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'''How a piercing is performed.'''
</p><p>Most body piercings done at professional studios are performed using a hubless hollow <a href="/index.php?title=Needle" title="Needle">needle</a> followed by jewelry. To simplify, the piercing procedure generally goes as follows <i>(note: disinfection procedure is omitted, as this is an overview)</i>:
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<ul><li> The placement is marked at the entrance and exit points of the piercing.
</li><li> In many cases, the skin to be pierced is held by <a href="/index.php?title=Clamp" title="Clamp">clamps</a>, but this is not universal (many piercers prefer a <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Freehand_piercing" title="Freehand piercing">freehand piercing</a> method). Alternately, for piercings such as a <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Rook" title="Rook">rook</a>, a pair of mosquito <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Forceps" title="Forceps">forceps</a> or similar device may be used to support the tissue, and for piercings such as nostrils and <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=PA" title="PA">PAs</a>, a <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Receiving_tube" title="Receiving tube">receiving tube</a> may be used to both support the tissue and "catch" the needle.
</li><li> 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 <a href="/index.php?title=Gauge" title="Gauge">gauge</a> of the <a href="/index.php?title=Needle" title="Needle">needle</a> (the outer diameter) is the same as the <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Body_jewelry" title="Body jewelry">jewelry</a>, but in <a href="/index.php?title=Cartilage" title="Cartilage">cartilage</a> 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.
</li><li> The jewelry is butted up against the back of the needle and is followed through the piercing hole. In some cases a <a href="/index.php?title=Taper" title="Taper">taper</a> 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.
</li><li> The needle is discarded, leaving only the jewelry in place.
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<p>Please note that there are many valid variations on basic piercing technique.
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="See_Also">See Also</span></h2>
<ul><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Piercing" title="Piercing">Piercing</a>
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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)'':


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* The placement is marked at the entrance and exit points of the piercing.
* 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.
 
== See Also==
* [[Piercing|Piercing]]

Latest revision as of 09:45, 17 September 2023

How a piercing is performed.

Most body piercings done at professional studios are performed using a hubless hollow needle followed by jewelry. To simplify, the piercing procedure generally goes as follows (note: disinfection procedure is omitted, as this is an overview):

  • The placement is marked at the entrance and exit points of the piercing.
  • In many cases, the skin to be pierced is held by clamps, but this is not universal (many piercers prefer a freehand piercing method). Alternately, for piercings such as a rook, a pair of mosquito forceps or similar device may be used to support the tissue, and for piercings such as nostrils and PAs, a 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 of the needle (the outer diameter) is the same as the jewelry, but in 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 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.

See Also