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All piercing clients have plenty of questions. Here is a list of the most common ones encountered.

Does getting a piercing hurt?
Some piercings are more painful than others. Generally pain is felt only when the needle pierces the skin. It may ache a little afterwards. There are some piercers who can anesthetize the area before piercing with a Lidocaine injection. These people need to have authorization and a prescription from a physician before doing this. In some states, this procedure is illegal and must be performed by a doctor.

How long does it take for a piercing to heal?
Generally piercings take from 6 weeks to several months to heal. It may take up to a year for a piercing to settle in and toughen up. It depends on the particular piercing and the client because some clients heal faster. Earlobes generally take about 6 weeks, while navels can take up to 9 months. Piercing care solutions and how you care for your piercing will factor greatly in the healing time. If your piercing is not healing as fast as you think it should, consult your piercer or physician not your friends.

How should I care for my piercing?
A professional piercer should give you the care instructions that he or she feels is the best way to care for a piercing. Remember though there are always new ways and several old ones that are effective. Nobody knows all the current methods. So if somebody tells you what the piercer told you is wrong, it isn't necessarily so. Doing your homework before you judge the accuracy of the information you get is the best way to avoid miscommunication. There are several resources to find out about piercing care. We have included links to some of the websites we find most accurate with our information. We suggest using our Original Piercing After Care Product, Love My Piercing.

How do I know if my piercing is infected?
First look at your piercing—how does it look and feel. There are some symptoms of irritation and infection that are the same. But there are differences as well. An irritated piercing is usually red around the edges and painful to touch with possibly some drainage. It may be caused by over cleaning or being sensitive to the cleaning agent you are using or not using it as directed. Or you may be combining too many chemicals at once. If this is the case, see your piercer or refer to the care instructions you should have gotten. An infected piercing may have all of the above symptoms as well as swelling at the piercing site, along with throbbing pain, being warm to the touch, and a general feeling of not feeling well. If this is the case, see your piercer if you are unsure of what it is and or see your physician. Remember piercers are not physicians and physicians are not piercers. They both have their respective specialties, and by using them both as a team, you can have a safe and enjoyable piercing.

What should I avoid with my piercing?
First of all a piercing is an open wound to the skin. It is very susceptible to infections and irritations caused by several factors. These problems can be avoided easily by following a few simple rules. Don't touch your piercing with dirty hands. Don't let anybody else touch your piercing with dirty hands. Avoid other bodily substances from others on your piercing. Don't play with it a lot. Over cleaning and over handling may cause excess scar tissue as well as irritate the skin. Don't use toxic cleaning substances on your piercing, such as: Betadine™, alcohol, peroxide and other presurgical scrubs. These are designed for one-time use on closed skin. Neosporin and petroleum products should be avoided as well unless on the advice of a physician.

My piercing is infected. Should I take the jewelry out?
If your piercing is infected and the jewelry you put in is surgical steel, leave it in. The infection will stay localized to the area because of the drainage hole for the infected matter. If you take the jewelry out, the holes close up and the infection may spread internally to be destroyed by the body. If your immune system is down, it may make you more ill. If the jewelry is causing the reaction, it may need to be removed. But see your piercer and/or physician to let them determine the best course of action to follow.

Does a piercing bleed?
Anytime you pierce the skin you run the risk of bleeding, even excessively. As a rule, piercings don't usually bleed. Some piercers prefer to use a larger gauge needle than the gauge of the jewelry to pierce with. In this case, bleeding is the norm. But it should stop soon with a little direct pressure. No matter how careful your piercer is, he or she may nick small blood vessels near the piercing site that weren't visible. These will bleed more than usual but usually stops fairly soon. There may be some swelling and bruising that goes away in a short time. If your piercing is bleeding profusely or doesn't stop in a reasonable amount of time, see your physician.

Will my face go numb if i get my ear pierced?
This has to be the most widely spread rumor about piercing we've heard so far. The nerves that influence the mobility of the face is not in the ear lobe. It generates from deep inside the skull and exits at locations in the facial bones, which are not pierced. If your face goes numb or loss of movement is experienced, it is something other than the piercing, and you should see your physician.

Can I get nerve damage from a piercing?
Yes. Unlike the earlobe, other piercings are done near nerve branches that may be severed with a piercing needle. For example a clitoral piercing. Always go to a professional piercer that is well versed in anatomy in order to avoid the possibility of a problem. But remember, not all people are built the same. Even professional piercers and physicians do cause nerve damage. Hence the need for malpractice insurance. Do your homework. Ask a lot of questions of your piercer before doing anything that may damage nerves.

I have a piercing that has a hard little ball of skin on it. What is it?
This excess scar tissue is known as a keloid. It is fairly common with navel piercings and a few others. It isn't a tumor or other death threat. It usually goes away after several months. Even if you take the jewelry out, it will take a long time to heal, and the body reabsorbs the tissue. Over cleaning and over handling is the biggest cause of this. Another cause is using alcohol and peroxide on your piercing.

How soon can I change the jewelry in my new piercing?
The longer the better. But if you can't wait to try new stuff, ask your piercer. Generally tongue piercings need to be downsized in about 2 weeks, but if you put new jewelry in, make sure it is surgical steel. Avoid porous stones and jewelry or charms with a lot of ridges, cuts, or spaces. These harbor bacteria and can cause your piercing to become infected.

What about stretching my piercing?
When stretching a piercing, which is putting a larger gauge jewelry into a small opening. It is usually less traumatic to go 1 or 2 sizes larger at a time. Give the skin time to stretch then resize it again. You should give the skin a few weeks in between stretches. Also when you do the stretching, you need to remember it will be the same as a fresh piercing. The stretching causes tiny tears in the skin that may become infected easily. Care for it the same way you did when you first got the piercing.