FAQ - BODY PIERCING AFTERCARE

BODY PIERCING TROUBLESHOOTING

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About Choosing a Healthcare Professional
The following information is based on a combination of vast professional experience, research, extensive clinical body piercing practice, and common sense. It has been compiled with the input and assistance of medical professionals who are trained, experienced piercers.

Choosing a Medical Professional
Medical personnel have tremendous knowledge and experience about issues relating to the human body, but may not have specific training about this unique form of body art. "Care, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting for Body Piercing” is not yet a course of study for most medical professionals. As a piercee, you may have more specific information about piercing than they do. It is up to you to make certain that your chosen medical professional has access to accurate information that will assist them in treating you.

Ask these questions before settling on a doctor or other practitioner:
· Do they approve or disapprove of body piercing?
· Does this doctor have prior experience treating piercings?
· Do they have a trusted expert body piercer to consult with, or other resources for facts and information about piercing?
· If the doctor has any questions would they be willing to call your piercer to discuss it?

You can save yourself an unpleasant, unprodutive experience by avoiding a physician who is disapproving, unwilling to learn, or does not feel comfortable with body piercings.