How Do You Use Introcan Piercing Needles?
Body piercing is an art which involves the use of a needle to clear a path to insert jewelry into various parts of the body. The use of Introcan piercing needles is widely practiced in the United Kingdom and is gaining popularity in the U.S. Introcan needles were developed for medical procedures and adapted to become a piercing tool. Another name for an Introcan needle is a cannula needle. These needles leave behind a small plastic tube at the entry site, which is then used to thread the jewelry through. Prepare the jewelry and tools for use by placing them in an autoclave sterilizer. This will reduce the risk of infection and blood-borne diseases. Anything which touches the body should either be one-time use only and prepackaged in a sterile wrapper, or should be sterilized prior to use. Don the rubber gloves. Prepare the piercing site by swabbing with alcohol pads. Remove the tools from their sterile packaging. Mark the piercing entry and exit site with the gentian violet. Confirm pl
