If you can tell one thing about me from this blog, it is that I am a firm supporter of the APP (Association of Professional Piercers). This has it's perks and it's downfalls in the position that I am in. It is great because it allows me to give out great advice to people in regards to their piercing, whether healed, healing, or not done yet. The drawbacks is that not everyone cares about getting or giving safe piercings. Many of the steps that the APP requires a piercer to take to be certified strike people and piercers alike as inconvenient or unnecessary and they opt to not follow through with them. One of the biggest arguments I hear is: "If the shop is open, it has to be doing everything right." This couldn't be more wrong, just because the shop is following all of the legal standards does not mean that they are doing everything to ensure you are getting a safe piercing. All of the laws regarding piercings were established by government officials. Now I don't know about you, but if I am looking for piercing advice I am not writing to my governor or state representative. It's just someone writing rules about something they know nothing about. I am sure they consulted doctors but piercing is completely different, please understand I am by no means trying to downplay the knowledge or intelligence of our doctors. However, it would be the same as asking a bone specialist for detailed safety information on heart surgery, some parts would be accurate, but they wouldn't know everything.
All that to say, your choice on a shop and your piercing aftercare should not be made based on money or convenience, it should be based on skill and proper technique. Get pierced by an APP certified piercer and don't rush or neglect the healing process.
Until next time,
Miles...
Wicked Body Jewelz
Showing posts with label APP Certified. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Shop Showcase #1
Prix Body Piercing
Having two locations, Sunset and Pasadena, both of these shops are ideal locations to get either pierced or tattooed. Meeting APP standards, the shops are clean, professional, and safe. The entire staff is certified in CPR, First Aid, Blood Borne Pathogens, and Infectious Disease Control, you can sit comfortably knowing you are in the hands of a professional. Having only visited the Pasadena location, I have to say it is one of the cleanest and friendliest shops I've visited. I was greeted almost immediately and was talked to in a way that I knew I wasn't just another dollar to them. They took the time to answer my questions, shared their knowledge, and just plain talk with me about life which increased the comfort level immensely. I could tell that the staff cared more about the art form and overall customer satisfaction than they did making money. I stated from the start that I wasn't going to get any work done that day, yet they were still happy to help me out and guide me in the right direction. I highly recommend this store to anyone looking to get a great piercing or tattoo.
Prix Body Adornment
8776 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
p | 310-659-3502
f | 310-659-3506
Prix Body Piercing
56 East Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91105
p | 626-405-9253
f | 626-405-9702
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