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Archive-name: bodyart/piercing-faq/introduction
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Summary: This posting contains information about body piercing. Anyone
interested in the subject and/or who wishes to read/post to
rec.arts.bodyart should read the Piercing FAQ first.
The rec.arts.bodyart Piercing FAQ is divided into 30 parts:
1--Introduction
2A--Jewelry Materials
2B--Jewelry Sizes & Designs
2C--Facial Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
2D--Body Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
2E--Genital Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
3--Getting A New Piercing
4A--Professional Organizations, Piercing Instruction
4B--Professional Piercers - United States - Alabama - California
4C--Professional Piercers - United States - Colorado - Iowa
4D--Professional Piercers - United States - Kansas - Nevada
4E--Professional Piercers - United States - New Hampshire - North Dakota
4F--Professional Piercers - United States - Ohio - Pennsylvania
4G--Professional Piercers - United States - Rhode Island - Wyoming
4H--Professional Piercers - Canada
4I--Professional Piercers - Beyond N. America
4J--Professional Piercers - Beyond N. America Cont'd
5--Care Of New Piercings
6--The Healing Process & Healing Problems
7--Healed Piercings
8--Historical Information
9A--Resource List
9B--Resource List Cont'd
10A--Personal Experiences - Facial & Unisex Piercings
10B--Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings
10C--Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd
10D--Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd
11A--Jewelry Manufacturers
11B--Jewelry Manufacturers Cont'd
11C--Jewelry Manufacturers Cont'd
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All texts written by Anne Greenblatt unless otherwise noted.
The Piercing FAQ is maintained on a voluntary basis and is produced for
free distribution. No funds are generated by the circulation of the
rec.arts.bodyart Piercing FAQ and the author and contributors are not
remunerated in any way.
This FAQ was originally compiled by Paul Davies aka Synthetic Man
<pdavies@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> with contributions from various
people.
The rights and responsibilities to maintain this FAQ was passed on to me
in July 1993.
COPYRIGHT AND DISSEMINATION
Under the Berne Convention, this document is Copyright (c) 2000 by
Anne
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All of the Piercing FAQs may be cited as:
Greenblatt, Anne (2000) "rec.arts.bodyart Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ)"
Usenet rec.arts.bodyart, available via anonymous FTP:
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While you are allowed individual copies of the Piercing FAQ, this does
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Part of the value of the Piercing FAQ is that it is a living document;
it is
updated quarterly to include the most current information available.
For this
reason you are explicitly requested to include a notice of how to
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You must obtain prior permission from me before you make the FAQs
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Please look at the "Last-Modified" line in the headers for the current
edition. The Piercing FAQ is updated and posted quarterly.
Please remember that body piercing is an inexact science. The content
of the
FAQ reflects the continual advances made in the field of body piercing.
The
information contained in the FAQ is culled from group knowledge and
experience. Each person's experiences regarding piercing viability,
healing,
and longevity may be different.
The Piercing FAQ contains material of a sexually explicit nature. The
information contained in the Piercing FAQ should not be construed as
medical
advice.
I would like to recognize and thank the following piercers, jewelery
manufacturers, and enthusiasts for their contributions:
The Association of Professional Piercers
http://www.safepiercing.org
Keith Alexander of Modern American Body Arts, <keitha2@mail.idt.net>
http://www.modernamerican.com
Elayne Angel of Rings of Desire, <angel@ringsofdesire.com>
http://www.ringsofdesire.com
Dave Anthony of Body Work Productions, <bodyworkprod@earthlink.net>
http://www.bodyworkprod.com
Eerin Atkinson of Sine Qua Non, <Eerin@worldnet.att.net>
Barry Blanchard of Anatometal, <barry@anatometal.com>
http://www.anatometal.com
Tom Brazda of Stainless Studios, <bodyart@io.org>
http://www.stainless-studios.com/
Sean Christian of Antometal, <sean@anatometal.com>
http://www.anatometal.com
Kevin Cook, Manager of the Piercing Links List
<kevincook@worldnet.att.net>
http://www.geocities.com/soho/cafe/8816/list.html
Michaela Grey, formerly of Gauntlet and the Association of Professional
Piercers
Michael Hare of The Exotic Body, <mike@exoticbody.com>
http://www.exoticbody.com
Karen Hurt of Future Primitives
Shannon Larratt of the Body Modification Ezine
http://www.bme.freeq.com
Lynne Tatum Little, R.D.H.
Derek Lowe of Body Work Productions, <piercr@earthlink.net>
http://www.bodyworkprod.com
Denise Robinson of Ambient, <ambient@ambient.on.ca>
http://www.ambient.on.ca
Brian Skellie of Piercing Experience, <bskellie@pop.mindspring.com>
http://www.piercing.org
Jim Ward, formerly of Gauntlet
John Ward, M.D., aka "Dr. Jack," <bones@softdisc.com>
Table of Contents of the rec.arts.bodyart Piercing FAQ:
1 Introduction
2A Jewelry Materials
2A.1 Metals
2A.1a Report on Stainless Steel by Sean Christian
2A.2 Non Metal Materials
2A.2a Report on FDA Approved Acrylic by Michael Hare
2A.3 Organic Materials
2A.3a Hardwoods
2A.3b Bamboo
2A.3c Ivory, Horn, Antler
2B Jewelry Sizes & Designs
2B.1 Jewelry Sizes
2B.1a Gauges And Equivalents
2B.2 Jewelry Designs
2B.2a Basic Designs
2B.2b Piercing-Specific Designs
2C Facial Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
2C.1 Facial Piercings
2C.2 Oral Piercings
2D Body Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
2D.1 Navel Piercings
2D.1a "The Navel Piercing - A Better Alternative"
2D.1b "Angled Navel Piercings"
2D.2 Nipple Piercings
2D.2a Female Nipple Piercings
2D.2b Male Nipple Piercings
2D.2c Nipple Piercings and Breast Feeding
2D.3 Surface & Unusual Piercings
2E Genital Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry
2E.1 Female Genital Piercings
2E.2 Male Genital Piercings
2E.3 Genital Piercings and Sexual Activity
2E.4 Genital Piercings and Pregnancy
3 Getting A New Piercing
3.1 What to Look for in a Piercer
3.2 Assessing Anatomy and Selecting Jewelry
3.3 Piercing Needle or Gun?
3.4 Basic Piercing Procedure
3.5 Methods of Disinfection and Sterilization
3.6 Anesthetics
3.7 Are You Under 18?
3.8 Does It Hurt?
3.9 Making Your Experience More Comfortable
3.10 Piercing Kits and Doing It Yourself
4A Professional Organizations, Piercing Instruction
4A.1 Professional Organizations
4A.2 Piercing Instruction
4B Professional Piercers - United States - Alabama - California
4C Professional Piercers - United States - Colorado - Iowa
4D Professional Piercers - United States - Kansas - Nevada
4E Professional Piercers - United States - New Hampshire - North Dakota
4F Professional Piercers - United States - Ohio - Pennsylvania
4G Professional Piercers - United States - Rhode Island - Wyoming
4H Professional Piercers - Canada
4I Professional Piercers - Beyond N. America
4J Professional Piercers - Beyond N. America Cont'd
5 Care Of New Piercings
5.1 Skin Cleansers, Wound Cleansers and Soaps
5.2 Antiseptic Products
5.3 Other Products
5.4 Products to Avoid
5.5 Essential Oils
5.6 Aftercare for Facial Piercings
5.7 Aftercare for Oral Piercings
5.8 Aftercare for Body Piercings
5.9 Aftercare for Genital Piercings
5.10 Herbal Hot Compress Recipe
6 The Healing Process & Healing Problems
6.1 The Healing Process
6.2 Abandoning a Piercing
6.2a Reopening or Repiercing an Abandoned Piercing
6.2 Healing Problems
6.2a Dry Skin
6.2b Prolonged Healing
6.2c Follicular Cysts
6.2d Infections
6.2e Hypergranulation
6.4 Scars
6.6 Piercing Migration and Rejection
6.7 Metal Sensitivities
7 Healed Piercings
7.1 Changing Jewelry
7.2 Stretching Piercings
7.3 Bondage Play
7.4 Hiding Percings
7.5 Retaining Piercings During Surgery
7.6 Piercings and Common Medical Procedures
7.7 Body Jewelry and Metal Detectors
7.8 Piercings and Employment
8 Historical Information
8.1 History Of The Nipple Piercing
8.1a "History of the Nipple Piercing"
8.1b "Titrings, A Bit of History"
8.2 The Apadravya in the Kama Sutra
8.3 History of Late 20th C. Piercing and Why?
9A Resource List
9A.1 Books and Magazines
9A.2 Calendars and Posters
9B Resource List Cont'd
9B.1 Videos
9B.2 Online Sites
9B.2a Chat Rooms and Online Clubs
9B.3 Software and CDs
9B.4 Places of Interest
10A Personal Experiences - Facial & Unisex Piercings
10A.1 Tongue Pierce
10A.2 Labret Piercing
10A.3 Hand Web Piercing
10A.4 Eyelet Piercings
10A.5 Nipple Piercing - Male
10A.6 Niehbuhr, or Erle
10A.7 Piercing Inverted Nipples (Male)
10B Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings
10B.1 Triangle Piercing
10B.2 Vertical Clitoral Hood Piercing
10B.3 Ampallang Piercing #1
10B.4 Foreskin & Septum Piercings
10B.5 Frenum Placement with Intact Foreskin
10B.6 Ampallang Piercing #2
10C Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd
10C.1 Reverse Prince Albert
10C.2 Apadravya
10C.3 Bead Implants
10C.4 Prince Albert with Intact Foreskin
10C.5 Camilla's Custom Nipple Studs
10D Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd
10D.1 Inner Labia
10D.2 Fourchette Piercing
10D.3 Dolphin Piercing
10D.4 Childbirth with Clitoral Hood Piercing
11A Jewelry Manufacturers
11A.1 Jewelry in All Metals & Materials
11A.2 Distributors of Jewelry in All Metals & Materials
11B Jewelry Manufacturers Cont'd
11B.1 Jewelry in 316L/LVM Steel Only
11B.2 Jewelry in Other Steel Grades
11B.3 Jewelry in Niobium / Titanium Only
11B.4 Jewelry in Gold / Platinum Only
11B.5 Jewelry in Acrylic Only
11B.6 Jewelry in Glass Only
11B.7 Jewelry in Organic Materials
11B.8 Accessories for Healed Piercings
11C Jewelry Manufacturers Cont'd
11C.1 Piercing Supplies / Needles
11C.2 Jewelry Manufacturing Suppliers
11C.3 Medical Suppliers / Sterilization Services
11C.4 Insurance Brokers
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Anne Greenblatt
Manager of the rec.arts.bodyart Piercing FAQ
Piercing Exquisite
http://www.piercingexquisite.com
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