{"id":413,"date":"2020-02-13T04:33:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T04:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/?p=413"},"modified":"2020-03-27T08:14:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T08:14:42","slug":"surface-piercing-guide-and-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/surface-piercing-guide-and-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface Piercing Guide And Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Surface Piercing Guide And Care<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\nSurface piercing, also known as dermal piercing is any piercing\ninstalled on the surface of the body. It is quite different from an\nordinary body piercing. Ordinary body piercing has both entry and\nexit points of the jewelry. In order words, for body piercing the\npiece of jewelry goes in through one point and come out through\nanother. The commonest pieces of jewelry usually used for surface\npiercing are barbell and captive bead rings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But surface piercing\ngoes into the body and never come out through another. This implies\nthe other part of the jewelry remains embedded in the body. You will\nonly see the head of the bead or jewelry on the body. This is why\nsurface piecing requires a lot of guide and care to avoid infections\nand other forms of complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surface piercing\nrequires double piercing on the same spot. The anchor that would hold\nthe jewelry is first installed before the jewelry is inserted. This\nis usually done with the aid of either a punch or a needle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should never\nallow your surface piercing to be done by just an ordinary person. It\nshould be done by a professional because it is more difficult to\nhandle than a regular body piercing. A high level of expertise is\nneeded in making the pouch on the skin and only an experienced body\npiercing specialist can handle the procedure. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The needles to be used must be the ones specially made for such medical procedures and only specialists usually have them. Another important reason you have to consult a specialist for your<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nsurface piercing is that selecting the size of the needle depends on\nthe location of the piercing and the anatomy of your skin. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most dangerous thing about surface piercing is that sometimes symptoms of complications or infections do not emerge until after several days. Everything will seem fine initially. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some necessary precautionary measures to take after the procedure have been listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\u2022\tAfter piercing, the pierced area needs to be covered with a\nbandage for some days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022\tDepending on how\ndelicate and sensitive your skin is, it takes between one to three\nmonths before the pierced area heals completely<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022\tDo not pull or\nmove the piercing around as the surrounding tissues are prone to\nirritations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022\tA mild salt\nsolution should be used to cleanse the piercing about three times a\nday before it finally heals up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022\tRemoval of\nsurface piercing should also be done by a specialist, especially if\nthe piercing has been in place for a while. Some tissues may have\ngrown on the plate area making removal very difficult. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When your surface\npiercing is done by a non-specialist, you stand the following risks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022\tYour body may\nreject the piercing and forcing it in may lead to major complications<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022\tIf needles used\nare not well sterilized, it could lead to the development of\nbacterial infections<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022\tThere could be\ntissue damage in the piercing process<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the\nreasons you have to rush to a dermatologist once you see any rash,\ninfection or any other side effect after a surface piercing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Surface Piercing Guide And Care Surface piercing, also known as dermal piercing is any piercing installed on the surface of the body. It is quite different from an ordinary body piercing. Ordinary body piercing has both entry and exit points of the jewelry. In order words, for body piercing the piece of jewelry goes in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":440,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413\/revisions\/440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.body-piercing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}