| Show Body Piercing Not Exactly Do Yourself B By Marilee Howell Contributing Writer As the blood oozed out Jamie Clausen's new nose hoop was fastened shut Clausen had her nose pierced with a gun at at Tattoo Fever 2949 S. S State Street Unsatisfied with the end results re results re- re she removed the stud and headed to Susie Ms M's Gallery of Fine Tattooing 1361 S. S State for another try She had always wanted her nose pierced and as soon as her employers at F First Security Bank said they did not care she went for it A lot of people freak out Clausen said but Im I'm not doing it for them Piercing guns are cru cruel l. l Smi Smith th said I If f someone is going to get anything besides their ears pierced find someone that uses a needle not a gun and Smiths Smith's advice is never do your own piercing Body piercing is isa isa a profession not a game said Smith Body piercing is not a new thing It was done by the Egyptians Egyptians Egyptians centuries ago said Shawn Smith body piercing professional at Susie Ms I think most people peo peo- people pIe do i it t be because c au s e it its it's sexual x u a I said Smith Most of his clients are between the ages of 18 and 22 Its a social thing said Rich the body at ASI Tattooing 1103 S. S State Street The body piercing piercing piercing pierc pierc- ing clientele at ASI are between 1835 1835 1835 18 35 years old Rich said that many professional women like bankers and executives get their belly buttons buttons buttons but but- tons pierced Both Smith and Rich have experienced experienced experienced ex ex- ex- ex their profession first hand One arm tattooed and a pierced nipple help Smith relate to his clients Rich has on his arms and legs both ears are pierced and his tongue is double pierced Body piercing starts around 20 and goes up from there said Rich The cost depends on where the piercing will be done We pierce anything ing youve you've got Rich said leaning back in his chair with a smug grin Rich did add that sterilization is the number number number num num- ber one priority Smith said that everyone is scared before they get pierced Ninety percent of my job is to calm people down said Smith The piercing is no big deal Watery eyes are common but Smith has never had anyone cry because of the piercing The piercing procedure is fairly simple Sterile gloves are used by the person doing the piercing The area being pierced is cleaned with alcohol and then marked with a special pencil Then comes the fun part the needle needle needle nee nee- dle is carefully inserted The jewelry jewelry jew jew- jewelry elry is inserted in the hollow needle needle needle nee nee- dle and pulled through the hole It is a quick procedure Small infections are common in body piercing Its a foreign object in you Smith said and your body fights against it it But if washed three times a day with witha a perfume non-perfume soap such as Dove or Ivory the infection should go away All tattoo shops do body piercing ASI AS I is the longest established established li shed in the market However vever Smith said ASI is a meat market market market mar mar- ket I fix most of their work Referring to Smiths Smith's work Leslie Davis said Ive seen lots lotsof lotsof lotsof of and this guy is the best Davis has had her belly bellybutton bellybutton bellybutton button pierced and her boyfriend has had several things pierced |
