On Sunday, I took my 16 year old daughter for her first lip piercing. I also wanted to repierce my upper/outer ear cartilege as my old piercing had closed up.
As an RN, I am very cautious about aseptic technique and was immediately impressed by the cleanliness of the entire shop. HTC in Tempe is well lit and CLEAN.
Kat was our piercing artist and she was incredibly knowlegeable and proficient. Even though my daughter and I both have high pain tolerances, we were expecting a moderate amount of pain. In the past our piercings were with the 'gun' and those were painful.
Kat was talking my daughter through her procedure as I snapped photos (hey, I am a momma!) I was watching my daughter's face for any evidence that this was too much for her. She did not even grimace or furrow her brow. I was duly impressed!
Kat thoroughly cleaned the table/tray area before starting my piercing. As Kat was preparing my ear, my daughter commented that she was light headed and nauseated. Kat calmly told her that this sometimes happens and had her lay down. They gave her some apple juice and a nice ice pack for her neck. In a very short amount of time she was all better.
Now, it was my turn... I laid down on the table and Kat prepared me for the piercing. She told me to take a deep breath and blow it out... but, I seriously did NOT feel a thing!! I was incredulous... how on earth could a cartilege piercing not hurt at all?
I have already planned out my next 4 piercings and Kat will be my girl!! It has been 2 days now and our piercings are doing very well and very minimal swelling to my daughter's lip. Phenemonal after care teaching ensures that your piercings will be able to heal without infection or pain.
I will be in again and again for Kat;s piercings!