I am getting my septum pierced in two weeks. I am going to a place with a very good reputation, and I know two people who have personally gotten pierced and tattooed at this particular parlor.
What should I look for to make sure everything is standard? I've never been pierced or tattooed before, so I don't know if everything should be packaged, how much disinfecting they should be doing to the tools, etc.
Also, how likely is it that I may get AIDS? I am HYPER paranoid, but I'd just like to know. And yes, I realize that I'd have to be pierced with the same needle that someone with AIDS got pierced with. That's why I need to know what should packaged, disinfected, etc
2007-07-08 21:43:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
I have five piercings and only one tattoo for now, but both are extremely clean. Okay, all needles are in sealed packages and opened fresh. As long as you see them get out the needle from a new package (the only way to do it since they dispose of used ones immediately) everything is fine. Tattoo artists and piercers put on gloves after washing their hands and proceed to clean the area you are getting done. Tools shouldn't need to be disinfected, those are also opened new. My piercer wipes the tools down with a wet wipe first just to get any stale air off from the packaging but she told me last time that it is safe to open and use. She has a few reused tools but most aren't with her. She gets out new little clamps for mouth piercings and new receiving tubes for noses. Jewelry isn't always in a package but is in closed boxes within cases so that no one can touch them. My piercer finds what you want and cleans the jewelry infront of you with steaming hot water after she has put her own gloves on. She uses gloves to pick the jewelry up as to not touch it directly.
The tattoo shop I use smells like bleach as soon as you shut the door behind you. They clean every day and after every client. My piercer does the same only she uses a lemony cleaner so it smells better.
Piercings are easy to care for. Clean two to three times a day with a sea salt soak of warm water and about two teaspoons of basic sea salt or use a washing product. I used Band-aid Brand Hurt Free Antiseptic on all of my piercings, it helps with the swelling too. Don't play with it too much and be careful about not getting it caught on anything. A scabby crust is normal, it's part of the healing and it will itch a little- don't scratch. Teaspoon should never be used directly on a new piercing, it can cause the skin to fuse with the metal, but it is fine to use on the surrounding skin to help soothe from the initial piercing. Follow aftercare instructions given to you by the piercer and if you have questions call or go see them. Don't be afraid to ask, it is part of their job and honestly, they want you to be happy with it. No swimming for 6 to 8 weeks, chlorine is really bad for a new piercing. The less bacteria introduced the better. I suggest that you call the shop or go in and see them and ask them what they do and see if you like the place. If you aren't comfortable with the shop don't get it done there. Feel free to email but I still say go there in person and talk to them. Happy piercing, it'll be great!
2007-07-09 02:09:53 · answer #1 · answered by ~Les~ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'll be fine - you're not going to get AIDs from a professional shop - they use a new needle for every person - needles are not reused.
Depending on the shop - some will set everything up before you come back and others will take things out of the autoclave bag in front of you. When a bag has been sterilized they usually have a strip that turns black or tape that goes from looking like plain masking tape to being striped.
I don't know where you live but in many states the county requires shops to send in autoclave/sterilizer test cards. (They put the card in the sterilizer when they run it and the card tells that it's working okay.)
No Tattoo/Piercing Shop is going to risk anyone getting AIDs, hepatitis, Herpes or any other virus ... the first time that happens it will hurt all shops.
2007-07-09 04:34:09 · answer #2 · answered by andijxo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, a high quality piercing studio is probably cleaner than your dentist's office. No lie. After working with some top notch piercers, I am a little disgusted by the low standards used by a lot of medical professionals.
Your chances of getting AIDS are pretty much zero. AIDS is actually a pretty weak virus. Your chances of getting Hepetitis are a little higher, but if you go to a good studio, that's also a zero.
What are you talking about? You would never be pierced by a previously-used needle. They're all single use. They come in sterile packets, but the only person they're ever used on is you. Then they're thrown away.
Everything should be in a sterile packet. They should have an autoclave (which is the same sterilizing tool used by hospitals). The piercer should go though multiple pairs of gloves.
Don't worry. Honestly, you have a better shot of getting Hepetitis from a lazy nurse at a hospital than a piercing studio.
2007-07-09 03:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they usually disinfect before you will even get there ... they do it after every person also all the equipment my not be packaged when you enter the room they do use new stuff for every one you should see the opened packages in the trash can... you will not get aids trust me i have 1 tattoo and 5 peircings and i dont have anything im also planing on getting more... if you know 2 people who have gone there and got pierced and tattoo then you should be fine
2007-07-09 04:39:24 · answer #4 · answered by rua_88 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was one time when I went to go and get my belly button periced at a tattoo parlor, and the place was VERY clean, but when I walked back to the room, he had already had all of the stuff opened and ready to go... I turned around and walked back out after I asked him to throw those away and open new ones (most everything they use are pre-packaged) in front of me so I could ensure they were clean instruments. He said no.
I went else where.... better safe than sorry!
2007-07-08 21:53:06 · answer #5 · answered by amy_marie8508 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
dont worry you won't get AIDS..
make sure the place smells and looks clean..
my piercing shop smells like alchohol the second you walk in..
also ask if all the equipment is autoclaved..
all instruments should be packaged and the piercer should show you the package before they pierce you so you can confirm everything is sterile..
jewellery should be in a package too..
i have my septum pierced also..
I love it. deffinately worth getting
2007-07-08 22:24:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are being slightly paranoid. Is there even a chance of that happening.
search septum piercing procedure in google, which will bring up some good results
2007-07-08 21:54:53 · answer #7 · answered by meepmeep1678 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Piercing is a profession with legaly required and moraly essential high standards. Trust your piercer.
2007-07-08 22:14:18 · answer #8 · answered by cobra 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have 5 piercings and 4 tattoos. So far no diseases. Don't worry, lol.
2007-07-08 21:46:36 · answer #9 · answered by Cardiophobia <3 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
every shop is different. i went in this one shop where all they did was smoke and play pool in the shop. it was disgusting. i walked out. you just have to go in the shop for yourself and ask questions if you get a bad feeling, then leave
2007-07-09 03:19:11 · answer #10 · answered by no name girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋