds you tear up and get rid of the jewelry. Using medical jewelry for too long can also be a reason why your body eventually ejects a piercing. The medical jewelry should be in your piercing for the first 4-8 weeks as your piercing swells up from time to time. Then you should change the rod or jewelry to a slightly smaller variant. Otherwise, the risk is great that you often get stuck in the jewelery, clothes tear and tear in your piercing and that the jewelery is skewed when you sleep on it. Jewelry that rubs or moves a lot can also be a reason for the body to start expelling a piercing.

Even if you take care of your piercing perfectly and do not neglect it, there is a risk that your body will not accept the jewelry anyway. This is of course very sad but sometimes this can happen even if it is unusual.