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'''How a piercing is performed.'''
[[File:Piercing_Thinning-1.jpg|thumb|right|Piercing Thinning-1]]


Most body piercings done at professional studios are performed using a hubless hollow [[Needle|needle]] followed by jewelry. To simplify, the piercing procedure generally goes as follows ''(note: disinfection procedure is omitted, as this is an overview)'':
When a piercing—most typically a [[Earlobe Stretching|stretched earlobe piercing]], [[Nipple piercing|nipple piercing]], or [[Frenum piercing|frenum piercing]]—is overstretched, the tissue surrounding the piercing may not all "grow" evenly. Rather than expanding to meet the stretching, it may simply thin out.


* The placement is marked at the entrance and exit points of the piercing.
This is exacerbated by "weak spots". For example, if there is one weak point in the surrounding tissue, that tissue will tend to take all the stretching, often by thinning. Outside of overstretching alone, weak spots or '''piercing thinning''' are most often caused by one of the following:
* In many cases, the skin to be pierced is held by [[Clamp|clamps]], but this is not universal (many piercers prefer a [[Freehand piercing|freehand piercing]] method). Alternately, for piercings such as a [[Rook|rook]], a pair of mosquito [[Forceps|forceps]] or similar device may be used to support the tissue, and for piercings such as nostrils and [[PA|PAs]], a [[Receiving tube|receiving tube]] may be used to both support the tissue and "catch" the needle.
* The piercing is done with a hollow, hubless needle (no locking mechanism to attach it to a syringe. just a metal tube). For most piercings the [[Gauge|gauge]] of the [[Needle|needle]] (the outer diameter) is the same as the [[Body jewelry|jewelry]], but in [[Cartilage|cartilage]] a larger needle is often used to allow for "breathing room", while in piercings such as PAs, a smaller gauge may be used since the tissue will stretch quickly anyway, and it will reduce bleeding slightly.
* The jewelry is butted up against the back of the needle and is followed through the piercing hole. In some cases a [[Taper|taper]] is used behind the needle with the jewelry then following the taper. This allows both a jump in gauge if desired as well as making tricky follow-throughs easier and safer.
* The needle is discarded, leaving only the jewelry in place.


Please note that there are many valid variations on basic piercing technique.
* Weight: weights are NOT a good way to stretch. Weights put far more pressure on the bottom of a piercing than the top, and tend to wear away and thin out this tissue. Do not stretch using weights. Stretching should be accomplished by gradual increase in size of the jewelry.
* Poor placement: if a lobe piercing is placed close to the edge of the lobe, it has a natural weak point. When stretching, the forces will focus on that point, eventually breaking it.


== See Also==
If you notice your piercing thinning out, you are probably out of luck on further stretching on this piercing. You may be able to surgically correct this problem, or find non-stretching methods of increasing the piercing's size (such as [[Scalpelled Lobe|ear scalpelling]]).
* [[Piercing|Piercing]]
 
== See Also ==
* [[Rejection]]
* [[Migration]]
 
== Entries related to this risk ==
* [[Earlobe Stretching]]

Latest revision as of 09:45, 17 September 2023

Piercing Thinning-1

When a piercing—most typically a stretched earlobe piercing, nipple piercing, or frenum piercing—is overstretched, the tissue surrounding the piercing may not all "grow" evenly. Rather than expanding to meet the stretching, it may simply thin out.

This is exacerbated by "weak spots". For example, if there is one weak point in the surrounding tissue, that tissue will tend to take all the stretching, often by thinning. Outside of overstretching alone, weak spots or piercing thinning are most often caused by one of the following:

  • Weight: weights are NOT a good way to stretch. Weights put far more pressure on the bottom of a piercing than the top, and tend to wear away and thin out this tissue. Do not stretch using weights. Stretching should be accomplished by gradual increase in size of the jewelry.
  • Poor placement: if a lobe piercing is placed close to the edge of the lobe, it has a natural weak point. When stretching, the forces will focus on that point, eventually breaking it.

If you notice your piercing thinning out, you are probably out of luck on further stretching on this piercing. You may be able to surgically correct this problem, or find non-stretching methods of increasing the piercing's size (such as ear scalpelling).

See Also

Entries related to this risk

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