The Piercing Process

Before anything else, you need to find a piercer who will do the work professionally and hygienically. At Black Ink Art, the process runs like this:

1. Setup preparation — The piercing setup table is sterilised, and sterilised forceps, scissors and tools are laid out.
2. Choosing the jewellery and disinfecting — A piercing suited to the area is chosen; the area is disinfected first with povidone-iodine (Betadine) and then with alcohol.
3. Gloves — Every step is carried out in single-use sterile gloves.
4. Securing the tissue — Once the area has been cleaned with Betadine, the tissue is held with forceps; blood flow is stopped and the area is numbed.
5. The piercing — The piercing is made at the points marked beforehand, using a single-use sterile cannula needle. With the needle withdrawn, the cannula is passed through the skin, the jewellery is threaded through it, and the ball is fitted.
6. Waste handling — Afterwards the needle goes into medical waste, and all metal tools are sterilised so that they can be used again.

For dermal piercings, the opening is made with a single-use dermal punch, and the procedure ends with the anchor implant being seated in the opening. The tightness of the stone on top is checked.

For more on our hygiene protocols, see our hygiene and safety page.