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DOES IT HURT? |
| -A piercing can hurt if it is not done properly. A piercing |
| performed by a professional |
| piercer will on the other hand take only 1-2 seconds, which means |
| minimal pain. |
| It is quite similar to a prick of a needle in a blood test. |
| We do not use anesthesia, as this process would be as painful, |
| if not more so, than the actual piercing. |
| Keep in mind that anesthesia is administered via a hypodermic |
| needle. |
| In the time that it takes to administer the anesthesia, a |
| professionally trained piercer |
| will have completed both the piercing and the jewelry placement. |
| -Anesthesia is both unnecessary and harmful, as it can prolong the |
| healing time, |
| can cause excessive and unnecessary bleeding and can cause after |
| pain. |
| When a piercing is performed, the body will respond normally by |
| releasing endorphins, |
| a naturally produced peptide, which raises the individual's pain |
| tolerance, |
| using specific opiate receptors in the central nervous system. |
| This reaction will reduce the feeling of pain. |
| -Note: Alcohol and the use of drugs in general should be avoided |
| before and after a |
| piercing for a 24 hour period. Alcohol will cause unnecessary and |
| excessive bleeding, |
| while other drugs (narcotics, pain killers etc.) will only intensify |
| any sensation of pain. |
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We pierce only sober customers. |