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Intimate piercings

If you want a piercing in an intimate place and are worried about a stranger seeing your whatevers, well, they see them every day. They will touch them – how else are they going to get the piercing done? It’s not sexual, it’s just work.

Paperwork

Before your piercing, you may well be asked to complete a simple form. Do it accurately, and sign it.

If you are young looking, you may be asked to provide proof of age.

Afterwards, the piercer may give you a sheet detailing aftercare, or point you to a site. Do what it says. Mostly, the best advice is don’t fiddle with your new piercing, give it time to settle in, and keep it clean with some, but not too much, saline solution. Many piercers tell you to avoid the pre-prepared stuff in bottles, but this can be useful if you have awkward places to reach.

When can I change the jewellery?

It will take a while, depending on so many factors. Leave it alone and let it heal.

I don’t like it

OK, but you must have wanted it in the first place, at least give it a week or two and you may get used to it.

If you remove it and later regret it, that’s even worse.

I have problems

Go back to the piercer and explain.

If it’s really bad, find another to consult and see what they say.

But honestly, piercers want happy customers, they want to do a good job and usually do.

Find a local piercer. Look for a tattoo/piercing studio rather than a beauty shop that happens to do the odd piercing.

Look at their website.

Contact them, explaining briefly what you want and perhaps send a picture if it’s not obvious. Don’t go into unnecessary detail – if they need more information they will ask. If you want something complicated, they may refuse and refer you elsewhere. Otherwise, they will need to see you in person before committing to anything.

Assuming all is good, there are three things you need to know:

• how much? Consider adding a tip.
• how to pay (if it’s not obvious from the website). Cash or card are usual, bank transfer only is a red flag.
• do you need an appointment? Piercers sometimes do make appointments, but often they just say “a piercing takes just seconds, walk ins are fine”. Find out when is a quiet time, so you won’t have to wait long.

We’ve written about getting piercings many times before. The last was a good long time ago.

While we have been out this summer, we have been asked about piercings, and while we hate to repeat ourselves or produce pages of confusing instructions, we can offer some guidance. If it helps, good.

If you think we have missed something, or have questions, do contact us. We’re not trying to encourage you or discourage you from doing it, just want to say a few words to make it all a bit easier.