AboutBrian Skellie Expertise I can answer questions in regards to and not limited to: jewelry safety, specifically material, shape, proportion, and related issues; aseptic technique and sterilization as it applies to piercing safety; ethical issues of technique and bedside manner; the aftercare and recovery process for piercings.
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Tens of thousands of one on one client experiences. http://www.piercing.org/ Body jewelry design and safety expert: Member ASTM committee F04(www.astm.org)
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Research advisor and educator for the APP for over a decade(www.safepiercing.org) teaching advanced studio setup, sterilization and equipment management, freehand piercing, aseptic/sterile technique and much more.
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Expert: Brian Skellie Date: 6/3/2008 Subject: bump on navel piercing
Question I got my belly button pierced around easter. the piercer told me i could change it within a month if it looked healed. I waited till about my birthday which was may 13th. Last week sometime it started to develop a pussbubble around the bottom hole. Is it infected? what do i do?
Answer It is probably infected, and a month is pretty soon to change a navel piercing. What you put in the piercing may not have been appropriately sterilized jewelry with a proper surface finish, and both of those issues can cause what you describe. It would likely be best to consider changing back to the original piece to finish your healing, and to compare to make sure that your jewelry is safe quality. http://piercing.org/faq/jewelry.html describes safety standards in detail. Safe examples are at http://piercing.org/shop/
