20 Things You Should Demand From Your Piercer - Body Piercing Basics EP41

[@ashleywestby489]

I love that you call out those in the industry that are being rude to low income clients. Thank you for being awesome!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yes, I don't understand this idea that those that can't afford a $300 labret stud, some how are going to be less likely to take care of the piercing. I find the idea insulting and one of the dumbest examples of class elitism.

[@ashleywestby489]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing I agree.

[@haleybolen3652]

This video is so super helpful! I’ve been getting piercings for the last probably year year and a half and I’ve had to learn a lot of this stuff from experience. I wish I had a video like this when I first started getting piercings haha!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for the kind words and I'm glad you found the video informative. As I often do with my blogs and videos, share it with the next person that asks that question.

[@feiwong70]

Davo is the professional piercer who I’d like to get mine done! Awesome vids. Loads of great information. Thanks!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Happy to hear that you found the video helpful and informative. Thank you for the kind words and for watching.

[@VeronicaIPS]

Yeah, I went into a place and bought a piece of jewelry and they said it was 5€ to change it... I was like damn, that's not too much but if you do business like that at least have a pricing table, so I am aware when shopping around

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yes it's important to be upfront about pricing. Though I don't see the point of charging.

[@brentmatheson4729]

Hello from Canada! Love your videos. I am fortunate to have a fantastic studio in my city. My piercer and studio would check all those boxes. She, and the studio, makes me comfortable and it is my one stop shop for all my work and jewelry. I got my first lobe done when I was near 50. Since then, I have gotten more and my wife and daughter have all gone there. Now my son is talking about it. If they had treated me poorly when I went in for my first piercing, that wasn't a big sale, they would have forfeited the potential to gain goodwill and the future sales. I appreciate them very much.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

No way around it every sale, piercing, consultation or even phone call can mean business in the future. I think a lot of businesses do not completely understand that. Thank you for sharing your experience and for watching.

[@alyssaparsons8364]

Went to a piercer because my lip had completely swallowed the back of the stud. This wasn’t a piercing that she did, but she was more than willing to look at it for me. She did a few nicks with a piercing needle, and admitted that it might need a stitch, and she wasn’t comfortable going any further. I appreciated that. Had to end up going to the hospital to get it out, but once it’s all healed up, more than willing to go to her to get it redone. Thank you, Nadia

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I've been in the same situation a few times. It's hard to give up but it's important to know when it needs medical attention. Regardless of who did the piercing, I would always want to save it.

[@alyssaparsons8364]

That’s why I went to a piercer first, I was hoping I wouldn’t have to let it go as it was the other side of my lip for snake bites. What happened was the disc of the stud felt like it was cutting my lip, so I switched it to a circular barbell briefly to let it calm down and heal. But the circular barbell was causing an irritation bump on the inside, and for some reason I couldn’t find the right size one, and I had one in that was too small, hence why my lip swallowed it. The piercing was only a month or 2 old, but my lips tend to swell a lot more than normal. Either way, would love to get it repierced by her, and am waiting to see if said shop is going to take an apprentice when she goes on maternity leave, I would love to become an apprentice 😊

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I would suggest leaving the jewelry alone. Yu really only want to downsize but you don't want to change the style of the jewelry until it is well healed.

[@portercmt]

Took my sister with me to get my septum done today. I asked the piercer to try to pierce it as fast as possible, he did. He was nice, spoke to my sister when she asked questions, wiped my tears when they popped out from the piercing in my septum. It's still sore of course, got it about 4.5 hours ago. Though I wish my double helix would stop being a tad sore. There's no infection, swelling, redness, etc, just sore to touch and it's coming up on week 7. My labret is coming up on week 9 (hoping I can change the jewelry myself soon), and my 4th ear holes ... the right side doesn't hurt and no soreness, and i can lie on it. My left one feels sore. Not swollen or infected, just sore. My aunt asked me if it's so painful why do I keep doing it to myself. Told her, I wanted it, so I got it.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yeah those cartilage piercings can be grumpy. Over time it will get better. Glad to hear your sister's experience was quick and smooth.

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

That's a lot to heal at one time. Take good care of them. I bet they look awesome. (Jan Griffiths).

[@WheatWonka2.0]

How do you find a good piercer? When I try to look up piercing places where I am, all there is are “tattoo and piercing”. And they have somewhat bad reviews for their piercings.

[@barelyputtogether8941]

Hey dude! Watching in Canada! Thanks for all the great advice with the piercing videos! In the last few weeks, I have watched at least one a day. They have helped a ton because I plan to get some piercings, and I definitely would have done it the wrong way without all your advice! It may seem everyday to you, but even the little things will make such a huge difference in who I chose as a piercer and how I heal my piercings. Cheers!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Greetings from Iowa!! I'm happy to hear that you are finding the videos helpful. Yes, it is the little things that often make the biggest difference. Take your time, visit a few studios, go with friends when they get pierced, aask around and do your research and you'll find the right piercer.

[@lightlaugh3116]

i walked into a piercing studio for nipple piercings and there was no consultation, just poke, poke, in and out in under 10 minutes. i knew nothing about the risks, i knew absolutely nothing. when we were done, she told me that i could change the barbells in 2 weeks! crazy. i should’ve done my research before, but i’ll never go there again after everything you’ve taught me!

[@wendiannejohnson399]

Thanks for Advice😳Wow!!!! I wish you were my piercer 😮

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

You are welcome. Next time you are piercer ask them why they do things the way they do. I think most of them are unaware and need a poke in the belly to do what they should have been doing all along. A lot of this comes down to who they apprenticed under and they figure since they did it that way, there is no reason to do better.

[@ashleywelks]

#7 made me laugh(by the way it was presented/said) because it is so true and important. As someone who had no piercings (only have tattoos before i got my labret and build the confidence for my septum) I was hella anxious however my piercer and the shop I go to is great & has a private piercing room. Am looking into getting my industrial soon and appreciate these videos so thank you so much for educating me

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I think it might be the delivery. It strange to me but privacy and discretion is not often talked about in the industry. I've had a lot of clients where the knowledge of some of their piercings could impact their career, family and social life. I learned early on that part of my responsibilities in creating safe place to get pierced was keeping my damn mouth shut. Good luck with your future piercings and I'm glad the videos have been helpful. Thank you for watching.

[@lemonarizonatea]

I already knew that I have a great piercer, but it’s good to hear it from another professional that my piercer is just as good as I think they are. 😁 Out of curiosity, what do you think about shops that won’t put in jewelry that’s not purchased from their shop? I suppose it’s an issue of quality control and wanting to be absolutely sure about the source of the jewelry to remove any possibility of a liability, but I wanted to get your opinion on it. Thanks!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I completely understand why some studios have that policy and there have been cases where the jewelry was incorrect or visibly so bad, that I refused to put it in someone. The thing is no studio can stock every style, size, and design on the planet. Even if they focus just on the "good jewelry". Special orders can in some cases take 3 months to order mainly because of slower manufactures and the studio doesn't want to pay the shipping on just one piece. Usually, I will put just about anything in a piercing if it is the correct size and there are no visible defects or issues. However, I will make sure the client knows what may cause issues.

[@tabathajames5211]

As a new piercer in Australia, watching your videos makes me realise how little Australian piercer actually care 😔 I have been learning so much from your videos and implement some of them while I'm at work. Unfortunately my boss will never want to change the jewellery we use or stop using piercing guns, I'm locked into a contract for 2 years so I can't do anything. I hate using the guns but every time I bring it up she goes on about how they are fine and she's meant to be a piercer "for the last 21 years" 🤯

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I'm glad you are finding the videos helpful. I'm sorry to hear you are in that situation. I'm guessing you're not the first person that has tried to get her to stop using the ear piercing devices. It's been standard knowledge in the piercing industry since the 80s. Im guessing that she sees it as a profit issue or that she is going to lose business. Maybe pointing out the fact that I charge $110 a pair for ear lobes with Titanium labret studs. Yes she may do slightly less but the increased profit and less issues, will make up for it. Plus the general public is becoming increasingly more educated. I've seen a huge increase in clients wanting lobe piercings done with a needle because they have seen and heard about all the horror stories.

[@tabathajames5211]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing I would but she somehow has it in her head that all American piercers re-use their needles. So I've decided to stick it out, improve what I can and then move on when my time is up. Hoping to open my own studio where I live and bring better standards for the people wishing to modify their body in a decorative way 😊😁

[@calamitynatalie8590]

Unique Tabby Hiya, what she needs is clients coming in and requesting them to be done with needles at a higher standard. Do what you can for now but I hope you all the best with your career in the future!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Sorry I missed your reply. No American piercers I know do not reuse needles. I'm unsure why they would. I spend more on gloves and gauze than I do on needles. There are some tools like forceps, taper pins, hemostats, etc... That are decontaminated, cleaned, sterilized and reused. But not needles, they go straight from the client to the biohazard container.

[@kristinphillips777]

So I got my septum pierced about 10 days ago, By a piercer I have been going to for over 10 years he has done 17 piercings on me including a dermal anchor and I trusted him my septum ring which by the way he pierced and convinced me when I was concerned and voiced my concerns, that it was OK and it was just fine to pierce the septum with a clicker. I knew it sounded strange when I heard it but I trust him and he’s been piercing for a long time so I figured certain way he knows what he’s doing. So I said fine we picked the jewelry together I thought the jewelry might be a little small due to swelling, He convinced me that Septums don’t swell that much very often and that it should be fine the jewelry has fallen out three times and has come unhinged four times, the first two times he helped me put it back in. The last time I had to put it back in which was traumatic because I had never done it before and it was swelling I’m surprise it clicked closed. The last time the shop was open for 25 more minutes I told him I could be there in five minutes and he told me to just leave it out overnight and come in when they opened in the morning which is 11 AM. And tried to convince me that if I left it out all night , And into part of the morning that it would not be closed I didn’t believe it so I struggled to get it back in I had to go to another piercing shop and the piercer wasn’t there the apprentice was there outside. She told me off the books obviously a trick onto how to get it to close if it was already through the hole and that was to use the bottom part of the jewelry and the top part of the cartilage words pierce through and push until I heard it clicked closed. It’s been a mess and he knows it was like the most important piercing to me my family hates it in general and I wanted something centered straight and that would heal easily we talked about it for weeks before I got it done and now I’m having all sorts of problems with the jewelry coming out

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yeah a clicker is not the correct choice for a fresh piercing. The fact that it keeps unlocking put the quality of the jewelry in question. Go in and demand they put in a cbr or a circular barbell until the piercing is healed.

[@IcebulletZ]

My piercer charges a flat $5 to change as many pieces as you want. They're upfront with it. If they're changing it out for a bigger bar or whatnot no charge, same as if you're buying the jewelry there. The biggest issue I found with my piercer is she won't really reject doing a piercing. She'll say if it won't look good or will likely reject but if you still want it she'll do it.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I still don't understand the point of charging to change jewelry. Yes, it's a service but it's like a company charging for tech support. I always have had the policy that I'm to educate and give my opinion and let the client make the decision. However, it is a collaborate process, and there are a number of piercings that I will flat out refuse to do because of their track record and how they look. I think all piercers struggle with saying no. First off there is the loss of income but also making the client angry or they maybe under pressure from whoever owns the studio to do piercings they know are a bad idea. Many owners are often not piercers or even tattoo artists. They see the studio as a retail business only and things like refusing service even when it's the right thing to do, is bad for business.

[@angeldemon7937]

this is a really good guide. When I did my snake bite. One side got swollen 3(!) times and my piercingstudio (Ornament sweden) took me in asap as an emergency costumer and even opened there store on they closed time to help me. And I would love to go to your piercingsstudio to get one ^^

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@Yoneat106]

Watching from Portland Oregon! Your videos are honestly so informative and your voice is so calming and soothing. New subscriber here. I got my forward helix done 3 weeks ago and it’s healing great! The piercer said I could change the bar in two months? Which doesn’t seem right because isn’t that still in the healing period? I know the same shop changed my nipple piercings after two months and I never had a problem. But do you recommend this? Thank you!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for the kind words and subscription. It really depends on quickly they heal. In some cases changing the jewelry will reduce issues. Especially if the jewelry is getting caught on clothing and bedding.

[@olivernikolovski324]

Hey. I want to start piercing. Any tips and suggestions how to start and how to learn piercing techniques and all other stuff?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I did a series on how to get into the industry kzbin.info/aero/PLcjhRS8FMCzvSQRReIj536YbBRjrIJHt4 There is a lot of information there.

[@olivernikolovski324]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing tnx dude

[@catherineelizabethhallahan9446]

Hiya Davo, Howdy! :) The piercing shop i go too is big enough even though it doesn't look like it from the outside.... The people who work there are very helpful and are nice also which is better for the customer, because it makes the customer more comfortable. :D The prices aren't too bad either, i mean for instance a curved barbell would be 25 euro. Also they always give you a written sheet of how to take care of your piercing. lol I have 3 of them already. But i guess that's the way they do stuff. I went to the piercing shop a few days ago to change from a circle piercing to a curved barbell. They charged me 5 euro.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yeah see I don't understand why people charge to change jewelry. It cost them what 5 minutes of time, a pair of gloves?

[@catherineelizabethhallahan9446]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing Yeah exactly, it wasn't even 5 minutes... it seemed like a couple of seconds really.... a bit of talking chatting and stuff but yeah i didn't think it was worth charging for those couple of minutes. Yeah he had warn gloves too of course.

[@kimberlyperez6095]

I want to get a nape piercing. What do you think about this kind of piercing?

[@angiejones5001]

What price should a piercing cost?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

That really depends on the market, the studio's overheard, the skill and experience of the piercer, the market, whether they are single uses or reprocess their tools and the quality of the jewelry. For example, you could get a nostril pierced in my studio with a certified Bio-compatible titanium threadless post with a bezel gem top for $75. However, if I was located in Chicago it would likely be closer to $100 because my overhead would be a great deal more.

[@juliaemma5258]

At this point i feel like driving to Iowa just to get my nips done at your studio i feel like i only trust you now haha but im all the way in Houston, Texas

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Though Des Moines can be a great place to visit. I'm sure you can find someone in Houston. The key is do your research and find that passionate piercer.

[@rockandrolldude22]

When I got my 2nd lobes done the guy said "it will heal in 3 weeks". Then when it swelled he told me "take it out right away".

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yeah it isn't going to heal that quickly and they should have offered to put in longer jewelry if the swelling was exceeding the length of the jewelry.

[@skylermorningstar900]

How long should I be waiting in between conch piercing stretches?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

There is no set answer. A good estimate is double the time it took to heal the piercing. The jewelry should move easily through the piercing with no effort.

[@s.williamsali4081]

Autoclave? What is that? She sprayed alcohol on it and wiped the jewelry off before inserting it. Luckily my piercing is healing with minor issue.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Lucky and obvious healthy enough to fight off them microorganisms she smeared even all over the jewelry.

[@s.williamsali4081]

How does one sterilize jewelry prior to self inserting new stainless steel jewelry?

[@hardcorebambi9593]

How do you feel about people who work from home? Like pierce from home, in a dedicated spot?

[@angelakane7925]

Is it a red flag if I'm not given a paper version of healing aftercare instructions, but instead just talking about it, and asked if needed any clarification or repeating

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

You should be getting both. It's just plain laziness that a piercer doesn't give you a care sheet and take a few minutes to go over how to take care of the piercing. If you consider the state of mind that clients are usually in at the end of the piercing experience, having a written version of the care instructions may become a much needed resource in the near future.

[@KimmieJ1920_LNC]

Is your spouse or SO pierced and or tattooed? It's been a questionnaire had over the last year of watching your videos.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Well, I know that this may be a shock but I'm single. However, most of the Ladies that I date and have dated in the past have had both tattoos and piercings or at the end of the relationship.

[@s.williamsali4081]

My piercer charged me 5 dollars to change the jewelry and I actually bought jewelry from her that day.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

See I don't get it. It's like paying twice.

[@s.williamsali4081]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing You are right. I just figured that was expected.

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

I've tipped my piercer to change jewelry for me before. They refused initially, but I insisted. (Jan Griffiths).

[@alli-kat2329]

Ive noticed alot of the piercers here DONT like being questioned in adelaide Australia and get abrupt when you do! 🤬

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

That just silly and stupid. I love having a client that is engaged and passionate about piercing. It often means they are going to take great care of their piercings. Better results, less issues, less work for me. I love educating my clients.

[@alli-kat2329]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing they actually refuse to pierce you in some cases if you question them!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

See I understand that their is a point where I might step away from doing a piercing if I feel you are not confident in my abilities. However, I've never refused doing a piercing on someone wanted to know more about how knowledgeable I was or my experience or anything relating to the piercing they want done.

[@alli-kat2329]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing well ...they are assholes here thats why tbh lol

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

And seem a bit full of themselves. Sounds like the market could use a piercer that isn't one.

[@siddhesh704]

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