Is piercing at a piercing studio safe?
If you go to the effort to seek out a quality piercing studio, they will practice levels of sterility control similar to what your dentist uses. Anything that the client comes in contact with is either single use (for example the needles) or can be sterilized in an on-premises autoclave. In addition, they will take care to not contaminate any of these items either during or before the procedure. Finally, while ear piercing booths at a mall tend to have a few hours of training, most piercers serve an apprenticeship of a year or more and many of the better ones will also have additional training such as recognized blood-borne pathogen courses, CPR, and other medical skills.
