What is body piercing?
A bodypiercing is a way to wear jewelry on various parts of the human bodythrough a needle puncture of the skin. The piercing process:• The designatedpiercing area (except for the tongue) is cleaned with germicidal soap.Germicidal soap is a soap that kills disease causing bacteria micro-organisms.• Your skinis then punctured with a sterile needle.• The pieceof jewelry, which has already been sterilized, is attached to the area.• The personperforming the piercing disposes of the needle in a spare container, so thereis no risk of blood cross-contamination.• The piercedarea is cleaned.• The pierceradjusts the jewelry and givesinstructions on how to make sure the piercing heals correctly, and advises onhow to act if there is a problem.What you need to knowbefore you get pierced:• If you’reunder eighteen, the majority of piercing salons will not allow you to get apiercing without consent from parents or legal guardians. • It is bestyou know all the risks involved and how to best protect you
