Adorning the body with gold is a sensual experience. Gold jewelry for body piercing is extremely popular today
a revival from a long history from the earliest humans on earth. Whether your interest in body piercing stems from the desire to be fashionable
as a status symbol or to heighten your sexual enjoyment
popular demand has increased the number of piercing studios and choices in gold body jewelry.
Today’s body piercing evolved from different cultures across the globe. This ancient art could well be the most widely practiced form of body adornment. It was also practiced by the Romans who saw nipple piercing as a sign of courage
in addition to using them to attach their cloaks. The Kama Sutra from classical India depicts scenes of genital piercing. We find evidence of ears
lips and hands being pierced in South America
Africa and Borneo.
Today body piercing artists have taken this heritage and combined it with modern hygiene and piercing techniques
creating new types of piercings such as the 'diath and rook' invented by Eric Dakota. The most notable change in the nature of body piercing came a few years ago when fashion world models strutted the catwalk with navel and eyebrow piercings
creating a new wave of general public interest. This opened up a new realm of possibilities for people and confirmed to those already in the know the wide extent of the practice.
Practical Guide to Body Piercing
When you decide to have any part of your body pierced
remember that this is more than fashion
it involves your health. It is wise to keep these points in mind:
- The piercing studio should be registered
check for the appropriate permits and certificates. - The person who performs your body piercing should wear gloves
protective clothing
hair covering and should wash their hands before they pierce you. - All instruments should be sterilized and all surfaces
including the floor are smooth and wipe able. - Only disposable needles should be used
with all dressings (gauze
cotton pads) and gold body jewelry sterile packed.
Piercing Guns
The gold body jewelry used with ear piercing guns are not ideal for piercing for several reasons
first being that the guns cannot be sterilized because they are made of plastic and would melt in the sterilization unit. Second
they do not provide a clean
surgical cut
the jewelry is forced through the tissue
causing extensive trauma
because the ends are rounded
not sharp. Piercings done in this fashion are slow to heal and there is an increased risk of inflammation and/or infection.
After Care
Piercings done with the proper equipment usually take from six to eight weeks to heal at which time the jewelry can be changed without any problem. Quality aftercare of your piercing has a great impact on the amount of time your body needs. Healing is one thing
it takes much more time for the pierced skin to adjust and be accepted by your body. After the initial change
is it s a good idea for the jewelry to be left in the piercing at all times for at least the first six months but a longer period is better.