Piercing Familiarization for Non-piercing Professionals

Due to the recent rise in popularity of body art, more and more medical professionals are coming in to contact with it on there clients. Unfortunately, some of these clients have had adverse reactions to the procedures or, in some cases, the procedure was performed in an inappropriate manner by an inexperienced practitioner or themselves. Consequently, they may have had to seek medical attention.

It has been my personal experience as a licensed body piercing practitioner with many years of experience Quite often, problems with body art procedures are misdiagnosed by medical professionals and consequently clients are misinformed on how to properly treat these problems, possibly causing further harm or scaring to the client. In my opinion, the reason this happens is that although they may have the best of intentions and vast knowledge in there professions, most medical professionals simply have not been trained in this area. I must also admit that I have seen cases that prejudice or ignorance that have led to clients being misinformed and potentionaly causing more harm. This is not acceptable. As professionals from any background, we should practice tolerance and acceptance and not let our personal opinions cloud our judgment. Our number one concern should be public safety.

That being said it is the intent of our course to educate non-piercing professionals that may come into contact with problematic body art procedures and will need to diagnose and prescribe treatment for them. This course will also teach familiarization with the tools used in body art procedures so if removal of body jewelry becomes necessary, it can be done in a safe manner.