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12SepSeptember 12, 2016

How to Maintain Good Dental Hygiene with Your New Oral Piercing

Good Oral hygiene Oral hygiene is obviously important if you want a healthy mouth. If you have a new mouth piercing, oral hygiene becomes paramount for proper healing. For the most part, though, your regular dental health routine won’t change a whole lot. Use this guide to learn more about how to make sure you’re caring for your new mouth piercing the right way after you get it. Brush and Floss Regularly You already know that brushing and flossing your teeth regularly is important...

26AugAugust 26, 2016

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What Makes a Good Piercer?

Choosing a Good Piercer When you want to get a body piercing, you want an experienced professional. There are certain factors that are essential for you to consider. At Almost Famous Body Piercing, we not only have a great time with our customers, we take your health and safety very seriously, too. Here are the top things you should consider when you’re trying to make sure you’ve found a good piercer. You need a piercer that has experience Body piercing is a simple process,...

10AugAugust 10, 2016

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How to Protect Your Piercings as an Athlete

Piercings have become increasingly popular and significantly more accepted then they ever were before. While they are somewhat customary in the workplace these days, they’re not always allowed out on the field. If you take part in sport activities or working out and are looking to get a new piercing, it’s important to know a little about healing and the special care that you’ll have to put into your new adornment. Healing Time After receiving your new piercing, your piercer will go...

16MayMay 16, 2016

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Origins of National Piercing Day

National Piercing Day is an unofficial holiday observed annually on May 16. Though it may seem like yet another obscure holiday like National Sea Monkey Day or Eat a Red Apple Day, National Piercing Day is arguably deserving of observation for several reasons. While its exact origins are subject to debate, National Piercing Day is generally believed to have been started in 2007 when a group of body piercing enthusiasts, joined by their common interests, declared May 16 the day...

07MayMay 7, 2016

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Piercings and Pregnancy. Questions & Answers!

Piercings can be a beautiful way to express yourself, but they can pose unique problems while you are pregnant. During pregnancy, your skin becomes more elastic and much more sensitive. Everyone is different when it comes to their jewelry and it often becomes a matter of personal choice as to when you remove your piercings or if you choose to leave them in for the duration of your pregnancy. Many women opt for the safest route and choose to remove...

27AprApril 27, 2016

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What’s the Difference Between Surface and Dermal Piercings?

Surface and Dermal Piercings Body piercings can be both very beautiful and unique. Dermal piercings and surface piercings offer a very different look because they don’t have a separate entrance and exit point and just stay on the surface of the skin. The jewelry lies along the surface and is held in place by an anchor located just below. Both types of piercings offer a creative way for an individual to express themselves using a wide variety of jewelry and accessories. Dermals Dermals can be...

19AprApril 19, 2016

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Common Nostril Piercing Questions Answered

Common Nostril Piercing Questions If you are thinking about a nostril piercing, you might have some questions such as how long it might take to heal, and whether certain things are normal. Here are some of the most common questions… and some answers! How long will it take my piercing to heal? We say that any piercing can take six months to a year or longer to FULLY heal. This is becausepiercings tend to heal in peak and valley patterns where they will seem...

24MarMarch 24, 2016

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Piercing with Guns vs with Needles – Which is Better?

When our customers come in for piercings, one of the most common questions we get asked about is what piercing methods we use. At Almost Famous Body Piercing, we offer both the gun (non-cartilage area of the ear lobe only) and the needle piercing method. We do use needles for all body piercings, including those on the ear lobe, but we will not use a piercing gun on any piercing other than the ear lobe. We have found that some customers...

23FebFebruary 23, 2016

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Will My Piercing Holes Ever Close Up? A Guide

Sometimes there comes a time in one’s life when they decide they want to remove the jewelry from a piercing and there a number of reasons for doing so. Whether it’s to make room for another piercing or because of a job or new chapter in life, we have made a guide to help you better understand the process of removing jewelry from a piercing and letting it heal. The human body can be thought of as a force of nature...