Oral Piercing
For first 2 weeks rinse with Listerine, drinking or smoking. Toothbrushes harbor bacteria; we recommend replacing your toothbrush before starting you oral aftercare. Reduces swelling by gently sucking on shaved ice or small ice cubes. Avoid hot or spicy foods for first 5 days. Avoid chewing gum, tobacco, fingernails, etc. Avoid oral sexual contact, including French kissing (wet). Smoking can increase the healing time. Warm salt-water rinses will accelerate healing time. Those with high blood pressure or heart problems should not use sea salt rinses. Do not take aspirin. We recommend ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, etc.) Do not be alarmed if you see a liquid, yellowish secretion coming from piercing. This is blood plasma, and dead cells, which are perfectly normal, Swelling is perfectly normal, and this does vary with everyone. It can also bleed a little is played with. A little bit of blood if perfectly normal for the first week, but if it does become excessive please seek medical attention. Do not play with piercing, this will cause undo stress to the piercing and can cause the formation of scar tissue. This is crucial while healing. Even after healing, excessive play with oral jewelry can result in permanent damage to teeth, gums, or oral structure.

Genital Piercing
Remove any crusty matter from piercing with warm water and a Q-tip if needed. With clean hands gently wash ring with liquid antibacterial soap, rinse and then rotate jewelry back and forth. Gently pat dry with clean paper towel. Cloth may harbor bacterial. Always use clean towels. Continue to do this twice a day as long as you have the piercing to avoid infection. Avoid any kind of sexual activities while healing. Use condoms (with out spermicidal) and dental dams for all sexual contact to prevent sharing of bodily fluids. This is required even if you are in a monogamous relationship. It is mandatory for your health and safety during the initial healing time (2 weeks). Use water-based lubricants such as KY Jelly

Helpful hints for all piercings
Never use Peroxide, Alcohol, Beta dines, Neosporin or Antibiotic Ointments.
Never touch piercing with dirty hands.
For the first 2 weeks, stay away from the ocean, pools, or hot tubs.
Do not over clean piercing; you will do more harm then well.
Always have clean hands before washing piercing.
Never remove jewelry if you think that it is infected.
Jewelry that is removed while infected will close up the hole resulting in abscess
Always wear clean cloths and practice basic hygiene.
Do not use band-aids on a healing piercing.
Tenderness and swelling are not uncommon
Continue to clean piercing once or twice daily even after healed.
Always have clean hands before washing your piercing.

FAQ's

Does it hurt?
It takes about 30 seconds for the actual piercing to be done. It actually takes longer to get set up and mark the spot for the placement of the piercing. The anxiety is the worst. Try to stay calm and relaxed and it will go easier. Make sure you that you are well rested and that you do not come in on an empty stomach. Generally, most people find that it was not as bad as they thought it was going to be. The best thing to do is stay calm, and relaxed. Your Piercer will go over any questions or concerns you may have

How long does it take to heal?
Ear lobes 6-8 weeks
Ear cartilage 4 months to 1 year
Eyebrow 6-8 weeks
Nostril 2-4 months
Septum 6-8 months
Lip 2-3 months
Tongue 4 weeks
Nipple 3-6 months
Navel 4 months to 1 year
Female genitalia 4 to 10 weeks
Male genitalia 4 weeks to 6 months

Why are Piercing guns bad?
Piercing guns cannot be sterilized. . It is disgusting that places are still using piercing guns to pierce, in a day and age where viruses like HIV/Hepatitis are epidemic. Parents do not know the dangers of letting their child get pierced with a piercing gun. People who use piercing guns have little or no training of the prevention of disease transmission. Besides the fact of not being able to sterilize witch should be reason enough, here is another reason why piercing guns are a big problem. Piercing guns tear a blunted object through a hole (especially ear cartilage). This causes many problems such as keloids etc. Professional Body Piercers use a sterilized hollow needle which means less pain, less trauma to the skin and most importantly disposable and more sanitary. When you throw a stud in with a piercing gun you cannot clean the piercing effectivly. There are some very real dangers in getting pierced with guns. It may be cheaper to take your kid to the mall and get pierced but in long run is a few dollars really worth the risk of your Childs health? It’s not worth it

What jewelry options do I have for initial Piercing?
We use 316LVM Surgical Stainless Steel. Regarded as “Medical Grade”, this Stainless Steel is vacuum melted to achieve high levels of purity and sterility required for surgical implants. Because of its low nickel content it is extremely rare for someone to be allergic to that is why it is used for medical implants and instruments. We offer rings or barbells for the initial piercing we do not use studs for piercing ears, or pierce With dangles or novelty jewelry for a first piercing, however we do carry a variety of jeweled Barbells that are acceptable for navel piercing
We also offer Titanium. For those that have extreme or severe allergies to jewelry with any nickel content.
Gold. We offer a variety of gold rings and barbells
After you have had the piercing for about 4-6 weeks and have had no problems you can ask your Piercer to change your jewelry for a minimal fee. Do not try and change the jewelry yourself, at this time,
you might run the risk of loosing the hole and it becoming infected

How much does it cost?
50.00, depending on the jewelry you pick out. Jeweled Barbells, or Gold is more. All Piercings below the waist are100.00, depending on the jewelry.

I think my Piercing is infected what should I do?
Don’t worry if you see dry crusty stuff initially, the crusties are just a result of your body trying to heal itself. Dead blood cells and plasma surface and then dry when exposed to air. However they do need to be cleaned when you notice them. After a couple weeks you will notice less and less. You will know if your piercing is infected if you see puss coming out of it or it is very inflamed and red and the area feels heated.

NEVER REMOVE JEWELRY IF YOU THINK THAT IT IS INFECTED.
The bacteria and puss can get left inside if the hole and cause an abscess. We recommend a sterilized saline solution, we also sell a sterilized salt water spray called H2 ocean
Take saline or warm salt water mixture in a shot glass and cover piercing for 10 minutes or so 2-3 daily This will draw out any puss or fluids naturally. You also want to keep up with your daily cleaning instructions. It should start to feel better within a couple of days. If it does not get better and you think that you have serious problem
Please see your Piercer or your Doctor to get recommendations on how to handle it