People from the most ancient times tried to decorate their bodies in various ways. Rings, beads, earrings… It's all extremely familiar. But modern youth wants to stand out, making themselves not only tattoos, but also piercings. What is it, and how to do everything right - this will be discussed further.
A bit of history
At the very beginning, you need to deal with the main term that will be used in this article. So, piercing - what is it? To better understand the essence, you need to know what this word means in translation. From English pierce means "pierce" or "pierce". It must be said that the culture of decorating your body in this way dates back many millennia.
- Egyptian women pierced their navels. However, only those close to the pharaoh were allowed to do this.
- The women of India pierced one of their nostrils, inserting a ring there (multiple jewelry was attached to it). This was a symbol of the lady's marriage.
- If we talk about men, ancient Roman warriors made punctures in the nipples. This meant that the owner of this jewelry is a fearless and courageous person.
- Also, piercing at all timeswas used in a variety of ceremonies when it was necessary to prove one's masculinity. For religious people, piercing is often associated with punctures on the body of Christ.
What is this?
So, piercing - what is this procedure? This is the piercing of a specific part of the body. Next, the previously selected decoration is inserted into this place. It is worth saying that an ordinary ear piercing is also a piercing. It's just that most of the time people don't call it that.
What can be pierced?
Having understood piercing - what is it and what kind of procedure is it, it must be said that today you can pierce almost any place on the body. Most often people decorate:
- Ears: lobes, other parts of the auricle.
- The navel. The skin that hangs over him is pierced.
- Eyebrow.
- Lips.
- Language.
- Intimate places: nipples, labia, etc.
- New fashion trend - nail piercing. In this case, a section of the overgrown nail is pierced, where the decoration is then inserted.
However, this is not a complete list of those places that can be pierced. After all, only the nose can be decorated in a variety of places: it can be the nostrils, septum, tip, etc.
Choosing a seat
It is very important to decide where to get pierced. After all, this is a kind of small operation, intervention in the human body. For this procedure, you need to choose a beauty salon with a good reputation. After all, if the master is unskilled,multiple he alth problems may occur.
Procedure
Be sure to tell about how the piercing is done. After all, the procedure itself may not please a person, and he, before reaching the salon, will refuse it. So, what will the specialist do?
- Cleaning the place where the puncture will be made. To do this, first it is washed with warm water and soap, then with a disinfectant. This stage is very important, because if you skip it, there is a risk of introducing an infection into the body. And dealing with it is not so easy.
- Directly puncture. In this case, the tools that will be used for this matter. They should be professional, extremely sharp (which will significantly reduce the pain of a puncture) and, of course, clean. This is no less important point. Before use, the master must sterilize all instruments “in front of the patient”. This is the only way to be sure that the risk of infection is minimal.
- Placement at the puncture site of the jewelry. You must select it first. The size of the puncture and the choice of tool for this action will depend on the decoration itself.
Choosing jewelry
It is very important to choose the right piercing earrings. And if the appearance is a matter of taste, then the competent selection of the material from which they will be made is the most important factor.
- Titanium. It is a surgical implant material that is great for decoration.
- PTFE. This is a kind of teflon, hypoallergenicplastic. And since it is quite flexible, it can be used by pregnant women (if there is a desire to pierce the navel during the period of bearing a baby).
- Gold. In this case, it is better to use the 750th sample. However, this is not the ideal material for a primary piercing.
- Surgical steel. In our country, piercing jewelry is made from it. However, in Europe and America, such earrings are prohibited. And all because the concentration of nickel alloys in this metal can adversely affect the blood and lymph of a person in contact with them.
Change Decoration
When can I change my piercing earrings? This is also important to talk about. So, you can do this no earlier than the puncture site heals.
- Face: Not less than 2 weeks.
- Nipples: in 6 weeks.
- Belly button: Approximately 3-6 months.
- Intimate areas: Average 2-6 months.
Puncture site care
If you are determined to get pierced, a beauty salon is the place to go for this procedure. Doing this with homegrown masters is highly discouraged. After the puncture, the specialist should also tell his client how to properly care for the wound. This is very important, because if you follow all the rules, the healing process will pass as quickly as possible.
- Rinse the wound from an external puncture with an antiseptic. For this, Miramistin or Chlorhexidine solutions are perfect, which have the most powerful antibacterialaction.
- If the piercing is done in the mouth, you need to take solutions for rinsing the mouth to clean it. It could be something like Stomatidine.
- Wash the wound twice a day: morning and evening (frequent washing is not recommended). In this case, the earring should not be pulled or turned until the puncture site has healed.
- To remove dried blood, a cotton pad lubricated with the solution described above should be applied to the puncture site for a minute. The blood will come.
If you have certain questions, the wound is reddened or hurts, you should immediately seek medical help. This may indicate that an infection has entered the puncture site.
Contraindications
It is worth remembering that not all people can get pierced. A beauty salon, or rather the masters who work there, must make sure that the client is not in a category for whom this is contraindicated. Who is prohibited from this procedure?
- Those who have severe diabetes when immunity is compromised.
- If a person has a chronic disease that disrupts the functioning of internal organs.
- If a person is currently ill with something.
- It is strictly forbidden to pierce people who have low blood clotting.
- Also, piercings should not be done for those who have intolerance to certain materials (they can be used to make a piercing tool or the jewelry itself).
- Piercing is not recommended for any skin disease.
- You can't decorate like thisthe body of people who take hormonal drugs (including oral contraceptives).
- Important: piercing is strictly prohibited for persons under the age of 18. An exception is made if the parent came with the child, and he does not object to this act.
Service cost
How much does it cost to get pierced? Prices will vary depending on the level of the salon where the client will go for the procedure, as well as on the puncture site. The range is wide: from 200 to 10,000 thousand rubles. On average, a nose or eyebrow piercing can be done for 800-1000 rubles.
