Cleaning your Piercing

• Wash hands thoroughly before wiping away dried secretions with a Q-Tip saturated with sterile saline.

• Do not use rubbing alcohol, surgical scrubs, or hydrogen peroxide on the piercing. Doing so will kill the new cells forming the fistula.
  

Do Not Do the Following

• Going to bed with wet hair.

• Touch your new piercing.

• Twist the jewelry as it harms the new fistula that is forming.

• Swim in pools, hot tubs, rivers, lakes, ponds and oceans. There are a lot of bacteria that can cause harm to a new piercing.

  • When bathing in a bath it is suggested to clean the bathtub first with a bleach water solution (1/3 cup of bleach to a gallon of water) and then rinse the tub thoroughly before bathing.

Healing Time & Downsizing

• It takes about 6-8 weeks for these piercings to heal. 

• You can come in for the downsize of your jewelry in about 1 to 1 ½ months. Please let our piercer help you with this because it will cause the least amount of trauma to the healing piercing.  We will give you a discount on the new jewelry you need.

• You can change your jewelry to outside jewelry once you are healed but if you have any reactions please switch back to either the downsize jewelry or the jewelry you were pierced with.

Cleaning your Piercing

• Wash hands thoroughly before wiping away dried secretions with a Q-Tip saturated with sterile saline.

• Do not use rubbing alcohol, surgical scrubs, or hydrogen peroxide on the piercing. Doing so will kill the new cells forming the fistula.
  

Do Not Do the Following

• Sleep on your piercing

• Going to bed with wet hair.

• Touch your new piercing.

• Twist the jewelry as it harms the new fistula that is forming.

• Swim in pools, hot tubs, rivers, lakes, ponds and oceans. There are a lot of bacteria that can cause harm to a new piercing.

  • When bathing in a bath it is suggested to clean the bathtub first with a bleach water solution (1/3 cup of bleach to a gallon of water) and then rinse the tub thoroughly before bathing.
    

Healing Time & Downsizing

• Varies, mostly 6-9 months while the Industrial can take up to a year to heal. If you injure your piercing it does cause delays in the healing process. 

• Depending on the health of your piercing you can downsize your jewelry when the swelling comes down. This can be anywhere from 2-4 months after being pierced.

• Please come in for the downsize and let our piercer help you. This will cause the least amount of trauma to the healing piercing.  We will give you a discount on the new jewelry you need.

Special Notes

Please keep headphones off of fresh piercings but it's okay to wear them with healed piercings.

• Please avoid inner ear headphones for the following piercings: Daith, Conch, & Tragus.

• Please avoid over the ear headphones for the following piercings: Helix, Forward Helix, Scapha/Flat, Tragus, & Industrial.

Cleaning your Piercing

• Wash hands thoroughly before wiping away dried secretions with a Q-Tip saturated with sterile saline.

• Do not use rubbing alcohol, surgical scrubs, or hydrogen peroxide on the piercing. Doing so will kill the new cells forming the fistula.

Do Not Do the Following

• Touch your new piercing.

• Twist the jewelry as it harms the new fistula that is forming.

• Swim in pools, hot tubs, rivers, lakes, ponds and oceans. There are a lot of bacteria that can cause harm to a new piercing.

  • When bathing in a bath it is suggested to clean the bathtub first with a bleach water solution (1/3 cup of bleach to a gallon of water) and then rinse the tub thoroughly before bathing.

Healing Time & Downsizing

• The Nostril, Eyebrow, & Septum takes about 6-8 weeks to heal.

  • For Nostril & Eyebrow piercings please come in for the downsize of your jewelry in about 1 month. This will help you not get a piercing bump on your piercing.

  • For Septum piercings you do not have to downsize your jewelry. You can change your piercing after 2 months.

• The Bridge takes about 4-6 Months to heal.

  • For Bridge piercings you can come in for the downsize of your jewelry in about 1 to 2 Months once the swelling is down.

• Please let our piercer help you with any downsizing because it will cause the least amount of trauma to the healing piercing.  We will give you a discount on the new jewelry you need.

• You can change your jewelry to outside jewelry once you are healed but if you have any reactions please switch back to either the downsize jewelry or the jewelry you were pierced with.

Cleaning Your Piercing

• If your piercing is fully or partially inside your mouth use mouthwash with no alcohol (Biotene is an option). 

  • Rinse after eating, drinking, kissing, etc. Really after anything that comes into contact with your mouth that isn’t your saliva or water.

• If your piercing has part or all of the jewelry on the outside of your month please use sterile saline on a Q-Tip to remove any crusty secretions from those parts.
  

Special Notes for Tongue Piercings

• With a fresh tongue piercing try to let your tongue rest as much as possible.

• Skip sticky foods, chewing gum, spicy, salty, acidic or hot foods as they can irritate the new piercing.

• To keep swelling down, sip cold water, eat ice cream or other cold and frozen foods. If you can use NSAIDs then do so to keep the swelling down.
  

Oral Sex

• This only pertains to piercings that are partially or fully in the mouth.

• Abstain from Oral sex for about a month.  If you engage in it and it hurts, stop what you are doing. 

• Always clean your mouth after you engage in oral sex. 

• Always use protection in the form of a dental dam or condom as you can get STI's. This is for as long as you have oral piercings, not just while you are healing.
  

Oral Damage

• Any oral piercing can cause permanent damage to your teeth and gums.

• If you notice any receding/indents in the gums, chipping in the teeth or the rubbing off of enamel it is advised to take out your piercing.

Healing Time & Downsize

• Most oral piercings will be able to be downsized 1 month to 1 ½ months after you are pierced. 

• Tongues need to be downsized after 7-21 days, really once the extreme swelling has gone down.

• Please come in for the downsize and let our piercer help you. This will cause the least amount of trauma to the healing piercing.  We will give you a discount on the new jewelry you need.

• All of these piercings take 6-8 weeks to heal. You can change your jewelry to outside jewelry once you are healed but if you have any reactions please switch back to either the downsize jewelry or the jewelry you were pierced with.

Cleaning your Piercing

• Wash hands thoroughly before wiping away dried secretions with a Q-Tip saturated with sterile saline.

• Do not use rubbing alcohol, surgical scrubs, or hydrogen peroxide on the piercing. Doing so will kill the new cells forming the fistula.
  

Do Not Do the Following

• Touch your new piercing.

• Hit, Smack, Bump, Catch, or Injure this piercing

• Twist the jewelry as it harms the new fistula that is forming.

• Swim in pools, hot tubs, rivers, lakes, ponds and oceans. There are a lot of bacteria that can cause harm to a new piercing.

  • When bathing in a bath it is suggested to clean the bathtub first with a bleach water solution (1/3 cup of bleach to a gallon of water) and then rinse the tub thoroughly before bathing.
    

Healing Time & Downsize

• Dermals have an initial healing depending on location and can take anywhere from 6-8 weeks to 6 months to heal.

• Surface Bars can take up to 9 months to heal fully.

• Dermals do not need to be downsized and the top should not be changed frequently. The longer you wait after initial healing to change it the better.

• With Surface Bars you do not typically need to downsize the jewelry unless the piercing is starting to shrink. You should wait for as long as possible before you change any tops. Our piercer can help you with this.

Special Note

• These piercings are not a permanent piercing. It can reject due to any injury or trauma to the piercing. If you think at any point in time it is rejecting please come in and our piercer can help. 

Cleaning your Piercing

• Wash hands thoroughly before wiping away dried secretions with a Q-Tip saturated with sterile saline.

• Do not use rubbing alcohol, surgical scrubs, or hydrogen peroxide on the piercing. Doing so will kill the new cells forming the fistula.

Do Not Do the Following

• Touch your new piercing.

• Hit, Smack, Bump, Catch, or Injure this piercing

• Twist the jewelry as it harms the new fistula that is forming.

• Swim in pools, hot tubs, rivers, lakes, ponds and oceans. There are a lot of bacteria that can cause harm to a new piercing.

  • When bathing in a bath it is suggested to clean the bathtub first with a bleach water solution (1/3 cup of bleach to a gallon of water) and then rinse the tub thoroughly before bathing.

Special Notes

• Be careful of washcloths, loofahs, terry cloths, lace clothes, etc. The tiny loops can catch the jewelry and pull it out.

• Be careful of seat belts, pants belts, counters, and any item that you can catch on your navel jewelry.

Healing Time & Downsize

• This piercing takes 6 to 9 months to heal and in some instances it can take a year especially if you cause injury or trauma to the piercing.

• You do not typically need to downsize the jewelry unless the piercing is starting to shrink.

• You can change your jewelry to outside jewelry once you are healed but if you have any reactions please switch back to either the downsize jewelry or the jewelry you were pierced with.

Cleaning your Piercing

• Wash hands thoroughly before wiping away dried secretions with a Q-Tip saturated with sterile saline.

• Do not use rubbing alcohol, surgical scrubs, or hydrogen peroxide on the piercing. Doing so will kill the new cells forming the fistula.

  
  

Do Not Do the Following

• Touch your new piercing.

• Hit, Smack, Bump, Catch, or Injure this piercing

• Twist the jewelry as it harms the new fistula that is forming.

• Swim in pools, hot tubs, rivers, lakes, ponds and oceans. There are a lot of bacteria that can cause harm to a new piercing.

  • When bathing in a bath it is suggested to clean the bathtub first with a bleach water solution (1/3 cup of bleach to a gallon of water) and then rinse the tub thoroughly before bathing.

Special Notes

• Nipples require support of a tight (not too tight) cotton shirt or sports bra. This can provide protection and comfort, especially for sleeping

• Be careful of washcloths, loofahs, terry cloths, lace clothes, etc. The tiny loops can catch the jewelry and pull it out.
  

Healing Time & Downsize

• This piercing takes 6 to 9 months to heal and in some instances it can take a year especially if you cause injury or trauma to the piercing.

• Depending on the health of your piercing you can downsize your jewelry when the swelling comes down. This can be anywhere from 2-4 months after being pierced.

• Please come in for the downsize and let our piercer help you. This will cause the least amount of trauma to the healing piercing.  We will give you a discount on the new jewelry you need.

Please contact our piercer for more information tailored to your specific piercing.

Special Notes

• Always use protection in the form of a dental dam or condom as you can get STI's. This is for as long as you have the piercings, not just while you are healing them.