body piercings-safe or not? (metal, Igil, Bell, hands, Hang)

the last one · 07-31-2004, 07:13 AM

i have heard loads of rumours and stuff about body piercings. I have 3 in my ears but i want to get my nose and belly done. Does anyone have any experience in piercings they can share with me. i 'd like to know more about it so i can decide whether to do it or not.

Rap~Nation · 07-31-2004, 08:29 AM

sorry man ot in2 piercings coz ma mates got infected an ****

stay in line · 07-31-2004, 03:11 PM

I know a lot about piercings.. ha ha. I have three in each ear, my belly button, a couple of unmentionables, and soon my lip.

You gotta be 16 or older to have anything done.. at least around here. Gotta have an I.D. and birth certificate. Make sure the place you go to has a good reputation. Make sure they use all new tools and make sure they have autoclave (the thing that cleans the jewelry). It really doesn't hurt that badly. It'll be sensitive the day after though. It'll be black from bruising. Just make sure you clean it real good. Dial hand soap turn it around real good and then put witch hazel on it. Just keep moving it to build scar tissue.

I know the process really well. I wasn't keeping up the cleaning too good for a month or so and it got real swollen and started oozing stuff.. so just make sure you clean religiosly.

Umm.. it takes 3 to 6 months to heal completely for your navel.. you can get the jewelry changed after 2 months though.

Thats about it. Just follow the places instructions and you'll have no problems. It really doesn't hurt that much. Feels like a pinch.

Eltiraaz · 07-31-2004, 11:18 PM

I'm getting my left nipple done soon. And I'm repiercing my ears as well. I've always fancied the idea of a nose ring too.. One of the hoop ones never a stud.

jibber · 08-01-2004, 05:22 AM

I know a guy who's roommate is a proffessional piercer, so for every piercing imaginable, I know someone who's had it done. As long as you go to a good place, your in good hands.

the last one · 08-01-2004, 10:43 AM

cheers guys! i should be getting some done next year but apparantly i heard you should have things pierced a while after each other, so your body can concentrate on healing that part of your body.
i was thinking of having a lip ring but i heard they can scrape the protective stuff off your teeth or something so i'm kinda going off that idea. I thing tongue studs look cool but they probably hurt way more and how the hell would you clean them? also food might get stuck, and that would be gross.

stay in line · 08-01-2004, 07:08 PM

actually anything in the mouth heals tons faster than anywhere else. food can get stuck, but listerine really does the trick. but a tongue ring really ****s up the enamel on your teeth.. way worse than a lip ring ever could.

franscar · 08-01-2004, 08:00 PM

Ok. Here's a question for the girls. I have a friend who recently got his eyebrow pierced, and he says that ever since he had it done, girls haven't left him alone. So come on ladies, do you go for a guy with bits of metal hanging off his face? And if so, what is it that attracts you to that kind of look?

Personally I'd never get a piercing done, I just don't think I'd suit one, but I have no problem with other people having them, and two of my ex-girlfriend's have had the sexiest belly button piercings ever.

*Wanders off drooling about sexy tummy's*

jibber · 08-01-2004, 08:45 PM

well, personally i have a thing for piercings, well maybe not all, depends on what it is and where. But i've dated guys with earings, eyebrow peircings, nipple peircings, and lip rings. But for me they have to be relatively small and tastefull, not like a huge gawdy peice of crap dangling in front of you, that's just creepy. Tatoos are the same deal, they look great if they're discreet, but if they're really noticable, or if they depict something really tasteless, it just looks trashy. Also, if you have a tat, it has to have some personal meaning to you, not just some picture in a book that you thought looked cool.

Jonah · 08-01-2004, 09:00 PM

Any types of body piercing are always a risk no matter what. However, if you are vigilant and get it done at a sterile place, and follow the proper healing regulations as required, then you’ll have no problems, simple as that.

07-31-2004, 07:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
the last one Music Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: scum alley, scabtown Posts: 32	body piercings-safe or not? i have heard loads of rumours and stuff about body piercings. I have 3 in my ears but i want to get my nose and belly done. Does anyone have any experience in piercings they can share with me. i 'd like to know more about it so i can decide whether to do it or not.

07-31-2004, 08:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rap~Nation ::: RaP LoRd ::: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: ::: Underground ::: Posts: 48	sorry man ot in2 piercings coz ma mates got infected an **** __________________ Rap's Don't Grow On Tree's... www.elitegraphics.tk

07-31-2004, 03:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
stay in line Groupie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: a place where the cows out number the people Posts: 10	I know a lot about piercings.. ha ha. I have three in each ear, my belly button, a couple of unmentionables, and soon my lip. You gotta be 16 or older to have anything done.. at least around here. Gotta have an I.D. and birth certificate. Make sure the place you go to has a good reputation. Make sure they use all new tools and make sure they have autoclave (the thing that cleans the jewelry). It really doesn't hurt that badly. It'll be sensitive the day after though. It'll be black from bruising. Just make sure you clean it real good. Dial hand soap turn it around real good and then put witch hazel on it. Just keep moving it to build scar tissue. I know the process really well. I wasn't keeping up the cleaning too good for a month or so and it got real swollen and started oozing stuff.. so just make sure you clean religiosly. Umm.. it takes 3 to 6 months to heal completely for your navel.. you can get the jewelry changed after 2 months though. Thats about it. Just follow the places instructions and you'll have no problems. It really doesn't hurt that much. Feels like a pinch. __________________ I'm a punk, cause I can quiz you about stuff that happened in the 60's and 70's!!

07-31-2004, 11:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Eltiraaz Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 346	I'm getting my left nipple done soon. And I'm repiercing my ears as well. I've always fancied the idea of a nose ring too.. One of the hoop ones never a stud. __________________ Conformity n.(kœn-fôr'mí-tè)- 1. the enemy of friendship.

08-01-2004, 05:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
jibber Freeskier Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Istanbul was Constantinople now it's Istanbul not Constantinople... Posts: 1,536	I know a guy who's roommate is a proffessional piercer, so for every piercing imaginable, I know someone who's had it done. As long as you go to a good place, your in good hands. __________________ What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road. William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass. HOOKED ON THE WHITE POWDER

08-01-2004, 10:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
the last one Music Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: scum alley, scabtown Posts: 32	cheers guys! i should be getting some done next year but apparantly i heard you should have things pierced a while after each other, so your body can concentrate on healing that part of your body. i was thinking of having a lip ring but i heard they can scrape the protective stuff off your teeth or something so i'm kinda going off that idea. I thing tongue studs look cool but they probably hurt way more and how the hell would you clean them? also food might get stuck, and that would be gross.

08-01-2004, 07:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
stay in line Groupie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: a place where the cows out number the people Posts: 10	actually anything in the mouth heals tons faster than anywhere else. food can get stuck, but listerine really does the trick. but a tongue ring really ****s up the enamel on your teeth.. way worse than a lip ring ever could. __________________ I'm a punk, cause I can quiz you about stuff that happened in the 60's and 70's!!

08-01-2004, 08:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
franscar Honky Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Birmingham Posts: 665	Ok. Here's a question for the girls. I have a friend who recently got his eyebrow pierced, and he says that ever since he had it done, girls haven't left him alone. So come on ladies, do you go for a guy with bits of metal hanging off his face? And if so, what is it that attracts you to that kind of look? Personally I'd never get a piercing done, I just don't think I'd suit one, but I have no problem with other people having them, and two of my ex-girlfriend's have had the sexiest belly button piercings ever. Wanders off drooling about sexy tummy's

08-01-2004, 08:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
jibber Freeskier Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Istanbul was Constantinople now it's Istanbul not Constantinople... Posts: 1,536	well, personally i have a thing for piercings, well maybe not all, depends on what it is and where. But i've dated guys with earings, eyebrow peircings, nipple peircings, and lip rings. But for me they have to be relatively small and tastefull, not like a huge gawdy peice of crap dangling in front of you, that's just creepy. Tatoos are the same deal, they look great if they're discreet, but if they're really noticable, or if they depict something really tasteless, it just looks trashy. Also, if you have a tat, it has to have some personal meaning to you, not just some picture in a book that you thought looked cool. __________________ What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road. William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass. HOOKED ON THE WHITE POWDER

08-01-2004, 09:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jonah My real name is Renee. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 191	Any types of body piercing are always a risk no matter what. However, if you are vigilant and get it done at a sterile place, and follow the proper healing regulations as required, then you’ll have no problems, simple as that.