All About Body Piercing
Body piercing has been around for many centuries, but there has been an amazing increase in popularity in recent years. It no longer solely belongs to our youngsters and teenagers. Anyone and everyone can enjoy body piercing. Body piercing is a way of expression, can be used to mark life stages and is enjoyed by many different people at various life stages from all walks of life.
At Angels Body Studio Ltd, we are committed to offering our customers a safe and hygienic environment, an excellent standard of customer care and knowledgeable professionals able to offer expert advice. Above all our aim is to be able to provide everyone with an enjoyable body piercing experience.
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Meet Nicci: Our fully qualified, professional female body piercer aspires to the highest standards of health and hygiene. Having successfully completed basic, professional and advanced body piercing training courses she can offer you the highest quality body piercing experience with a professional service whilst maintaining a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Nicci has many years of body piercing experience and offers a wide range of body and surface piercings using only the highest standard titanium body jewellery and is always happy to answer any queries you may have about body piercing.
Email: nicci@angelsbodystudioltd.co.uk
So, how do you choose a piercer? How do you know what's right and what's not? The Association of Professional Piercers has recognised that in this era of bloodborne diseases, you MUST be very careful who you have perform your piercing. They have brought you this guide to aide you in making better informed decisions regarding your piercings because it is YOUR CHOICE. Here at Angels Body Studio Ltd, we aspire to the standards set by the Association of Professional Piercers.
These questions will help you pick your piercer and piercing studio. These are meant to be guidelines and can aide you in having a safe piercing experience.
See The Autoclave
This is the most important thing you need do when checking out ANY potential piercing studio. If they don't have an autoclave RUN AWAY! "Dry Heat" is NOT considered appropriate for sterilization.
All of our re-useable equipment is disinfected, rinsed, blasted in the ultra-sonic, rinsed, bagged and then autoclaved in our top of the range vacuum autoclave at 135ºC. The equipment is then kept in the packaging, where it remains sterile until it is needed.
Our Heated Ultrasonic And Vacuum Autoclave
Does The Studio Re-Use Needles?
This is one of the most important things you MUST check. Does the studio re-use used needles? Make sure you see the piercer place the used needle in a sharps container. NEVER let a piercer use a needle on you that was soaked in a liquid. All needles should be in individual packages and should be opened while you are present.
Does The Studio Seem Clean?
Check it out! Is the piercing studio immaculate? Are the staff bathed and neat? If you feel they are not, walk out.
Ask your friends where they got pierced
Here are a few questions you should consider. Does their piercing look like a piercing you would want? Did they have any problems during healing? Was the staff at the piercing studio able to help them if they did have any complications? Would they get pierced there again?
Use your instincts
If you don't feel comfortable with the studio or the piercer, you should leave. Listen to your instinct. If the studio seems more interested in your money than your health that is a sign to leave the studio immediately.
Are they piercing with ear piercing guns?
Ear piercing guns are exactly what they say they are. To be used on the ear lobes and flat area of cartilage only i.e. the helix. Flat areas of cartilage do not include tragus, rook, conch, scaffold etc. If you go into a body piercing studio and they are using ear guns for any other body piercing, run away. Ear piercing guns can cause serious and permanent damage if they are used for piercing body parts for which they are not intended. Plastic ear guns can't be sterilized in an autoclave and therefore don't meet the criteria of use of sterile disposable equipment. Be aware and be safe.
We Do Not Use Ear Piercing Guns In Our Studio
Ask questions of the piercer
When responding to questions, do they seem knowledgeable? It takes a long time to learn what jewellery is optimal for each piercing. It takes even longer to acquire the ability to correctly place and skillfully perform the piercing. Make sure the piercer is well informed. Check to see if there are any plaques or certificates on the wall. Don't be misled into believing piercing is easy. Look at his/her piercings. Do you like what you see? If not, leave. You can be injured by a poorly performed piercing.
Check the studio's jewellery selection
There are lots of different types of piercings so there should be a variety of different types, styles and sizes of jewellery. The studio should not insist on a certain style, just because that's the only thing that they have in stock!
Do they have an aftercare sheet?
All professional studios should give you an aftercare sheet explaining how to take care of your piercing. Read this BEFORE you have the piercing done. If it tells you to clean your piercing with creams or hydrogen peroxide, the studio is clearly not keeping up with industry standards and you should be concerned with the quality of piercing you would receive.
Check to see the studio's age requirements
Even if the law allows it, many piercers feel certain piercings are not appropriate for minors. If the studio is more interested in making money than upholding sound morals and ethics, use your judgement. Please understand the studio's right to enforce its own age limitations.
See the piercing room and set-up
Ask if you can watch them set up for a piercing. Even better is to ask to observe a piercing being done. (Not all piercing studios will let people watch, but you can ask). At least make sure you can see them set up for YOUR piercing. During preparation the piercer should first wash and glove their hands. The equipment should be sealed in individual sterilized packages and placed on a tray. The piercer should change their gloves if they touch anything in the room other than you and the sterile equipment. If you are not satisfied with the set up, walk away.
Angels Body Studio Ltd Piercing Policy: You will need parental or guardian consent to be pierced if you are under 16 years of age.
We Do Not Pierce Anyone Under The Age Of 7 Years Old.
Genital piercing is only available to over 18's. You may be required to prove your age (photo ID only).
BODY PIERCING PRICELIST (Jewellery Included)
ANGELS BODY STUDIO LTD USES TITANIUM IN ALL NEW BODY PIERCINGS
| Piercing |
Price |
| Bridge Of Nose |
£30.00 |
Cartilage
(i.e. tragus, conch etc. Excludes Scaffold) |
£25.00 |
| Eyebrow |
£25.00 - £28.00
(Jewellery Choice) |
| Female Genitals (strictly over 18 only) |
£40.00 |
| Labret |
£30.00 |
| Lip |
£25.00 |
| Lobes |
£8.99 - £24.99
(jewellery choice) |
| Madonna (beauty spot) |
£30.00 |
| Navel |
£30.00 - £40.00
(jewellery choice) |
| Nipple (females must be 18 or over) |
£30.00 |
| Nose |
£15.00 |
| Scaffold/Industrial |
£35.00 |
| Septum |
£30.00 |
| Surface |
£40.00 singles
£70.00 doubles
(discount only applies to 2 of the same piercing on the same person at the same time i.e. hips, double wrist, double forearm etc) |
| Tongue |
£35.00
(includes 1st downsize) |
Genital piercings for over 18's only and at body piercers discretion. You may be asked to prove your age (photo ID only). We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
As we have a female body piercer we are unable to offer male genital piercings.
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