Does Ice work for numbing during a piercing?
Some piercers use Ice but Ice is an old idea. Ice is only used if nothing better is available, like in schools where a zero tolerance rule about drugs is present. A real piercer should have available more tools than is available to a third grader. Ice is never used by a dentist for numbing just before a root canal. Why? A doctor never uses ice just before he puts stitches in a child’s knee. Why? It is because there are better things available. We use an over the counter reduced discomfort medication recognized to work effectively. Does it hurt afterwards? There may be some initial sensitivity for the first 2-3 days, more so with any piercing of a mucous membrane area like tongues, lips and the genitals. This is due to them being highly vascularized (areas of high blood supply) which naturally swell when pierced. Does it bleed? Normally the bleeding is very minimal provided you are not taking aspirin or alcohol, which thin the blood. A good piercer uses the same size jewelry as the need
