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If you took the courage to pierce your body or already have a piercing and you want to get another in some other body section so you came to the right place.
In this guide I am going to show you all the types of piercing that exist today so that you can choose the best one that is left for the area that you want to wear it.
But I will also teach you how to take care of them so they don’t get infected, as well as how to take care of the scarring that is so important for health.
You must realize that just as a tattoo are decisions that you must think about, meditate on and take courage to then not regret.
Although you probably thought that a piercing is much easier to hide, but it all depends on the area you want to pierce since it is often much more difficult to hide if it is on the face.
So if you have many doubts, ask yourself fake piercing It can be a good option as a first step and then take the final step to a permanent one.
This happens a lot with tattoos where you want to see how a design fits you and the best way is to get a tattoo first with ink that is not permanent on the skin.
But first of all let’s start by defining What are Piercings?
and how is it that this trend was imposed to stay in time.
What is a Piercing
A piercing is a technique that consists of piercing a part of the woman’s body as well as that of the man, and then inserting the desired rings, earrings or jewelry.
In Spanish it is pronounced pirsin and in English it comes from the verb gerund known as “to pierce” which means to pierce, pierce or pierce.
It is closely related to tattoos since it is the perfect complement for adolescents and young adults.
How to write piercing
It derives from the verb in English «to pierce» and is written piercing but it must be clarified that this word does not exist in Spanish if you look at the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy
Many times you may see it written as “pirsing” but this word is misspelled and incorrect.
Pirsin is the correct way to write the word in Spanish or Castilian as it really should also be said when mentioning phonetically.
Piercing History
From little girls, all women had a single hole in the ears and this culture of oriental origin was transferred throughout the world, expanding the areas of the body that were pierced.
In the west, this process of tradition and trend expanded only in the 21st century, but this practice in the eastern world is traditional from many decades ago.
This type of drilling was carried out to give a signal and information that each individual belonged to a tribe or a community.
It was also used to demonstrate that an individual was already mature in age.
The Eskimos were the pioneers, then the Maasai and Mursi tribes, especially the female population, who put on large earrings.
Both Potok warriors and New Guinea women continue to use this type of tradition.
Other individuals in history were the Sioux tribes who pierced themselves to prove that they were warriors and the Mayans to expose their golden golden treasures.
The pain is closely related to this practice but this shows that if you overcome it you can be worth wearing on your skin is applied or that chosen jewel.
Nowadays, getting a piercing is due to different types of issues, the main one is a tendency to belong to an urban culture, this was started by the punk lifestyle in the 70s.
But there are also reasons that go beyond a trend that is for a spiritual, sensual, traditional matter or simply for wearing a look or style that you like for both men and women.
Since there is no type of piece or jewel that is only for women or men, they can be used by both genders.
All the Types of Piercing that exist
According to where you decide to put your piercing, it certainly shows how your personality is to the world.
You may also follow a stereotype or simply be part of an urban tribe because of your age and decide to do it to be accepted.
But the real reason is only known by yourself and that is what really interests you.
That is why I am going to mention the different types of piercing that exist and then I will go deeper into each style of piercing so that you know how to take care of them from an infection or how it is better to wear it whether they are large or small.
What body areas can I put it on?
This is a question that many tattoo artists and piercers hear, answering that anywhere as long as they like it can be adapted considering the suffering that this entails for some.
There are three types of piercings according to the body sector you want to put them on and these are: body, oral and facial.
Types of Face Piercings (facials)
Piercings on the face are the most common as well as the most popular mainly in women’s looks.
According to the strip of the face that you do it will receive a different name and then the style of jewel or earring that you put on will have a meaning.
The most popular and for which they became famous worldwide were ear piercings.
You can find for your ear the
Helix Piercing
Tragus Piercing
Industrial Piercing
Then you also have the nose that in recent years especially this year you can see that the one in fashion is the Septum Piercing mainly, since the nose is a very visible place such as an eyebrow.
Other piercings that you can get on your face are those that go on the eyebrows, the microdermal and the Medusa Piercing.
In the eyebrow it became very popular mainly for reaching another facial area that we were not used to seeing regularly.
He considers that all these perforations are the most visible because their location area is facial.
At times you can be very cool to wear it to highlight some part of your face but the bad thing about being so exposed is that due to some social considerations it cannot be covered so easily.
Types of Oral Piercings
These are those that are pierced mainly inside the mouth such as the tongue, the lips or the lip frenulum.
The most popular are
📍 Piercing Smiley which is used right on the lip brace
📍 Tongue piercing which is closely related to the meaning of attracting the person you like
📍 Lip piercing
When located in a fairly humid area of your body, you have to consider that these types of piercings must have a constant study by medical professionals as well as carry out the necessary care due to the large number of bacteria that are in the mouth.
Making this style of piercing requires more intense care than others and using good quality materials as well as well disinfected and sterilized.
Going to the dentist every 6 months is a recommended practice if you use this style of piercing.
Types of Body Piercings
I remember when I was on the beach and it became very fashionable for all the girls to use a navel piercing, without a doubt later I regretted when I was a mother and I was pregnant because when I stretched the skin of the belly the hole also stretched.
But well, as I tell you, these are things we usually do when we are teenagers.
Among the most fashionable body piercings you can find the
Navel Piercing mainly exclusively for women
Nipple Piercing something that both men and women do.
There are also perforations in the intimate parts that are very famous for those who really cheer up, although also in the arms and back they are another area that is not left unused.
I hope that with these ideas you can have more data and know what type of piercing you want to do and be able to use the one you like the most, in addition to using necklaces and rings as accessories for your look.
How to Pierce
I am going to explain to you how to do a piercing step by step but always consider that it is better that a friend or friend help you or go to a professional who already knows and has experience in doing this way of piercing is what I recommend.
Mainly so that it fits you well and you have no complications.
But above all to have the least possible suffering in the body area that you choose.
As a friend told me to do a piercing, it is easy, how difficult is the area where you want to place the earring.
Let’s start step by step
Step One: Choose the Best Moment
It may seem obvious to you, but many people do not consider this step first of all as they forget or simply take the momentum to do that piercing and forget that it must be a planned and thought fact.
So as a first guideline you have to consider is the time of year that you do it because if you are very busy or stressed as it can also happen that you have a cold or illness, recovery will be much slower later.
If you are in a healthy clinical state, it is the best time to do the piercing.
Think that it must heal so you don’t have to be sick or down in terms of your health.
You also don’t have to be going through a sensitive moment in your life or you are at a very high stress level.
If you have sensitive skin you have to rethink whether it is really advisable, you can find out by asking your dermatologist.
Another consideration that you have to keep in mind is if you recently had other piercings or if you have any wound that is not healing properly or that did not heal.
Lastly, you should consider whether you have to undergo any medical or dental surgery, which many times is recommended to do the clinical and scheduled part of an operation first and then think about having a perforation that only meets an aesthetic and personal matter.
Other considerations that you do not have to leave aside is the lifestyle you have.
So you should consider whether it is a season of the year such as winter or autumn where the cold predominates and you have to bundle up so these same garments can cause unnecessary pressure on the piercing as well as if you use wool it can get hooked.
On the other hand, if you have a time when summer and spring predominate, you will have heat and use sunscreen or simply going to the pool with chlorine water can irritate you.
Something you have to consider is the model of work that you do as they can directly influence healing, and can worsen the conditioning you pierced.
That is why it is not recommended if you work in the construction market or in a food company where it is not allowed to use jewelry or material that may interfere in the final product.
Always think that if you are in contact with sweat or dirt at work, you can damage your piercing, especially if you did it a short time ago.
If you practice any sport, try to take all the precautions since both the friction and the blows that you can have can hinder the healing process of the piercing as well as infect with sweat.
Second Step: Choose the type of piercing
As I mentioned before, there are different types of piercings which gives you the possibility of having more freedom when it comes to getting a piercing and adding a jewel that you like.
Without a doubt this step is one of the ones that you will have to collect the most ideas and make the most correct decision as well as thinking so that the best result is achieved.
Once you have your idea, it is best to take all the material you have, if it can be with a photo or image, to take to the professional who is going to pierce the body area that you want to put your jewelry.
Step Three: Clean the area well
Since this is a minimally surgical practice, you have to take the maximum precautions since by piercing the skin you can run the risk of an infection on your skin.
So use an antiseptic that is liquid in the area where you are going to do it, such as alcohol, for example, if it does not have any fragrance.
It can be applied with a cotton swab or swab that is soaked in ethyl alcohol as well as with a gauze or piece of cotton.
Step Four: Mark the area
First what you have to do is mark with points where the needle has to pass to make the piercing where the jewel or applique will later be.
It is a good way to check that you like the chosen place without first digging your hole.
Look in a mirror and if you don’t like it, erase to start again finding the perfect place.
Step Five: Drill the chosen area
This is the key step where fear and the painful symptom appear for a few moments.
You have to understand that to get a piercing is to pierce with a hollow needle the body area that you want and then be able to add a jewel or earring to that hole.
The material to pierce can be a catheter or an American needle.
The diameter of the needle has to be depending on the type of piercing that you want to apply later.
For example, if you want to add a piercing with a small diameter, it is not necessary to make the hole bigger than it should be.
Sixth and Last Step: Add the Jewel
As soon as the drilling is done, what you have to do is add the first jewel chosen to be able to insert it with the needle with which the drilling is made.
The material that is usually made is hypoallergenic, such as titanium, which is much better and depends on the price you want to spend economically, as it can also be gold or surgical steel.
Only after the days have passed and the healing is completely complete can the earring be changed, before it is not recommended.
You must be sure that the material of the piercing does not give you any allergies and mainly that it does not have nickel.
Which piercing hurts less
The tolerance to pain that each person has is very personal since that is what my daughter’s pediatrician told me where I explain that each child has a different tolerance to blows.
The same happens when we are older for the rest of our lives, each individual has a different tolerance, so to make a piercing, the painful symptom is different for the experience that you had, like the one your friend went through, for example.
The levels of sensitivity in the skin are different as the perception of pain.
The fundamental origin of piercing is to pierce your skin, which of course will hurt and bother you.
If this is your first time doing it, you can feel a pressure in the area like a prick or pinch that bothers you.
Consulting with several people, both men and women, they told me about the different levels of suffering they had and I am going to represent them to you in these categories of sensations to call it somehow.
Low level: the body area such as the tongue, navel and ear lobe.
Low and Medium: when you apply the septum, labret, bridge as well as all the perforations that are in the genitals and superficial.
Medium: jellyfish, nostril, in the cartilage of the ear and the tip area as well as on the sides of the tongue.
Medium to Intense: definitely on the nipple.
Very intense: Regarding perforations in the genital area.
To deal with how painful this type of piercing is, local anesthetics are used, but in regards to the majority of piercings that are performed, anesthetics are not used since the pain is quite bearable or it is not as invasive as it can be. for example, making a hole for earrings in the cartilage of the ear.
Mainly what is applied for local anesthesia is lidocaine, using a syringe in the right area to be pierced.
I always advise that you ask the professional to comment on the previous steps and then consult your doctor so that you can clear any doubts.
Also keep in mind that it is authorized by state agencies to carry out this practice.
Something that I do not recommend is that you apply chlorethyl aerosol as what it does is cool the area of your body and you do not have sensitivity so the pain will not be felt when you are pierced for at least 1 minute, but this technique will What it does is make your skin tighter and harder, which is harmful when it comes to making a hole because it breaks the tissue much more and worst of all, healing is much slower.
It is recommended that after the first few days that you did the piercing if you feel any slight pain, take some pain reliever that your doctor always recommends to ingest.
If you feel greater pain, you should definitely go to the guard of your nearest hospital or clinic to check the healing.
How to care for a piercing
After the piercing stage you start to focus on what corresponds to the different types of care that will help you to heal the piercing quickly without infection problems.
The piercing you did has to heal and prevent infection as the first step in this stage.
As a main recommendation is not to change the appliqué that you do while it is not finished healing in its entirety and to control daily how the healing evolves.
Stages of Piercing healing
For me it is one of the most important stages since if you do not have a healthy healing process you can harm the area of your body and your skin.
You must have an idea that the healing time generally ranges from 4 weeks to 1 month and a half depending on the organism of each individual, as well as the area that you have perforated.
For you to have an example, piercing your tongue or earlobe takes approximately 4 weeks to heal.
But there are other parts of the body such as the navel or the cartilage of the ear, for example, which can take up to 1 year to heal completely, this is because these parts of the body have little blood flow.
At the same moment that you make a hole, the area will become inflamed and after the wound is open it can start to bleed.
Of course this is not going to last long but it is important for you to know.
The next step will be the healing of the piercing you did.
It is the phase that you must take the most care in making sure that this area is well ventilated and that the jewel or application that you put on is washed very carefully with a lot of patience.
Do not take very long baths in time because that damages the wound, nor should you expose yourself to the sun.
In the last instance of healing you will see how the perforation is covered and how it heals.
Don’t worry if you see your body secrete a sticky, white substance that naturally hydrates the hole.
On the other hand, if you notice that the color is green or yellow, that is what is called pus, so I recommend that you see a doctor to tell you how this process really is or if you need any remedy to help that healing.
How to clean a piercing
Hygiene and caring for your body is essential if you want to have this type of applique, so no matter what body area you pierced, these are the steps to keep the area clean.
With warm water and a neutral soap, gently clean the area where you have pierced yourself.
It may also be that you use an antiseptic from time to time may provide greater cleaning.
Once you’re done you take a gauze pad to dry, using a new one every time you dry.
Do not use towels or rags or anything that is similar since what it does is transmit bacteria and fungi to this very sensitive body area.
You do not have to use the paper either since it can be left behind when it makes contact with water or body humidity.
Only clean 2 or 3 times a day at the most depending on the characteristics of the skin you have since that influences a lot.
Having dry skin is not the same as having oily skin.
Something that always happens is that people who get a piercing put some pressure on the area and that is very bad.
So you do not have to sleep on the side that you made the hole for which you should avoid leaning.
Do not touch it if it is not fully cured, I understand that being impatient is often a factor to see how you stay but that can harm the final result.
There is a myth that it is already a bad habit that they say that moving the jewel constantly is good as long as the wound does not heal and that is totally false, the only thing it generates is to open the perforation more and not allow it to heal and some painful symptoms may appear. .
Types of Jewelery for Piercing
The first thing you have to choose is the jewel that you are going to make and then know the true shape that it will have and the dimensions to calculate which drilling characteristics are the most appropriate.
Both size and shape is important to know since as soon as you pierce the area is inflamed and it is not convenient for you to apply or apply pressure to this area of the body.
Try as much as possible of a hypoallergenic material with this you will prevent you from having any type of infection from this factor, as well as the healing time will be shorter.
Once the healing time is over you can use any type of material for your piercing in regards to jewelry.
What kind of jewel shapes are there?
The most widely used are the classic hoop or earring that has a circular shape without closing.
Then you can find spirals with different openings and closings that are very original.
There are also bars that are straight or have a slight curve that are called banana because of their shape.
Then you have the dilators but for me they are already like another type of category with respect to the classic jewels that are used.
These are also known as expanders that serve to mainly stretch the perforations, in case you have the idea in the future to change the wall light you have for one that is much larger in diameter.
With this type of dilators you can dilate up to about 20 centimeters even if you do not believe it.
Something that is used a lot is fake piercing or better said in Spanish, fake piercing, which is generally used a few weeks prior to the true piercing to see how it would look and feel really comfortable with this new transformation.
For example, many girls and boys put it on their nose because they have a magnet which helps hold them if they have to make a hole for life and on sight they are the same as the real ones.
Earring or earring materials
In general, they are always made of metal, but there are also other materials that are plastic and glass, although I definitely recommend metal as a more noble material.
Something you have to keep in mind is that it is the material you use supported by your body and you know this in advance by testing or by having some pendants in your body that do not give you an allergic reaction, that’s why this factor is called biocompatibility.
If you make sure that the chosen material is compatible with your body, then you avoid having problems with scarring as well as generating infections.
The different types of materials that I recommend you use are steel, gold or titanium.
It all depends a lot on your pocket and budget you have.
Titanium
Without a doubt it is what any professional in piercing would recommend for its quality in the material.
In addition, this type of slope is much lighter and lighter than those made of steel.
It has a great advantage at a general level that is biocompatible with the human body since it does not produce any known allergic reaction.
It is for this same reason that it is used for metal implants in high-risk surgeries and is one of the most sought-after materials for its use.
The big problem is the monetary cost involved but it is definitely worth it.
Steel
Instead of titanium, surgical steel is used, which is much cheaper and more popular, which is why it is almost always used for piercings.
Personally I do not recommend it because it is not as light as titanium can be as well as the healing time in the perforation can be longer due to the low biocompatibility it has with the human body unlike titanium.
Gold
It is the third most used element on the market to implement in piercings but you have to be equal to or greater than 14 carats.
This is the amount of gold that it has since it causes that to greater quantity our organism rejects it less.
Silver
Regarding Silver, I do not recommend it if your piercing is not cured, since many times to lower costs, people use it but they do not realize that silver is a great factor in favoring infections.
This means that the healing takes longer and that the perforation is affected, staining the black skin over time.
Do not use Nickel
I think I’m clear with the concept, right?
One material that you should avoid at all costs is to use nickel in your piercings since this type of material produces allergic reactions as well as harms piercing in regards to health.
Plastics
Increasingly in the market, plastic piercings are used, I do not say that they are bad as long as those that are certified that are non-toxic are used.
It is an excellent alternative to what is metal jewelry that we both know mainly because you can get colors that you cannot get with metals.
I recommend that you use those that are bioplastic such as silicone, flexible plastic or Teflon that is used specifically for body piercings.
Another advantage it has is that it is biocompatible they are not porous and can be cut.
But mainly that they can be easily sterilized in an autoclave which are the machines that are used for sterilization.
How to do a Fake Piercing
Previously I mentioned that it is recommended to use a fake piercing when you are not sure how it will fit, so it is an excellent idea to make one to wear in the area you want.
The one I am going to explain is to do it on your lip but you can implement it on almost any part of the body if you do not want to buy it.
* Buy a wire of the color you want, try to be 18 gauge can be larger if you want as 14 but not larger but it will cost a lot to maneuver with it.
* The length I recommend is 30 centimeters.
* Take a pan and add water to boil it but now you must add the wire with this you make sure that your wire is well sterilized from the beginning.
* Cut about 5 centimeters of wire after it boiled and start cutting other pieces but with a different length, with a curling iron it cuts perfectly.
* Test what is the ideal length for your mouth in this case as it can also be for your ear.
* Try not to be too tight or too long, otherwise it will look very loose.
* The part that you see sharp of the wire you chose you have to cut so that it does not scratch your skin both inside and outside, for that with a metal sandpaper you can sand it. I recommend sandpaper from 60 onwards.
* You have to make crafts creating a circle with the wire, I recommend using something that has some curvature such as a pen to fit you perfectly or something that is the thickness of your finger.
* Now you have to apply both the opening part and the flat part. For that you have to pry the ring with your finger and create the opening. To create what we call flat part you have to straighten the part of the wire that goes inside your mouth for example and it has to be only a third of the length of the ring.
* Time to try the fake piercing and see how it fits you, squeeze without making it hurt in the area that you apply it so that it does not slip and comes out mainly.
How to remove a piercing
* You have to disinfect the area it can be your mouth, your ear or any other part of the body, for example if it is your mouth with a good mouthwash it can help you disinfect the area where you have the piercing.
* Wash both hands so that you can carry out this process and that the soap is an antibacterial so that the impurities and bacteria that you may have do not harm or infect you.
* I recommend having your nails as short as possible
* With a cotton swab, clean any scabs as well as add salty water to the area (1 cup of tea fills with a tablespoon of salt)
* Now you have to firmly hold your piercing that you want to remove
* Gently unscrew with the thumb and index finger the outer washer or thread that has the piercing, it should always turn to the left.
So you have ideas if your piercing is shaped like a ring, it always has a ball that presses on the two ends of the ring.
If it is very difficult for you, go to a professional or a piercing store that will take it out without problem.
Other types of piercings are pressurized to close them and to open them you have to pull do it very carefully and you can put a little skin cream or olive oil to loosen it if you feel it hard.
If you become inflamed in the process, I recommend that you apply a little cold with ice.
After you removed the jewel you have to clean the area of your body where you have the hole as well as the material of your piercing.
How much does it cost to get a piercing
This is a question that I added recently because many people are asking me and it depends a lot on the country where you are.
In a general line I will express it to you in dollars so that you have an approximate idea so I was able to consult with five stores that do tattoos and piercings.
The value and cost depends a lot on the type of jewel you choose, it is not the same to get a piercing with gold than to do it with surgical steel.
Otro punto importante es la zona corporal en donde tu te lo quieres hacer dependiendo la zona el valor del precio varia por su complejidad a la hora de hacer la perforación.
El mas clásico es del que se hace en la oreja y en la nariz esos los puedes encontrar a partir de los 15 dolares o 15 euros dependiendo la zona y el tipo de material.
Luego si te haces en genitales o en diferentes zonas del cuerpo puede variar entre 40 a 60 dolares o euros.
Estaría muy bueno que en los comentarios mencionen donde se hicieron los tatuajes o los piercings y dejen los precios para que les sirva a otros lectores.
Video de Youtube con los tipos de piercing y sus nombres
Este video de Youtube me gusto mucho para compartir contigo por que muestra perfectamente como es cada modelo de piercing para las diferentes partes corporales que tu te quieras hacer, muy recomendado para mirar.
Espero que disfrutes y puedas compartir con tus amigas y amigos el que más te guste en las redes sociales como facebook, twitter o pinterest.
Algo que quiero aclarar los piercings no son exclusivos de mujeres sino que los hombres también los utilizan de igual manera solo que existen partes en donde se aplica que quedan mejor como un nivel de seducción a una mujer y no a un hombre.
If you took the courage to pierce your body or already have a piercing and you want to get another in some other body section so you came to the right place.
In this guide I am going to show you all the types of piercing that exist today so that you can choose the best one that is left for the area that you want to wear it.
But I will also teach you how to take care of them so they don’t get infected, as well as how to take care of the scarring that is so important for health.
You must realize that just as a tattoo are decisions that you must think about, meditate on and take courage to then not regret.
Although you probably thought that a piercing is much easier to hide, but it all depends on the area you want to pierce since it is often much more difficult to hide if it is on the face.
So if you have many doubts, ask yourself fake piercing It can be a good option as a first step and then take the final step to a permanent one.
This happens a lot with tattoos where you want to see how a design fits you and the best way is to get a tattoo first with ink that is not permanent on the skin.
But first of all let’s start by defining What are Piercings?
and how is it that this trend was imposed to stay in time.
What is a Piercing
A piercing is a technique that consists of piercing a part of the woman’s body as well as that of the man, and then inserting the desired rings, earrings or jewelry.
In Spanish it is pronounced pirsin and in English it comes from the verb gerund known as “to pierce” which means to pierce, pierce or pierce.
It is closely related to tattoos since it is the perfect complement for adolescents and young adults.
How to write piercing
It derives from the verb in English «to pierce» and is written piercing but it must be clarified that this word does not exist in Spanish if you look at the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy
Many times you may see it written as “pirsing” but this word is misspelled and incorrect.
Pirsin is the correct way to write the word in Spanish or Castilian as it really should also be said when mentioning phonetically.
Piercing History
From little girls, all women had a single hole in the ears and this culture of oriental origin was transferred throughout the world, expanding the areas of the body that were pierced.
In the west, this process of tradition and trend expanded only in the 21st century, but this practice in the eastern world is traditional from many decades ago.
This type of drilling was carried out to give a signal and information that each individual belonged to a tribe or a community.
It was also used to demonstrate that an individual was already mature in age.
The Eskimos were the pioneers, then the Maasai and Mursi tribes, especially the female population, who put on large earrings.
Both Potok warriors and New Guinea women continue to use this type of tradition.
Other individuals in history were the Sioux tribes who pierced themselves to prove that they were warriors and the Mayans to expose their golden golden treasures.
The pain is closely related to this practice but this shows that if you overcome it you can be worth wearing on your skin is applied or that chosen jewel.
Nowadays, getting a piercing is due to different types of issues, the main one is a tendency to belong to an urban culture, this was started by the punk lifestyle in the 70s.
But there are also reasons that go beyond a trend that is for a spiritual, sensual, traditional matter or simply for wearing a look or style that you like for both men and women.
Since there is no type of piece or jewel that is only for women or men, they can be used by both genders.
All the Types of Piercing that exist
According to where you decide to put your piercing, it certainly shows how your personality is to the world.
You may also follow a stereotype or simply be part of an urban tribe because of your age and decide to do it to be accepted.
But the real reason is only known by yourself and that is what really interests you.
That is why I am going to mention the different types of piercing that exist and then I will go deeper into each style of piercing so that you know how to take care of them from an infection or how it is better to wear it whether they are large or small.
What body areas can I put it on?
This is a question that many tattoo artists and piercers hear, answering that anywhere as long as they like it can be adapted considering the suffering that this entails for some.
There are three types of piercings according to the body sector you want to put them on and these are: body, oral and facial.
Types of Face Piercings (facials)
Piercings on the face are the most common as well as the most popular mainly in women’s looks.
According to the strip of the face that you do it will receive a different name and then the style of jewel or earring that you put on will have a meaning.
The most popular and for which they became famous worldwide were ear piercings.
You can find for your ear the
Helix Piercing
Tragus Piercing
Industrial Piercing
Then you also have the nose that in recent years especially this year you can see that the one in fashion is the Septum Piercing mainly, since the nose is a very visible place such as an eyebrow.
Other piercings that you can get on your face are those that go on the eyebrows, the microdermal and the Medusa Piercing.
In the eyebrow it became very popular mainly for reaching another facial area that we were not used to seeing regularly.
He considers that all these perforations are the most visible because their location area is facial.
At times you can be very cool to wear it to highlight some part of your face but the bad thing about being so exposed is that due to some social considerations it cannot be covered so easily.
Types of Oral Piercings
These are those that are pierced mainly inside the mouth such as the tongue, the lips or the lip frenulum.
The most popular are
📍 Piercing Smiley which is used right on the lip brace
📍 Tongue piercing which is closely related to the meaning of attracting the person you like
📍 Lip piercing
When located in a fairly humid area of your body, you have to consider that these types of piercings must have a constant study by medical professionals as well as carry out the necessary care due to the large number of bacteria that are in the mouth.
Making this style of piercing requires more intense care than others and using good quality materials as well as well disinfected and sterilized.
Going to the dentist every 6 months is a recommended practice if you use this style of piercing.
Types of Body Piercings
I remember when I was on the beach and it became very fashionable for all the girls to use a navel piercing, without a doubt later I regretted when I was a mother and I was pregnant because when I stretched the skin of the belly the hole also stretched.
But well, as I tell you, these are things we usually do when we are teenagers.
Among the most fashionable body piercings you can find the
Navel Piercing mainly exclusively for women
Nipple Piercing something that both men and women do.
There are also perforations in the intimate parts that are very famous for those who really cheer up, although also in the arms and back they are another area that is not left unused.
I hope that with these ideas you can have more data and know what type of piercing you want to do and be able to use the one you like the most, in addition to using necklaces and rings as accessories for your look.
How to Pierce
I am going to explain to you how to do a piercing step by step but always consider that it is better that a friend or friend help you or go to a professional who already knows and has experience in doing this way of piercing is what I recommend.
Mainly so that it fits you well and you have no complications.
But above all to have the least possible suffering in the body area that you choose.
As a friend told me to do a piercing, it is easy, how difficult is the area where you want to place the earring.
Let’s start step by step
Step One: Choose the Best Moment
It may seem obvious to you, but many people do not consider this step first of all as they forget or simply take the momentum to do that piercing and forget that it must be a planned and thought fact.
So as a first guideline you have to consider is the time of year that you do it because if you are very busy or stressed as it can also happen that you have a cold or illness, recovery will be much slower later.
If you are in a healthy clinical state, it is the best time to do the piercing.
Think that it must heal so you don’t have to be sick or down in terms of your health.
You also don’t have to be going through a sensitive moment in your life or you are at a very high stress level.
If you have sensitive skin you have to rethink whether it is really advisable, you can find out by asking your dermatologist.
Another consideration that you have to keep in mind is if you recently had other piercings or if you have any wound that is not healing properly or that did not heal.
Lastly, you should consider whether you have to undergo any medical or dental surgery, which many times is recommended to do the clinical and scheduled part of an operation first and then think about having a perforation that only meets an aesthetic and personal matter.
Other considerations that you do not have to leave aside is the lifestyle you have.
So you should consider whether it is a season of the year such as winter or autumn where the cold predominates and you have to bundle up so these same garments can cause unnecessary pressure on the piercing as well as if you use wool it can get hooked.
On the other hand, if you have a time when summer and spring predominate, you will have heat and use sunscreen or simply going to the pool with chlorine water can irritate you.
Something you have to consider is the model of work that you do as they can directly influence healing, and can worsen the conditioning you pierced.
That is why it is not recommended if you work in the construction market or in a food company where it is not allowed to use jewelry or material that may interfere in the final product.
Always think that if you are in contact with sweat or dirt at work, you can damage your piercing, especially if you did it a short time ago.
If you practice any sport, try to take all the precautions since both the friction and the blows that you can have can hinder the healing process of the piercing as well as infect with sweat.
Second Step: Choose the type of piercing
As I mentioned before, there are different types of piercings which gives you the possibility of having more freedom when it comes to getting a piercing and adding a jewel that you like.
Without a doubt this step is one of the ones that you will have to collect the most ideas and make the most correct decision as well as thinking so that the best result is achieved.
Once you have your idea, it is best to take all the material you have, if it can be with a photo or image, to take to the professional who is going to pierce the body area that you want to put your jewelry.
Step Three: Clean the area well
Since this is a minimally surgical practice, you have to take the maximum precautions since by piercing the skin you can run the risk of an infection on your skin.
So use an antiseptic that is liquid in the area where you are going to do it, such as alcohol, for example, if it does not have any fragrance.
It can be applied with a cotton swab or swab that is soaked in ethyl alcohol as well as with a gauze or piece of cotton.
Step Four: Mark the area
First what you have to do is mark with points where the needle has to pass to make the piercing where the jewel or applique will later be.
It is a good way to check that you like the chosen place without first digging your hole.
Look in a mirror and if you don’t like it, erase to start again finding the perfect place.
Step Five: Drill the chosen area
This is the key step where fear and the painful symptom appear for a few moments.
You have to understand that to get a piercing is to pierce with a hollow needle the body area that you want and then be able to add a jewel or earring to that hole.
The material to pierce can be a catheter or an American needle.
The diameter of the needle has to be depending on the type of piercing that you want to apply later.
For example, if you want to add a piercing with a small diameter, it is not necessary to make the hole bigger than it should be.
Sixth and Last Step: Add the Jewel
As soon as the drilling is done, what you have to do is add the first jewel chosen to be able to insert it with the needle with which the drilling is made.
The material that is usually made is hypoallergenic, such as titanium, which is much better and depends on the price you want to spend economically, as it can also be gold or surgical steel.
Only after the days have passed and the healing is completely complete can the earring be changed, before it is not recommended.
You must be sure that the material of the piercing does not give you any allergies and mainly that it does not have nickel.
Which piercing hurts less
The tolerance to pain that each person has is very personal since that is what my daughter’s pediatrician told me where I explain that each child has a different tolerance to blows.
The same happens when we are older for the rest of our lives, each individual has a different tolerance, so to make a piercing, the painful symptom is different for the experience that you had, like the one your friend went through, for example.
The levels of sensitivity in the skin are different as the perception of pain.
The fundamental origin of piercing is to pierce your skin, which of course will hurt and bother you.
If this is your first time doing it, you can feel a pressure in the area like a prick or pinch that bothers you.
Consulting with several people, both men and women, they told me about the different levels of suffering they had and I am going to represent them to you in these categories of sensations to call it somehow.
Low level: the body area such as the tongue, navel and ear lobe.
Low and Medium: when you apply the septum, labret, bridge as well as all the perforations that are in the genitals and superficial.
Medium: jellyfish, nostril, in the cartilage of the ear and the tip area as well as on the sides of the tongue.
Medium to Intense: definitely on the nipple.
Very intense: Regarding perforations in the genital area.
To deal with how painful this type of piercing is, local anesthetics are used, but in regards to the majority of piercings that are performed, anesthetics are not used since the pain is quite bearable or it is not as invasive as it can be. for example, making a hole for earrings in the cartilage of the ear.
Mainly what is applied for local anesthesia is lidocaine, using a syringe in the right area to be pierced.
I always advise that you ask the professional to comment on the previous steps and then consult your doctor so that you can clear any doubts.
Also keep in mind that it is authorized by state agencies to carry out this practice.
Something that I do not recommend is that you apply chlorethyl aerosol as what it does is cool the area of your body and you do not have sensitivity so the pain will not be felt when you are pierced for at least 1 minute, but this technique will What it does is make your skin tighter and harder, which is harmful when it comes to making a hole because it breaks the tissue much more and worst of all, healing is much slower.
It is recommended that after the first few days that you did the piercing if you feel any slight pain, take some pain reliever that your doctor always recommends to ingest.
If you feel greater pain, you should definitely go to the guard of your nearest hospital or clinic to check the healing.
How to care for a piercing
After the piercing stage you start to focus on what corresponds to the different types of care that will help you to heal the piercing quickly without infection problems.
The piercing you did has to heal and prevent infection as the first step in this stage.
As a main recommendation is not to change the appliqué that you do while it is not finished healing in its entirety and to control daily how the healing evolves.
Stages of Piercing healing
For me it is one of the most important stages since if you do not have a healthy healing process you can harm the area of your body and your skin.
You must have an idea that the healing time generally ranges from 4 weeks to 1 month and a half depending on the organism of each individual, as well as the area that you have perforated.
For you to have an example, piercing your tongue or earlobe takes approximately 4 weeks to heal.
But there are other parts of the body such as the navel or the cartilage of the ear, for example, which can take up to 1 year to heal completely, this is because these parts of the body have little blood flow.
At the same moment that you make a hole, the area will become inflamed and after the wound is open it can start to bleed.
Of course this is not going to last long but it is important for you to know.
The next step will be the healing of the piercing you did.
It is the phase that you must take the most care in making sure that this area is well ventilated and that the jewel or application that you put on is washed very carefully with a lot of patience.
Do not take very long baths in time because that damages the wound, nor should you expose yourself to the sun.
In the last instance of healing you will see how the perforation is covered and how it heals.
Don’t worry if you see your body secrete a sticky, white substance that naturally hydrates the hole.
On the other hand, if you notice that the color is green or yellow, that is what is called pus, so I recommend that you see a doctor to tell you how this process really is or if you need any remedy to help that healing.
How to clean a piercing
Hygiene and caring for your body is essential if you want to have this type of applique, so no matter what body area you pierced, these are the steps to keep the area clean.
With warm water and a neutral soap, gently clean the area where you have pierced yourself.
It may also be that you use an antiseptic from time to time may provide greater cleaning.
Once you’re done you take a gauze pad to dry, using a new one every time you dry.
Do not use towels or rags or anything that is similar since what it does is transmit bacteria and fungi to this very sensitive body area.
You do not have to use the paper either since it can be left behind when it makes contact with water or body humidity.
Only clean 2 or 3 times a day at the most depending on the characteristics of the skin you have since that influences a lot.
Having dry skin is not the same as having oily skin.
Something that always happens is that people who get a piercing put some pressure on the area and that is very bad.
So you do not have to sleep on the side that you made the hole for which you should avoid leaning.
Do not touch it if it is not fully cured, I understand that being impatient is often a factor to see how you stay but that can harm the final result.
There is a myth that it is already a bad habit that they say that moving the jewel constantly is good as long as the wound does not heal and that is totally false, the only thing it generates is to open the perforation more and not allow it to heal and some painful symptoms may appear. .
Types of Jewelery for Piercing
The first thing you have to choose is the jewel that you are going to make and then know the true shape that it will have and the dimensions to calculate which drilling characteristics are the most appropriate.
Both size and shape is important to know since as soon as you pierce the area is inflamed and it is not convenient for you to apply or apply pressure to this area of the body.
Try as much as possible of a hypoallergenic material with this you will prevent you from having any type of infection from this factor, as well as the healing time will be shorter.
Once the healing time is over you can use any type of material for your piercing in regards to jewelry.
What kind of jewel shapes are there?
The most widely used are the classic hoop or earring that has a circular shape without closing.
Then you can find spirals with different openings and closings that are very original.
There are also bars that are straight or have a slight curve that are called banana because of their shape.
Then you have the dilators but for me they are already like another type of category with respect to the classic jewels that are used.
These are also known as expanders that serve to mainly stretch the perforations, in case you have the idea in the future to change the wall light you have for one that is much larger in diameter.
With this type of dilators you can dilate up to about 20 centimeters even if you do not believe it.
Something that is used a lot is fake piercing or better said in Spanish, fake piercing, which is generally used a few weeks prior to the true piercing to see how it would look and feel really comfortable with this new transformation.
For example, many girls and boys put it on their nose because they have a magnet which helps hold them if they have to make a hole for life and on sight they are the same as the real ones.
Earring or earring materials
In general, they are always made of metal, but there are also other materials that are plastic and glass, although I definitely recommend metal as a more noble material.
Something you have to keep in mind is that it is the material you use supported by your body and you know this in advance by testing or by having some pendants in your body that do not give you an allergic reaction, that’s why this factor is called biocompatibility.
If you make sure that the chosen material is compatible with your body, then you avoid having problems with scarring as well as generating infections.
The different types of materials that I recommend you use are steel, gold or titanium.
It all depends a lot on your pocket and budget you have.
Titanium
Without a doubt it is what any professional in piercing would recommend for its quality in the material.
In addition, this type of slope is much lighter and lighter than those made of steel.
It has a great advantage at a general level that is biocompatible with the human body since it does not produce any known allergic reaction.
It is for this same reason that it is used for metal implants in high-risk surgeries and is one of the most sought-after materials for its use.
The big problem is the monetary cost involved but it is definitely worth it.
Steel
Instead of titanium, surgical steel is used, which is much cheaper and more popular, which is why it is almost always used for piercings.
Personally I do not recommend it because it is not as light as titanium can be as well as the healing time in the perforation can be longer due to the low biocompatibility it has with the human body unlike titanium.
Gold
It is the third most used element on the market to implement in piercings but you have to be equal to or greater than 14 carats.
This is the amount of gold that it has since it causes that to greater quantity our organism rejects it less.
Silver
Regarding Silver, I do not recommend it if your piercing is not cured, since many times to lower costs, people use it but they do not realize that silver is a great factor in favoring infections.
This means that the healing takes longer and that the perforation is affected, staining the black skin over time.
Do not use Nickel
I think I’m clear with the concept, right?
One material that you should avoid at all costs is to use nickel in your piercings since this type of material produces allergic reactions as well as harms piercing in regards to health.
Plastics
Increasingly in the market, plastic piercings are used, I do not say that they are bad as long as those that are certified that are non-toxic are used.
It is an excellent alternative to what is metal jewelry that we both know mainly because you can get colors that you cannot get with metals.
I recommend that you use those that are bioplastic such as silicone, flexible plastic or Teflon that is used specifically for body piercings.
Another advantage it has is that it is biocompatible they are not porous and can be cut.
But mainly that they can be easily sterilized in an autoclave which are the machines that are used for sterilization.
How to do a Fake Piercing
Previously I mentioned that it is recommended to use a fake piercing when you are not sure how it will fit, so it is an excellent idea to make one to wear in the area you want.
The one I am going to explain is to do it on your lip but you can implement it on almost any part of the body if you do not want to buy it.
* Buy a wire of the color you want, try to be 18 gauge can be larger if you want as 14 but not larger but it will cost a lot to maneuver with it.
* The length I recommend is 30 centimeters.
* Take a pan and add water to boil it but now you must add the wire with this you make sure that your wire is well sterilized from the beginning.
* Cut about 5 centimeters of wire after it boiled and start cutting other pieces but with a different length, with a curling iron it cuts perfectly.
* Test what is the ideal length for your mouth in this case as it can also be for your ear.
* Try not to be too tight or too long, otherwise it will look very loose.
* The part that you see sharp of the wire you chose you have to cut so that it does not scratch your skin both inside and outside, for that with a metal sandpaper you can sand it. I recommend sandpaper from 60 onwards.
* You have to make crafts creating a circle with the wire, I recommend using something that has some curvature such as a pen to fit you perfectly or something that is the thickness of your finger.
* Now you have to apply both the opening part and the flat part. For that you have to pry the ring with your finger and create the opening. To create what we call flat part you have to straighten the part of the wire that goes inside your mouth for example and it has to be only a third of the length of the ring.
* Time to try the fake piercing and see how it fits you, squeeze without making it hurt in the area that you apply it so that it does not slip and comes out mainly.
How to remove a piercing
* You have to disinfect the area it can be your mouth, your ear or any other part of the body, for example if it is your mouth with a good mouthwash it can help you disinfect the area where you have the piercing.
* Wash both hands so that you can carry out this process and that the soap is an antibacterial so that the impurities and bacteria that you may have do not harm or infect you.
* I recommend having your nails as short as possible
* With a cotton swab, clean any scabs as well as add salty water to the area (1 cup of tea fills with a tablespoon of salt)
* Now you have to firmly hold your piercing that you want to remove
* Gently unscrew with the thumb and index finger the outer washer or thread that has the piercing, it should always turn to the left.
So you have ideas if your piercing is shaped like a ring, it always has a ball that presses on the two ends of the ring.
If it is very difficult for you, go to a professional or a piercing store that will take it out without problem.
Other types of piercings are pressurized to close them and to open them you have to pull do it very carefully and you can put a little skin cream or olive oil to loosen it if you feel it hard.
If you become inflamed in the process, I recommend that you apply a little cold with ice.
After you removed the jewel you have to clean the area of your body where you have the hole as well as the material of your piercing.
How much does it cost to get a piercing
This is a question that I added recently because many people are asking me and it depends a lot on the country where you are.
In a general line I will express it to you in dollars so that you have an approximate idea so I was able to consult with five stores that do tattoos and piercings.
The value and cost depends a lot on the type of jewel you choose, it is not the same to get a piercing with gold than to do it with surgical steel.
Otro punto importante es la zona corporal en donde tu te lo quieres hacer dependiendo la zona el valor del precio varia por su complejidad a la hora de hacer la perforación.
El mas clásico es del que se hace en la oreja y en la nariz esos los puedes encontrar a partir de los 15 dolares o 15 euros dependiendo la zona y el tipo de material.
Luego si te haces en genitales o en diferentes zonas del cuerpo puede variar entre 40 a 60 dolares o euros.
Estaría muy bueno que en los comentarios mencionen donde se hicieron los tatuajes o los piercings y dejen los precios para que les sirva a otros lectores.
Video de Youtube con los tipos de piercing y sus nombres
Este video de Youtube me gusto mucho para compartir contigo por que muestra perfectamente como es cada modelo de piercing para las diferentes partes corporales que tu te quieras hacer, muy recomendado para mirar.
Espero que disfrutes y puedas compartir con tus amigas y amigos el que más te guste en las redes sociales como facebook, twitter o pinterest.
Algo que quiero aclarar los piercings no son exclusivos de mujeres sino que los hombres también los utilizan de igual manera solo que existen partes en donde se aplica que quedan mejor como un nivel de seducción a una mujer y no a un hombre.
If you took the courage to pierce your body or already have a piercing and you want to get another in some other body section so you came to the right place.
In this guide I am going to show you all the types of piercing that exist today so that you can choose the best one that is left for the area that you want to wear it.
But I will also teach you how to take care of them so they don’t get infected, as well as how to take care of the scarring that is so important for health.
You must realize that just as a tattoo are decisions that you must think about, meditate on and take courage to then not regret.
Although you probably thought that a piercing is much easier to hide, but it all depends on the area you want to pierce since it is often much more difficult to hide if it is on the face.
So if you have many doubts, ask yourself fake piercing It can be a good option as a first step and then take the final step to a permanent one.
This happens a lot with tattoos where you want to see how a design fits you and the best way is to get a tattoo first with ink that is not permanent on the skin.
But first of all let’s start by defining What are Piercings?
and how is it that this trend was imposed to stay in time.
What is a Piercing
A piercing is a technique that consists of piercing a part of the woman’s body as well as that of the man, and then inserting the desired rings, earrings or jewelry.
In Spanish it is pronounced pirsin and in English it comes from the verb gerund known as “to pierce” which means to pierce, pierce or pierce.
It is closely related to tattoos since it is the perfect complement for adolescents and young adults.
How to write piercing
It derives from the verb in English «to pierce» and is written piercing but it must be clarified that this word does not exist in Spanish if you look at the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy
Many times you may see it written as “pirsing” but this word is misspelled and incorrect.
Pirsin is the correct way to write the word in Spanish or Castilian as it really should also be said when mentioning phonetically.
Piercing History
From little girls, all women had a single hole in the ears and this culture of oriental origin was transferred throughout the world, expanding the areas of the body that were pierced.
In the west, this process of tradition and trend expanded only in the 21st century, but this practice in the eastern world is traditional from many decades ago.
This type of drilling was carried out to give a signal and information that each individual belonged to a tribe or a community.
It was also used to demonstrate that an individual was already mature in age.
The Eskimos were the pioneers, then the Maasai and Mursi tribes, especially the female population, who put on large earrings.
Both Potok warriors and New Guinea women continue to use this type of tradition.
Other individuals in history were the Sioux tribes who pierced themselves to prove that they were warriors and the Mayans to expose their golden golden treasures.
The pain is closely related to this practice but this shows that if you overcome it you can be worth wearing on your skin is applied or that chosen jewel.
Nowadays, getting a piercing is due to different types of issues, the main one is a tendency to belong to an urban culture, this was started by the punk lifestyle in the 70s.
But there are also reasons that go beyond a trend that is for a spiritual, sensual, traditional matter or simply for wearing a look or style that you like for both men and women.
Since there is no type of piece or jewel that is only for women or men, they can be used by both genders.
All the Types of Piercing that exist
According to where you decide to put your piercing, it certainly shows how your personality is to the world.
You may also follow a stereotype or simply be part of an urban tribe because of your age and decide to do it to be accepted.
But the real reason is only known by yourself and that is what really interests you.
That is why I am going to mention the different types of piercing that exist and then I will go deeper into each style of piercing so that you know how to take care of them from an infection or how it is better to wear it whether they are large or small.
What body areas can I put it on?
This is a question that many tattoo artists and piercers hear, answering that anywhere as long as they like it can be adapted considering the suffering that this entails for some.
There are three types of piercings according to the body sector you want to put them on and these are: body, oral and facial.
Types of Face Piercings (facials)
Piercings on the face are the most common as well as the most popular mainly in women’s looks.
According to the strip of the face that you do it will receive a different name and then the style of jewel or earring that you put on will have a meaning.
The most popular and for which they became famous worldwide were ear piercings.
You can find for your ear the
Helix Piercing
Tragus Piercing
Industrial Piercing
Then you also have the nose that in recent years especially this year you can see that the one in fashion is the Septum Piercing mainly, since the nose is a very visible place such as an eyebrow.
Other piercings that you can get on your face are those that go on the eyebrows, the microdermal and the Medusa Piercing.
In the eyebrow it became very popular mainly for reaching another facial area that we were not used to seeing regularly.
He considers that all these perforations are the most visible because their location area is facial.
At times you can be very cool to wear it to highlight some part of your face but the bad thing about being so exposed is that due to some social considerations it cannot be covered so easily.
Types of Oral Piercings
These are those that are pierced mainly inside the mouth such as the tongue, the lips or the lip frenulum.
The most popular are
📍 Piercing Smiley which is used right on the lip brace
📍 Tongue piercing which is closely related to the meaning of attracting the person you like
📍 Lip piercing
When located in a fairly humid area of your body, you have to consider that these types of piercings must have a constant study by medical professionals as well as carry out the necessary care due to the large number of bacteria that are in the mouth.
Making this style of piercing requires more intense care than others and using good quality materials as well as well disinfected and sterilized.
Going to the dentist every 6 months is a recommended practice if you use this style of piercing.
Types of Body Piercings
I remember when I was on the beach and it became very fashionable for all the girls to use a navel piercing, without a doubt later I regretted when I was a mother and I was pregnant because when I stretched the skin of the belly the hole also stretched.
But well, as I tell you, these are things we usually do when we are teenagers.
Among the most fashionable body piercings you can find the
Navel Piercing mainly exclusively for women
Nipple Piercing something that both men and women do.
There are also perforations in the intimate parts that are very famous for those who really cheer up, although also in the arms and back they are another area that is not left unused.
I hope that with these ideas you can have more data and know what type of piercing you want to do and be able to use the one you like the most, in addition to using necklaces and rings as accessories for your look.
How to Pierce
I am going to explain to you how to do a piercing step by step but always consider that it is better that a friend or friend help you or go to a professional who already knows and has experience in doing this way of piercing is what I recommend.
Mainly so that it fits you well and you have no complications.
But above all to have the least possible suffering in the body area that you choose.
As a friend told me to do a piercing, it is easy, how difficult is the area where you want to place the earring.
Let’s start step by step
Step One: Choose the Best Moment
It may seem obvious to you, but many people do not consider this step first of all as they forget or simply take the momentum to do that piercing and forget that it must be a planned and thought fact.
So as a first guideline you have to consider is the time of year that you do it because if you are very busy or stressed as it can also happen that you have a cold or illness, recovery will be much slower later.
If you are in a healthy clinical state, it is the best time to do the piercing.
Think that it must heal so you don’t have to be sick or down in terms of your health.
You also don’t have to be going through a sensitive moment in your life or you are at a very high stress level.
If you have sensitive skin you have to rethink whether it is really advisable, you can find out by asking your dermatologist.
Another consideration that you have to keep in mind is if you recently had other piercings or if you have any wound that is not healing properly or that did not heal.
Lastly, you should consider whether you have to undergo any medical or dental surgery, which many times is recommended to do the clinical and scheduled part of an operation first and then think about having a perforation that only meets an aesthetic and personal matter.
Other considerations that you do not have to leave aside is the lifestyle you have.
So you should consider whether it is a season of the year such as winter or autumn where the cold predominates and you have to bundle up so these same garments can cause unnecessary pressure on the piercing as well as if you use wool it can get hooked.
On the other hand, if you have a time when summer and spring predominate, you will have heat and use sunscreen or simply going to the pool with chlorine water can irritate you.
Something you have to consider is the model of work that you do as they can directly influence healing, and can worsen the conditioning you pierced.
That is why it is not recommended if you work in the construction market or in a food company where it is not allowed to use jewelry or material that may interfere in the final product.
Always think that if you are in contact with sweat or dirt at work, you can damage your piercing, especially if you did it a short time ago.
If you practice any sport, try to take all the precautions since both the friction and the blows that you can have can hinder the healing process of the piercing as well as infect with sweat.
Second Step: Choose the type of piercing
As I mentioned before, there are different types of piercings which gives you the possibility of having more freedom when it comes to getting a piercing and adding a jewel that you like.
Without a doubt this step is one of the ones that you will have to collect the most ideas and make the most correct decision as well as thinking so that the best result is achieved.
Once you have your idea, it is best to take all the material you have, if it can be with a photo or image, to take to the professional who is going to pierce the body area that you want to put your jewelry.
Step Three: Clean the area well
Since this is a minimally surgical practice, you have to take the maximum precautions since by piercing the skin you can run the risk of an infection on your skin.
So use an antiseptic that is liquid in the area where you are going to do it, such as alcohol, for example, if it does not have any fragrance.
It can be applied with a cotton swab or swab that is soaked in ethyl alcohol as well as with a gauze or piece of cotton.
Step Four: Mark the area
First what you have to do is mark with points where the needle has to pass to make the piercing where the jewel or applique will later be.
It is a good way to check that you like the chosen place without first digging your hole.
Look in a mirror and if you don’t like it, erase to start again finding the perfect place.
Step Five: Drill the chosen area
This is the key step where fear and the painful symptom appear for a few moments.
You have to understand that to get a piercing is to pierce with a hollow needle the body area that you want and then be able to add a jewel or earring to that hole.
The material to pierce can be a catheter or an American needle.
The diameter of the needle has to be depending on the type of piercing that you want to apply later.
For example, if you want to add a piercing with a small diameter, it is not necessary to make the hole bigger than it should be.
Sixth and Last Step: Add the Jewel
As soon as the drilling is done, what you have to do is add the first jewel chosen to be able to insert it with the needle with which the drilling is made.
The material that is usually made is hypoallergenic, such as titanium, which is much better and depends on the price you want to spend economically, as it can also be gold or surgical steel.
Only after the days have passed and the healing is completely complete can the earring be changed, before it is not recommended.
You must be sure that the material of the piercing does not give you any allergies and mainly that it does not have nickel.
Which piercing hurts less
The tolerance to pain that each person has is very personal since that is what my daughter’s pediatrician told me where I explain that each child has a different tolerance to blows.
The same happens when we are older for the rest of our lives, each individual has a different tolerance, so to make a piercing, the painful symptom is different for the experience that you had, like the one your friend went through, for example.
The levels of sensitivity in the skin are different as the perception of pain.
The fundamental origin of piercing is to pierce your skin, which of course will hurt and bother you.
If this is your first time doing it, you can feel a pressure in the area like a prick or pinch that bothers you.
Consulting with several people, both men and women, they told me about the different levels of suffering they had and I am going to represent them to you in these categories of sensations to call it somehow.
Low level: the body area such as the tongue, navel and ear lobe.
Low and Medium: when you apply the septum, labret, bridge as well as all the perforations that are in the genitals and superficial.
Medium: jellyfish, nostril, in the cartilage of the ear and the tip area as well as on the sides of the tongue.
Medium to Intense: definitely on the nipple.
Very intense: Regarding perforations in the genital area.
To deal with how painful this type of piercing is, local anesthetics are used, but in regards to the majority of piercings that are performed, anesthetics are not used since the pain is quite bearable or it is not as invasive as it can be. for example, making a hole for earrings in the cartilage of the ear.
Mainly what is applied for local anesthesia is lidocaine, using a syringe in the right area to be pierced.
I always advise that you ask the professional to comment on the previous steps and then consult your doctor so that you can clear any doubts.
Also keep in mind that it is authorized by state agencies to carry out this practice.
Something that I do not recommend is that you apply chlorethyl aerosol as what it does is cool the area of your body and you do not have sensitivity so the pain will not be felt when you are pierced for at least 1 minute, but this technique will What it does is make your skin tighter and harder, which is harmful when it comes to making a hole because it breaks the tissue much more and worst of all, healing is much slower.
It is recommended that after the first few days that you did the piercing if you feel any slight pain, take some pain reliever that your doctor always recommends to ingest.
If you feel greater pain, you should definitely go to the guard of your nearest hospital or clinic to check the healing.
How to care for a piercing
After the piercing stage you start to focus on what corresponds to the different types of care that will help you to heal the piercing quickly without infection problems.
The piercing you did has to heal and prevent infection as the first step in this stage.
As a main recommendation is not to change the appliqué that you do while it is not finished healing in its entirety and to control daily how the healing evolves.
Stages of Piercing healing
For me it is one of the most important stages since if you do not have a healthy healing process you can harm the area of your body and your skin.
You must have an idea that the healing time generally ranges from 4 weeks to 1 month and a half depending on the organism of each individual, as well as the area that you have perforated.
For you to have an example, piercing your tongue or earlobe takes approximately 4 weeks to heal.
But there are other parts of the body such as the navel or the cartilage of the ear, for example, which can take up to 1 year to heal completely, this is because these parts of the body have little blood flow.
At the same moment that you make a hole, the area will become inflamed and after the wound is open it can start to bleed.
Of course this is not going to last long but it is important for you to know.
The next step will be the healing of the piercing you did.
It is the phase that you must take the most care in making sure that this area is well ventilated and that the jewel or application that you put on is washed very carefully with a lot of patience.
Do not take very long baths in time because that damages the wound, nor should you expose yourself to the sun.
In the last instance of healing you will see how the perforation is covered and how it heals.
Don’t worry if you see your body secrete a sticky, white substance that naturally hydrates the hole.
On the other hand, if you notice that the color is green or yellow, that is what is called pus, so I recommend that you see a doctor to tell you how this process really is or if you need any remedy to help that healing.
How to clean a piercing
Hygiene and caring for your body is essential if you want to have this type of applique, so no matter what body area you pierced, these are the steps to keep the area clean.
With warm water and a neutral soap, gently clean the area where you have pierced yourself.
It may also be that you use an antiseptic from time to time may provide greater cleaning.
Once you’re done you take a gauze pad to dry, using a new one every time you dry.
Do not use towels or rags or anything that is similar since what it does is transmit bacteria and fungi to this very sensitive body area.
You do not have to use the paper either since it can be left behind when it makes contact with water or body humidity.
Only clean 2 or 3 times a day at the most depending on the characteristics of the skin you have since that influences a lot.
Having dry skin is not the same as having oily skin.
Something that always happens is that people who get a piercing put some pressure on the area and that is very bad.
So you do not have to sleep on the side that you made the hole for which you should avoid leaning.
Do not touch it if it is not fully cured, I understand that being impatient is often a factor to see how you stay but that can harm the final result.
There is a myth that it is already a bad habit that they say that moving the jewel constantly is good as long as the wound does not heal and that is totally false, the only thing it generates is to open the perforation more and not allow it to heal and some painful symptoms may appear. .
Types of Jewelery for Piercing
The first thing you have to choose is the jewel that you are going to make and then know the true shape that it will have and the dimensions to calculate which drilling characteristics are the most appropriate.
Both size and shape is important to know since as soon as you pierce the area is inflamed and it is not convenient for you to apply or apply pressure to this area of the body.
Try as much as possible of a hypoallergenic material with this you will prevent you from having any type of infection from this factor, as well as the healing time will be shorter.
Once the healing time is over you can use any type of material for your piercing in regards to jewelry.
What kind of jewel shapes are there?
The most widely used are the classic hoop or earring that has a circular shape without closing.
Then you can find spirals with different openings and closings that are very original.
There are also bars that are straight or have a slight curve that are called banana because of their shape.
Then you have the dilators but for me they are already like another type of category with respect to the classic jewels that are used.
These are also known as expanders that serve to mainly stretch the perforations, in case you have the idea in the future to change the wall light you have for one that is much larger in diameter.
With this type of dilators you can dilate up to about 20 centimeters even if you do not believe it.
Something that is used a lot is fake piercing or better said in Spanish, fake piercing, which is generally used a few weeks prior to the true piercing to see how it would look and feel really comfortable with this new transformation.
For example, many girls and boys put it on their nose because they have a magnet which helps hold them if they have to make a hole for life and on sight they are the same as the real ones.
Earring or earring materials
In general, they are always made of metal, but there are also other materials that are plastic and glass, although I definitely recommend metal as a more noble material.
Something you have to keep in mind is that it is the material you use supported by your body and you know this in advance by testing or by having some pendants in your body that do not give you an allergic reaction, that’s why this factor is called biocompatibility.
If you make sure that the chosen material is compatible with your body, then you avoid having problems with scarring as well as generating infections.
The different types of materials that I recommend you use are steel, gold or titanium.
It all depends a lot on your pocket and budget you have.
Titanium
Without a doubt it is what any professional in piercing would recommend for its quality in the material.
In addition, this type of slope is much lighter and lighter than those made of steel.
It has a great advantage at a general level that is biocompatible with the human body since it does not produce any known allergic reaction.
It is for this same reason that it is used for metal implants in high-risk surgeries and is one of the most sought-after materials for its use.
The big problem is the monetary cost involved but it is definitely worth it.
Steel
Instead of titanium, surgical steel is used, which is much cheaper and more popular, which is why it is almost always used for piercings.
Personally I do not recommend it because it is not as light as titanium can be as well as the healing time in the perforation can be longer due to the low biocompatibility it has with the human body unlike titanium.
Gold
It is the third most used element on the market to implement in piercings but you have to be equal to or greater than 14 carats.
This is the amount of gold that it has since it causes that to greater quantity our organism rejects it less.
Silver
Regarding Silver, I do not recommend it if your piercing is not cured, since many times to lower costs, people use it but they do not realize that silver is a great factor in favoring infections.
This means that the healing takes longer and that the perforation is affected, staining the black skin over time.
Do not use Nickel
I think I’m clear with the concept, right?
One material that you should avoid at all costs is to use nickel in your piercings since this type of material produces allergic reactions as well as harms piercing in regards to health.
Plastics
Increasingly in the market, plastic piercings are used, I do not say that they are bad as long as those that are certified that are non-toxic are used.
It is an excellent alternative to what is metal jewelry that we both know mainly because you can get colors that you cannot get with metals.
I recommend that you use those that are bioplastic such as silicone, flexible plastic or Teflon that is used specifically for body piercings.
Another advantage it has is that it is biocompatible they are not porous and can be cut.
But mainly that they can be easily sterilized in an autoclave which are the machines that are used for sterilization.
How to do a Fake Piercing
Previously I mentioned that it is recommended to use a fake piercing when you are not sure how it will fit, so it is an excellent idea to make one to wear in the area you want.
The one I am going to explain is to do it on your lip but you can implement it on almost any part of the body if you do not want to buy it.
* Buy a wire of the color you want, try to be 18 gauge can be larger if you want as 14 but not larger but it will cost a lot to maneuver with it.
* The length I recommend is 30 centimeters.
* Take a pan and add water to boil it but now you must add the wire with this you make sure that your wire is well sterilized from the beginning.
* Cut about 5 centimeters of wire after it boiled and start cutting other pieces but with a different length, with a curling iron it cuts perfectly.
* Test what is the ideal length for your mouth in this case as it can also be for your ear.
* Try not to be too tight or too long, otherwise it will look very loose.
* The part that you see sharp of the wire you chose you have to cut so that it does not scratch your skin both inside and outside, for that with a metal sandpaper you can sand it. I recommend sandpaper from 60 onwards.
* You have to make crafts creating a circle with the wire, I recommend using something that has some curvature such as a pen to fit you perfectly or something that is the thickness of your finger.
* Now you have to apply both the opening part and the flat part. For that you have to pry the ring with your finger and create the opening. To create what we call flat part you have to straighten the part of the wire that goes inside your mouth for example and it has to be only a third of the length of the ring.
* Time to try the fake piercing and see how it fits you, squeeze without making it hurt in the area that you apply it so that it does not slip and comes out mainly.
How to remove a piercing
* You have to disinfect the area it can be your mouth, your ear or any other part of the body, for example if it is your mouth with a good mouthwash it can help you disinfect the area where you have the piercing.
* Wash both hands so that you can carry out this process and that the soap is an antibacterial so that the impurities and bacteria that you may have do not harm or infect you.
* I recommend having your nails as short as possible
* With a cotton swab, clean any scabs as well as add salty water to the area (1 cup of tea fills with a tablespoon of salt)
* Now you have to firmly hold your piercing that you want to remove
* Gently unscrew with the thumb and index finger the outer washer or thread that has the piercing, it should always turn to the left.
So you have ideas if your piercing is shaped like a ring, it always has a ball that presses on the two ends of the ring.
If it is very difficult for you, go to a professional or a piercing store that will take it out without problem.
Other types of piercings are pressurized to close them and to open them you have to pull do it very carefully and you can put a little skin cream or olive oil to loosen it if you feel it hard.
If you become inflamed in the process, I recommend that you apply a little cold with ice.
After you removed the jewel you have to clean the area of your body where you have the hole as well as the material of your piercing.
How much does it cost to get a piercing
This is a question that I added recently because many people are asking me and it depends a lot on the country where you are.
In a general line I will express it to you in dollars so that you have an approximate idea so I was able to consult with five stores that do tattoos and piercings.
The value and cost depends a lot on the type of jewel you choose, it is not the same to get a piercing with gold than to do it with surgical steel.
Otro punto importante es la zona corporal en donde tu te lo quieres hacer dependiendo la zona el valor del precio varia por su complejidad a la hora de hacer la perforación.
El mas clásico es del que se hace en la oreja y en la nariz esos los puedes encontrar a partir de los 15 dolares o 15 euros dependiendo la zona y el tipo de material.
Luego si te haces en genitales o en diferentes zonas del cuerpo puede variar entre 40 a 60 dolares o euros.
Estaría muy bueno que en los comentarios mencionen donde se hicieron los tatuajes o los piercings y dejen los precios para que les sirva a otros lectores.
Video de Youtube con los tipos de piercing y sus nombres
Este video de Youtube me gusto mucho para compartir contigo por que muestra perfectamente como es cada modelo de piercing para las diferentes partes corporales que tu te quieras hacer, muy recomendado para mirar.
Espero que disfrutes y puedas compartir con tus amigas y amigos el que más te guste en las redes sociales como facebook, twitter o pinterest.
Algo que quiero aclarar los piercings no son exclusivos de mujeres sino que los hombres también los utilizan de igual manera solo que existen partes en donde se aplica que quedan mejor como un nivel de seducción a una mujer y no a un hombre.
If you took the courage to pierce your body or already have a piercing and you want to get another in some other body section so you came to the right place.
In this guide I am going to show you all the types of piercing that exist today so that you can choose the best one that is left for the area that you want to wear it.
But I will also teach you how to take care of them so they don’t get infected, as well as how to take care of the scarring that is so important for health.
You must realize that just as a tattoo are decisions that you must think about, meditate on and take courage to then not regret.
Although you probably thought that a piercing is much easier to hide, but it all depends on the area you want to pierce since it is often much more difficult to hide if it is on the face.
So if you have many doubts, ask yourself fake piercing It can be a good option as a first step and then take the final step to a permanent one.
This happens a lot with tattoos where you want to see how a design fits you and the best way is to get a tattoo first with ink that is not permanent on the skin.
But first of all let’s start by defining What are Piercings?
and how is it that this trend was imposed to stay in time.
What is a Piercing
A piercing is a technique that consists of piercing a part of the woman’s body as well as that of the man, and then inserting the desired rings, earrings or jewelry.
In Spanish it is pronounced pirsin and in English it comes from the verb gerund known as “to pierce” which means to pierce, pierce or pierce.
It is closely related to tattoos since it is the perfect complement for adolescents and young adults.
How to write piercing
It derives from the verb in English «to pierce» and is written piercing but it must be clarified that this word does not exist in Spanish if you look at the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy
Many times you may see it written as “pirsing” but this word is misspelled and incorrect.
Pirsin is the correct way to write the word in Spanish or Castilian as it really should also be said when mentioning phonetically.
Piercing History
From little girls, all women had a single hole in the ears and this culture of oriental origin was transferred throughout the world, expanding the areas of the body that were pierced.
In the west, this process of tradition and trend expanded only in the 21st century, but this practice in the eastern world is traditional from many decades ago.
This type of drilling was carried out to give a signal and information that each individual belonged to a tribe or a community.
It was also used to demonstrate that an individual was already mature in age.
The Eskimos were the pioneers, then the Maasai and Mursi tribes, especially the female population, who put on large earrings.
Both Potok warriors and New Guinea women continue to use this type of tradition.
Other individuals in history were the Sioux tribes who pierced themselves to prove that they were warriors and the Mayans to expose their golden golden treasures.
The pain is closely related to this practice but this shows that if you overcome it you can be worth wearing on your skin is applied or that chosen jewel.
Nowadays, getting a piercing is due to different types of issues, the main one is a tendency to belong to an urban culture, this was started by the punk lifestyle in the 70s.
But there are also reasons that go beyond a trend that is for a spiritual, sensual, traditional matter or simply for wearing a look or style that you like for both men and women.
Since there is no type of piece or jewel that is only for women or men, they can be used by both genders.
All the Types of Piercing that exist
According to where you decide to put your piercing, it certainly shows how your personality is to the world.
You may also follow a stereotype or simply be part of an urban tribe because of your age and decide to do it to be accepted.
But the real reason is only known by yourself and that is what really interests you.
That is why I am going to mention the different types of piercing that exist and then I will go deeper into each style of piercing so that you know how to take care of them from an infection or how it is better to wear it whether they are large or small.
What body areas can I put it on?
This is a question that many tattoo artists and piercers hear, answering that anywhere as long as they like it can be adapted considering the suffering that this entails for some.
There are three types of piercings according to the body sector you want to put them on and these are: body, oral and facial.
Types of Face Piercings (facials)
Piercings on the face are the most common as well as the most popular mainly in women’s looks.
According to the strip of the face that you do it will receive a different name and then the style of jewel or earring that you put on will have a meaning.
The most popular and for which they became famous worldwide were ear piercings.
You can find for your ear the
Helix Piercing
Tragus Piercing
Industrial Piercing
Then you also have the nose that in recent years especially this year you can see that the one in fashion is the Septum Piercing mainly, since the nose is a very visible place such as an eyebrow.
Other piercings that you can get on your face are those that go on the eyebrows, the microdermal and the Medusa Piercing.
In the eyebrow it became very popular mainly for reaching another facial area that we were not used to seeing regularly.
He considers that all these perforations are the most visible because their location area is facial.
At times you can be very cool to wear it to highlight some part of your face but the bad thing about being so exposed is that due to some social considerations it cannot be covered so easily.
Types of Oral Piercings
These are those that are pierced mainly inside the mouth such as the tongue, the lips or the lip frenulum.
The most popular are
📍 Piercing Smiley which is used right on the lip brace
📍 Tongue piercing which is closely related to the meaning of attracting the person you like
📍 Lip piercing
When located in a fairly humid area of your body, you have to consider that these types of piercings must have a constant study by medical professionals as well as carry out the necessary care due to the large number of bacteria that are in the mouth.
Making this style of piercing requires more intense care than others and using good quality materials as well as well disinfected and sterilized.
Going to the dentist every 6 months is a recommended practice if you use this style of piercing.
Types of Body Piercings
I remember when I was on the beach and it became very fashionable for all the girls to use a navel piercing, without a doubt later I regretted when I was a mother and I was pregnant because when I stretched the skin of the belly the hole also stretched.
But well, as I tell you, these are things we usually do when we are teenagers.
Among the most fashionable body piercings you can find the
Navel Piercing mainly exclusively for women
Nipple Piercing something that both men and women do.
There are also perforations in the intimate parts that are very famous for those who really cheer up, although also in the arms and back they are another area that is not left unused.
I hope that with these ideas you can have more data and know what type of piercing you want to do and be able to use the one you like the most, in addition to using necklaces and rings as accessories for your look.
How to Pierce
I am going to explain to you how to do a piercing step by step but always consider that it is better that a friend or friend help you or go to a professional who already knows and has experience in doing this way of piercing is what I recommend.
Mainly so that it fits you well and you have no complications.
But above all to have the least possible suffering in the body area that you choose.
As a friend told me to do a piercing, it is easy, how difficult is the area where you want to place the earring.
Let’s start step by step
Step One: Choose the Best Moment
It may seem obvious to you, but many people do not consider this step first of all as they forget or simply take the momentum to do that piercing and forget that it must be a planned and thought fact.
So as a first guideline you have to consider is the time of year that you do it because if you are very busy or stressed as it can also happen that you have a cold or illness, recovery will be much slower later.
If you are in a healthy clinical state, it is the best time to do the piercing.
Think that it must heal so you don’t have to be sick or down in terms of your health.
You also don’t have to be going through a sensitive moment in your life or you are at a very high stress level.
If you have sensitive skin you have to rethink whether it is really advisable, you can find out by asking your dermatologist.
Another consideration that you have to keep in mind is if you recently had other piercings or if you have any wound that is not healing properly or that did not heal.
Lastly, you should consider whether you have to undergo any medical or dental surgery, which many times is recommended to do the clinical and scheduled part of an operation first and then think about having a perforation that only meets an aesthetic and personal matter.
Other considerations that you do not have to leave aside is the lifestyle you have.
So you should consider whether it is a season of the year such as winter or autumn where the cold predominates and you have to bundle up so these same garments can cause unnecessary pressure on the piercing as well as if you use wool it can get hooked.
On the other hand, if you have a time when summer and spring predominate, you will have heat and use sunscreen or simply going to the pool with chlorine water can irritate you.
Something you have to consider is the model of work that you do as they can directly influence healing, and can worsen the conditioning you pierced.
That is why it is not recommended if you work in the construction market or in a food company where it is not allowed to use jewelry or material that may interfere in the final product.
Always think that if you are in contact with sweat or dirt at work, you can damage your piercing, especially if you did it a short time ago.
If you practice any sport, try to take all the precautions since both the friction and the blows that you can have can hinder the healing process of the piercing as well as infect with sweat.
Second Step: Choose the type of piercing
As I mentioned before, there are different types of piercings which gives you the possibility of having more freedom when it comes to getting a piercing and adding a jewel that you like.
Without a doubt this step is one of the ones that you will have to collect the most ideas and make the most correct decision as well as thinking so that the best result is achieved.
Once you have your idea, it is best to take all the material you have, if it can be with a photo or image, to take to the professional who is going to pierce the body area that you want to put your jewelry.
Step Three: Clean the area well
Since this is a minimally surgical practice, you have to take the maximum precautions since by piercing the skin you can run the risk of an infection on your skin.
So use an antiseptic that is liquid in the area where you are going to do it, such as alcohol, for example, if it does not have any fragrance.
It can be applied with a cotton swab or swab that is soaked in ethyl alcohol as well as with a gauze or piece of cotton.
Step Four: Mark the area
First what you have to do is mark with points where the needle has to pass to make the piercing where the jewel or applique will later be.
It is a good way to check that you like the chosen place without first digging your hole.
Look in a mirror and if you don’t like it, erase to start again finding the perfect place.
Step Five: Drill the chosen area
This is the key step where fear and the painful symptom appear for a few moments.
You have to understand that to get a piercing is to pierce with a hollow needle the body area that you want and then be able to add a jewel or earring to that hole.
The material to pierce can be a catheter or an American needle.
The diameter of the needle has to be depending on the type of piercing that you want to apply later.
For example, if you want to add a piercing with a small diameter, it is not necessary to make the hole bigger than it should be.
Sixth and Last Step: Add the Jewel
As soon as the drilling is done, what you have to do is add the first jewel chosen to be able to insert it with the needle with which the drilling is made.
The material that is usually made is hypoallergenic, such as titanium, which is much better and depends on the price you want to spend economically, as it can also be gold or surgical steel.
Only after the days have passed and the healing is completely complete can the earring be changed, before it is not recommended.
You must be sure that the material of the piercing does not give you any allergies and mainly that it does not have nickel.
Which piercing hurts less
The tolerance to pain that each person has is very personal since that is what my daughter’s pediatrician told me where I explain that each child has a different tolerance to blows.
The same happens when we are older for the rest of our lives, each individual has a different tolerance, so to make a piercing, the painful symptom is different for the experience that you had, like the one your friend went through, for example.
The levels of sensitivity in the skin are different as the perception of pain.
The fundamental origin of piercing is to pierce your skin, which of course will hurt and bother you.
If this is your first time doing it, you can feel a pressure in the area like a prick or pinch that bothers you.
Consulting with several people, both men and women, they told me about the different levels of suffering they had and I am going to represent them to you in these categories of sensations to call it somehow.
Low level: the body area such as the tongue, navel and ear lobe.
Low and Medium: when you apply the septum, labret, bridge as well as all the perforations that are in the genitals and superficial.
Medium: jellyfish, nostril, in the cartilage of the ear and the tip area as well as on the sides of the tongue.
Medium to Intense: definitely on the nipple.
Very intense: Regarding perforations in the genital area.
To deal with how painful this type of piercing is, local anesthetics are used, but in regards to the majority of piercings that are performed, anesthetics are not used since the pain is quite bearable or it is not as invasive as it can be. for example, making a hole for earrings in the cartilage of the ear.
Mainly what is applied for local anesthesia is lidocaine, using a syringe in the right area to be pierced.
I always advise that you ask the professional to comment on the previous steps and then consult your doctor so that you can clear any doubts.
Also keep in mind that it is authorized by state agencies to carry out this practice.
Something that I do not recommend is that you apply chlorethyl aerosol as what it does is cool the area of your body and you do not have sensitivity so the pain will not be felt when you are pierced for at least 1 minute, but this technique will What it does is make your skin tighter and harder, which is harmful when it comes to making a hole because it breaks the tissue much more and worst of all, healing is much slower.
It is recommended that after the first few days that you did the piercing if you feel any slight pain, take some pain reliever that your doctor always recommends to ingest.
If you feel greater pain, you should definitely go to the guard of your nearest hospital or clinic to check the healing.
How to care for a piercing
After the piercing stage you start to focus on what corresponds to the different types of care that will help you to heal the piercing quickly without infection problems.
The piercing you did has to heal and prevent infection as the first step in this stage.
As a main recommendation is not to change the appliqué that you do while it is not finished healing in its entirety and to control daily how the healing evolves.
Stages of Piercing healing
For me it is one of the most important stages since if you do not have a healthy healing process you can harm the area of your body and your skin.
You must have an idea that the healing time generally ranges from 4 weeks to 1 month and a half depending on the organism of each individual, as well as the area that you have perforated.
For you to have an example, piercing your tongue or earlobe takes approximately 4 weeks to heal.
But there are other parts of the body such as the navel or the cartilage of the ear, for example, which can take up to 1 year to heal completely, this is because these parts of the body have little blood flow.
At the same moment that you make a hole, the area will become inflamed and after the wound is open it can start to bleed.
Of course this is not going to last long but it is important for you to know.
The next step will be the healing of the piercing you did.
It is the phase that you must take the most care in making sure that this area is well ventilated and that the jewel or application that you put on is washed very carefully with a lot of patience.
Do not take very long baths in time because that damages the wound, nor should you expose yourself to the sun.
In the last instance of healing you will see how the perforation is covered and how it heals.
Don’t worry if you see your body secrete a sticky, white substance that naturally hydrates the hole.
On the other hand, if you notice that the color is green or yellow, that is what is called pus, so I recommend that you see a doctor to tell you how this process really is or if you need any remedy to help that healing.
How to clean a piercing
Hygiene and caring for your body is essential if you want to have this type of applique, so no matter what body area you pierced, these are the steps to keep the area clean.
With warm water and a neutral soap, gently clean the area where you have pierced yourself.
It may also be that you use an antiseptic from time to time may provide greater cleaning.
Once you’re done you take a gauze pad to dry, using a new one every time you dry.
Do not use towels or rags or anything that is similar since what it does is transmit bacteria and fungi to this very sensitive body area.
You do not have to use the paper either since it can be left behind when it makes contact with water or body humidity.
Only clean 2 or 3 times a day at the most depending on the characteristics of the skin you have since that influences a lot.
Having dry skin is not the same as having oily skin.
Something that always happens is that people who get a piercing put some pressure on the area and that is very bad.
So you do not have to sleep on the side that you made the hole for which you should avoid leaning.
Do not touch it if it is not fully cured, I understand that being impatient is often a factor to see how you stay but that can harm the final result.
There is a myth that it is already a bad habit that they say that moving the jewel constantly is good as long as the wound does not heal and that is totally false, the only thing it generates is to open the perforation more and not allow it to heal and some painful symptoms may appear. .
Types of Jewelery for Piercing
The first thing you have to choose is the jewel that you are going to make and then know the true shape that it will have and the dimensions to calculate which drilling characteristics are the most appropriate.
Both size and shape is important to know since as soon as you pierce the area is inflamed and it is not convenient for you to apply or apply pressure to this area of the body.
Try as much as possible of a hypoallergenic material with this you will prevent you from having any type of infection from this factor, as well as the healing time will be shorter.
Once the healing time is over you can use any type of material for your piercing in regards to jewelry.
What kind of jewel shapes are there?
The most widely used are the classic hoop or earring that has a circular shape without closing.
Then you can find spirals with different openings and closings that are very original.
There are also bars that are straight or have a slight curve that are called banana because of their shape.
Then you have the dilators but for me they are already like another type of category with respect to the classic jewels that are used.
These are also known as expanders that serve to mainly stretch the perforations, in case you have the idea in the future to change the wall light you have for one that is much larger in diameter.
With this type of dilators you can dilate up to about 20 centimeters even if you do not believe it.
Something that is used a lot is fake piercing or better said in Spanish, fake piercing, which is generally used a few weeks prior to the true piercing to see how it would look and feel really comfortable with this new transformation.
For example, many girls and boys put it on their nose because they have a magnet which helps hold them if they have to make a hole for life and on sight they are the same as the real ones.
Earring or earring materials
In general, they are always made of metal, but there are also other materials that are plastic and glass, although I definitely recommend metal as a more noble material.
Something you have to keep in mind is that it is the material you use supported by your body and you know this in advance by testing or by having some pendants in your body that do not give you an allergic reaction, that’s why this factor is called biocompatibility.
If you make sure that the chosen material is compatible with your body, then you avoid having problems with scarring as well as generating infections.
The different types of materials that I recommend you use are steel, gold or titanium.
It all depends a lot on your pocket and budget you have.
Titanium
Without a doubt it is what any professional in piercing would recommend for its quality in the material.
In addition, this type of slope is much lighter and lighter than those made of steel.
It has a great advantage at a general level that is biocompatible with the human body since it does not produce any known allergic reaction.
It is for this same reason that it is used for metal implants in high-risk surgeries and is one of the most sought-after materials for its use.
The big problem is the monetary cost involved but it is definitely worth it.
Steel
Instead of titanium, surgical steel is used, which is much cheaper and more popular, which is why it is almost always used for piercings.
Personally I do not recommend it because it is not as light as titanium can be as well as the healing time in the perforation can be longer due to the low biocompatibility it has with the human body unlike titanium.
Gold
It is the third most used element on the market to implement in piercings but you have to be equal to or greater than 14 carats.
This is the amount of gold that it has since it causes that to greater quantity our organism rejects it less.
Silver
Regarding Silver, I do not recommend it if your piercing is not cured, since many times to lower costs, people use it but they do not realize that silver is a great factor in favoring infections.
This means that the healing takes longer and that the perforation is affected, staining the black skin over time.
Do not use Nickel
I think I’m clear with the concept, right?
One material that you should avoid at all costs is to use nickel in your piercings since this type of material produces allergic reactions as well as harms piercing in regards to health.
Plastics
Increasingly in the market, plastic piercings are used, I do not say that they are bad as long as those that are certified that are non-toxic are used.
It is an excellent alternative to what is metal jewelry that we both know mainly because you can get colors that you cannot get with metals.
I recommend that you use those that are bioplastic such as silicone, flexible plastic or Teflon that is used specifically for body piercings.
Another advantage it has is that it is biocompatible they are not porous and can be cut.
But mainly that they can be easily sterilized in an autoclave which are the machines that are used for sterilization.
How to do a Fake Piercing
Previously I mentioned that it is recommended to use a fake piercing when you are not sure how it will fit, so it is an excellent idea to make one to wear in the area you want.
The one I am going to explain is to do it on your lip but you can implement it on almost any part of the body if you do not want to buy it.
* Buy a wire of the color you want, try to be 18 gauge can be larger if you want as 14 but not larger but it will cost a lot to maneuver with it.
* The length I recommend is 30 centimeters.
* Take a pan and add water to boil it but now you must add the wire with this you make sure that your wire is well sterilized from the beginning.
* Cut about 5 centimeters of wire after it boiled and start cutting other pieces but with a different length, with a curling iron it cuts perfectly.
* Test what is the ideal length for your mouth in this case as it can also be for your ear.
* Try not to be too tight or too long, otherwise it will look very loose.
* The part that you see sharp of the wire you chose you have to cut so that it does not scratch your skin both inside and outside, for that with a metal sandpaper you can sand it. I recommend sandpaper from 60 onwards.
* You have to make crafts creating a circle with the wire, I recommend using something that has some curvature such as a pen to fit you perfectly or something that is the thickness of your finger.
* Now you have to apply both the opening part and the flat part. For that you have to pry the ring with your finger and create the opening. To create what we call flat part you have to straighten the part of the wire that goes inside your mouth for example and it has to be only a third of the length of the ring.
* Time to try the fake piercing and see how it fits you, squeeze without making it hurt in the area that you apply it so that it does not slip and comes out mainly.
How to remove a piercing
* You have to disinfect the area it can be your mouth, your ear or any other part of the body, for example if it is your mouth with a good mouthwash it can help you disinfect the area where you have the piercing.
* Wash both hands so that you can carry out this process and that the soap is an antibacterial so that the impurities and bacteria that you may have do not harm or infect you.
* I recommend having your nails as short as possible
* With a cotton swab, clean any scabs as well as add salty water to the area (1 cup of tea fills with a tablespoon of salt)
* Now you have to firmly hold your piercing that you want to remove
* Gently unscrew with the thumb and index finger the outer washer or thread that has the piercing, it should always turn to the left.
So you have ideas if your piercing is shaped like a ring, it always has a ball that presses on the two ends of the ring.
If it is very difficult for you, go to a professional or a piercing store that will take it out without problem.
Other types of piercings are pressurized to close them and to open them you have to pull do it very carefully and you can put a little skin cream or olive oil to loosen it if you feel it hard.
If you become inflamed in the process, I recommend that you apply a little cold with ice.
After you removed the jewel you have to clean the area of your body where you have the hole as well as the material of your piercing.
How much does it cost to get a piercing
This is a question that I added recently because many people are asking me and it depends a lot on the country where you are.
In a general line I will express it to you in dollars so that you have an approximate idea so I was able to consult with five stores that do tattoos and piercings.
The value and cost depends a lot on the type of jewel you choose, it is not the same to get a piercing with gold than to do it with surgical steel.
Otro punto importante es la zona corporal en donde tu te lo quieres hacer dependiendo la zona el valor del precio varia por su complejidad a la hora de hacer la perforación.
El mas clásico es del que se hace en la oreja y en la nariz esos los puedes encontrar a partir de los 15 dolares o 15 euros dependiendo la zona y el tipo de material.
Luego si te haces en genitales o en diferentes zonas del cuerpo puede variar entre 40 a 60 dolares o euros.
Estaría muy bueno que en los comentarios mencionen donde se hicieron los tatuajes o los piercings y dejen los precios para que les sirva a otros lectores.
Video de Youtube con los tipos de piercing y sus nombres
Este video de Youtube me gusto mucho para compartir contigo por que muestra perfectamente como es cada modelo de piercing para las diferentes partes corporales que tu te quieras hacer, muy recomendado para mirar.
Espero que disfrutes y puedas compartir con tus amigas y amigos el que más te guste en las redes sociales como facebook, twitter o pinterest.
Algo que quiero aclarar los piercings no son exclusivos de mujeres sino que los hombres también los utilizan de igual manera solo que existen partes en donde se aplica que quedan mejor como un nivel de seducción a una mujer y no a un hombre.
