Gold Piercing Body Jewelry Practical Guide

Adorning the body with gold is a sensual- The piercing studio should be registered, check
experience. Gold jewelry for body piercing isfor the appropriate permits and certificates.
extremely popular today, a revival from a long- The person who performs your body piercing
history from the earliest humans on earth.should wear gloves, protective clothing, hair
Whether your interest in body piercing stemscovering and should wash their hands before they
from the desire to be fashionable, as a statuspierce you.
symbol or to heighten your sexual enjoyment,- All instruments should be sterilized and all
popular demand has increased the number ofsurfaces, including the floor are smooth and wipe
piercing studios and choices in gold body jewelry.able.
Today's body piercing evolved from different- Only disposable needles should be used, with all
cultures across the globe. This ancient art coulddressings (gauze, cotton pads) and gold body
well be the most widely practiced form of bodyjewelry sterile packed.
adornment. It was also practiced by the RomansPiercing Guns
who saw nipple piercing as a sign of courage, inThe gold body jewelry used with ear piercing
addition to using them to attach their cloaks. Theguns are not ideal for piercing for several reasons,
Kama Sutra from classical India depicts scenes offirst being that the guns cannot be sterilized
genital piercing. We find evidence of ears, lips andbecause they are made of plastic and would melt
hands being pierced in South America, Africa andin the sterilization unit. Second, they do not
Borneo.provide a clean, surgical cut, the jewelry is forced
Today body piercing artists have taken thisthrough the tissue, causing extensive trauma,
heritage and combined it with modern hygiene andbecause the ends are rounded, not sharp.
piercing techniques, creating new types ofPiercings done in this fashion are slow to heal and
piercings such as the 'diath and rook' invented bythere is an increased risk of inflammation and/or
Eric Dakota. The most notable change in theinfection.
nature of body piercing came a few years agoAfter Care
when fashion world models strutted the catwalkPiercings done with the proper equipment usually
with navel and eyebrow piercings, creating a newtake from six to eight weeks to heal at which
wave of general public interest. This opened up atime the jewelry can be changed without any
new realm of possibilities for people and confirmedproblem. Quality aftercare of your piercing has a
to those already in the know the wide extent ofgreat impact on the amount of time your body
the practice.needs. Healing is one thing, it takes much more
Practical Guide to Body Piercingtime for the pierced skin to adjust and be
When you decide to have any part of your bodyaccepted by your body. After the initial change, is
pierced, remember that this is more than fashion,it s a good idea for the jewelry to be left in the
it involves your health. It is wise to keep thesepiercing at all times for at least the first six
points in mind:months but a longer period is better.