I've covered this before but it is a subject that comes up over and over. So in this blog I'll be covering Rings Vs. Barbells and the advantages and disadvantages of both. Mainly this will cover the healing process because it is a subject that I cover daily with piercees. This is especially the case when it comes to Navel Piercings. I could not even begin to count the number of times that I have gone over this topic in detail with a client or debated the issue with other piercers.

The Pre-Bout:

I spend a great deal of time focusing on what you will need to do to help your piercing to heal but other than covering the things you don't want to do in my consultation and aftercare instruction, I don't really focus too much on the piercing don'ts. So I though I'd write a whole blog on some of the most common mistakes that people make and the reasons that it isn't a good idea. 

This might be a little bit more inside baseball then a number of my other piercing blogs but from time to time I do get clients asking how I do a type of piercing or asking why I think it is the best method. I decided after a couple of recent conversations about Free Hand and Minimalistic Piercing Methods that I should write something on the subject. My goal is not only to explain my opinions on the subject but to help educate those thinking about getting a piercing and some of the risks and advantages involved.