Welcome to Piercing and Tattoo 101 kiddies!
My two biggest interests are Music and Body Modification. This is my page on Body Modification.I have always had a strong interest in it, but did not have any of my own mods until 2001. That is when I got my nose pierced.
I had my ear lobes pierced before four times. I got my first tattoo within the first month of turning 16.
Right now I have 7 piercings and 3 tattoos. Unfortunately, I took out several of my piercings due to keloids and infections.
I will be getting my fourth tattoo this summer. I want to have a lot more done, but I can't right now due to the lack of funds and being a student.
I would also enjoy having a bright, neon pink mohawk. That would excite me a great deal.
Now, keep in mind, I am NOT a professional at any of this, although it has been researched quite thoroughly by myself, seek professional help!:P
I love piercings, I don't have as many as I would personally like to, but due to the fact
that I am notorious for getting keloids on my piercings, I have stopped getting them.
The thing about piercings that differs from tattoos is obviously that it is a much deeper injury,
so it takes longer to heal. The healing time also varies depending on where you get it done.
Cartilage heals the slowest. It can take up to and over a year to heal some cartilage piercings where as others can heal fully in 6 to 8 weeks.
It completely depends on the place pierced and the person being pierced.
Piercings are a lovely addition to anyone who can take care of them properly to make them look good and well cared for!
I love tattoos. They are another major part of me. I plan on getting a tattoo at every major point in my life.
I don't care what anyone says or thinks of my tattoos, they are mine, they describe parts of my life that I cherish.
Tattoos are awesome, if you take the time and consider what you are going to get done on you.
You are bound to have it for the rest of your life, it is a big decision and should mark a special something,
time or just anything about you. I have seen ways that people take tattoos off...
I wouldn't suggest any of them. Laser removal is the best one, but it still leaves a mark.
Not to mention the money you would need to utilize that option. Research a few places before
you get it done (once you know what you want). It makes you more aware of other places and
gives you a good idea of what people's price ranges are and drawing styles. Once you find the place you trust, go nuts!
And whether they hurt or not, it is completely up to the person getting it done and where.
Closer to the bone hurts more. I know because the one on my spine hurt more than the one on my calf.
Be responsible, I don't know of a single place that will allow you to get anything done intoxicated.
These are new things to me, but I have researched them. I wouldn't live by what I say about it though.
Scarification is basically where they cut designs into your flesh and allow it to scar as the design.
I would say that it probably hurts like mad, but I don't have anything of that nature done to me.
Now branding is a different story. Basically, it is much like what it sounds. They brand you.
It is done with this tool which reminds me of a wood burner, and they etch designs into your skin and allow it to heal.
I think it would be excruciatingly painful, personally. But yet again, I don't have anything branded on me,
so I don't know. It's only an assumption. Have fun with those two. And since they are so permanent,
I suggest if you are going to get them done to you, make sure it is something you will want forever!
This is a very important segment of this page and should not be taken lightly.
Unless, you don't mind infections, and for your new body modification to turn out badly.
For Piercing Aftercare I suggest Spectro Gel. It works wonders. I use that stuff when ever
I get any sign of infections and it usually clears it up within 3 days (of applying it 3 times a day of course).
Bactine and Epsom salts also works really well. These two are tried and tested. They both are awesome.
DO NOT USE Rubbing alcohol, Peroxide, and healing ointments. They tend to dry out your
new piercings which is really bad for them. Those are big no nos.
Tattoo Aftercare I suggest any vitamin E lotion, light non-greasy hand conditioners,
and of course, my personal favorite Tattoo goo. Apply 2-3 times everyday for the first two weeks.
Make sure you don't go swimming with your new tattoo for at least two weeks, as well as direct sunlight,
it causes the colours to fade and depending on how badly it burns, and peels off.
Also, do not apply any waterproofing agents. They take the colour right out. If your tattoo
looks more vivid when wet or with lotion applied to it, you have what's called "milky skin"
it will go away when the tattoo is fully healed. Also do not re bandage the tattoo,
it needs oxygen to breath to heal properly.
Scarification/Branding Aftercare I don't really know much about these,
but I would assume that you have to care for them similar to a piercing, spectro gel as well as vitamin E lotions.
Keloids are wonderful hard, lumps that appear around piercings or anything that scars and
heals quickly in a short period of time. They are the result of your body healing too quickly for its own good.
You can prevent and get rid of them with J & B Helichrysum Water. It works well.
I liked it until i ran out. Once you have the Keloids, you can A: get them cut off...
or B: use different methods of removal. Aspirin paste works well... How you do this is you crush a tablet of Aspirin
(not tylenol, not advil, it must be Aspirin) and add just enough water to make a paste,
put it over the keloid until it is completely gone.
Stretching is something people have started to become very interested in recently.
I enjoy it. I love freaking people out with my stretched lobes by sticking weird things through them.
Mine are not all that big, just a mere 2 gauge. I have seen people who can stick their hands through their ear lobes.
I would never stretch mine that big, but that's just me. There are a few ways to
stretch your ears or anything else for that matter. 1st (the way I did it) was gradual.
I bought jewelery every 6 weeks, always another size up and pushed them through after
the other ones had healed. It is very gradual and takes a while if you want them super huge.
But I like this way better than the other option. 2nd approach is to go to a piercer and
get them to scalpel it. They take a large clamp, mark it to the size you want it,
take a scalpel and cut it to size (just a straight cut, not a circular one). They then take
a scalding piece of metal and cauterize it. (sometimes, depending on the piercer and the piercee)
They then put the jewelery in and watch the work heal. Fun stuff eh?
If you are ever planning on getting your tongue split, you have to think really,
really, really hard about it before you go through with it. Once you go through with it,
there is no turning back. You have to reteach yourself how to talk in most cases.
There are a few ways that this procedure is completed. 1st, they pierce your tongue regularly,
put fishing wire in the hole and pull it towards the front of your mouth, splitting your tongue in two.
2nd, they take a scalpel or surgical scissors and cut it in half. With both ways, they cauterize it.
I think that would be mind-blowingly painful! But stretching isn't that bad:P
