How to make sure your piercing is healthy

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How to Make Sure Your Piercing is Healthy

..................................................................................................... Piercing, especially ear and nose piercing, has been practiced all over the world since ancient times. Piercing has many risks on your life; therefore teenagers must ask their parents before doing it. If you like to donate blood, you have to know that some organizations don’t accept blood from those who have piercings. How Can You Be Sure that Piercing Is Safe. You must be sure that your piercer is professional, uses sterile equipments, and works in a clean environment. Some diseases may happen in spite of the sterile environment as: Nerve inflammation Skin allergies Bleeding Infection If you are diabetic or have a heart disease and a weakened immune system you must inform your doctor before you get piercing. Women also have to make sure that they aren’t pregnant. As a precaution, vaccinate for tetanus and hepatitis B before you get a piercing. Places Which You Have to Go to for Piercing You must be very careful when you choose a piercer. First, be sure that the place has a license to operate. The whole place must be clean and tidy, the walls and ground must be washed. Doctors are the best to perform your piercing. Don’t let your


friend pierce you or pierce yourself. How Do you Recognize that Piercing Place is Sterile

See their sterilizer to be sure that jewelry, tools, and equipment are sterilized. The piercer should wash and glove their hands. Make sure that the equipment are not reusable. Needles should be in a sterile package and must be opened while you are there. All needles should be disposed of in an individual container after they have been used on a single user. Taking Care of Your Piercing Keep your hands off the piercing as they’re covered with germs. Wash your piercing with warm salt water. Eat healthy food and take vitamin C, it will make your body heal faster. Don’t use alcohol and just use antibiotic products.

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