All the ins and outs!
General Policies
If you are 18 or older you are required to have the following: a State-Issued I.D. that is able to be photocopied. Examples of this can be any of the following:
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Drivers License
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Passport
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Military I.D.
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State Issued Identification Card
Sobriety
We will not perform any piercing on anyone who is clearly under the influence of drugs or alcohol prescription or otherwise.
It is not only unethical, but also against the law.
Bringing your own jewelry
Simply put: You can not.
Due to insurance and liability purposes, we can no longer reprocess any previously worn jewelry for fresh piercings. We also cannot use ANY outside jewelry for ANY piercing NO EXCEPTIONS.
Fortunately, we have a fantastic selection of jewelry from some of THE best body jewelry manufacturers for you to choose from.
Minor requirements
As a minor (under 18) you are required to have the following:
The parent that's signing for you must be listed on your Birth Certificate or have proper paperwork proving legal custody over you.
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Photo I.D.
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Birth Certificate
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Legal custody/guardianship papers
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Parent / legal guardian
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State-Issued I.D. from the parent / legal guardian
To receive a piercing with us in most cases we require minors to be 13+ years of age. However we do make some exceptions:
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We do perform earlobe piercings on minors under 13
We will not under any circumstances perform:
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Nipple or genital piercings on anyone under 18
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
According to state law we cannot and will not pierce an expecting or breastfeeding mother.
Piercing Pricing
All prices are subject to charge per booking due to demand. All children/infant booking are per pair and we book off two piercers for two slots each for them. These prices are a staring point per single piercing.
The final price depends on jewelry selection in store.
Please stop in to receive a more accurate price quote from one of our jewelry specialists!
Piercing Aftercare
Jewelry Quality
Jewelry quality is a very important part of easily healing your new piercing and keeping your old piercing healthy. Quality body jewelry has several characteristics which all of our jewelry contains:
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Jewelry should be internally threaded or threadless
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Only implant grade metals should be used in initial piercing
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ASTM F-136 Implant grade certified titanium
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ASTM F-138 Implant grade certified stainless steel
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Niobium
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14k or higher solid gold
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Platinum
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Hand polished to a mirror finish
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Gemstones should be pressed into settings, not glued in
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Quality gemstones are not made from plastic and glass
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No acrylics, or plastics
Sterilization
Your safety is our top priority, sterilization is the key to that safety.
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The Statim 2000 G4 is the fastest and most efficient autoclave in the world
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It sterilizes items in under 7 minutes
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It eliminates paper waste and increases vital studio space needed for a wider selection of jewelry
Skin Prep
Skin preparation is very important for a fresh piercing, it is one of the key steps in preventing infection of an open wound. We only use FDA approved pre-sterile applications in a no touch method:
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Pre-sterile povidone iodine swabsticks
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Pre-sterile 3.15% chlorhexidine gluconate swabsticks
In addition we also use single use pre sterilized markers to show you where your new piercing will be located.
