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: 6/28/2008 Subject: new lip piercing problems
Question I got my lower lip at the side pierced a couple of weeks ago, in the last few days I've noticed that i keep getting numbness around the area. Also i have a small red area around the hole and a hard swelling on the inside of my mouth. Is this caused by an infection? rejection or wrongly placed piercing?
Answer This seems as if the piercing may be infected and that the jewelry is putting pressure on the local nerves in a bad way. You might wait it out, but only if your jewelry is high quality, because otherwise it may be part of the problem http://piercing.org/faq/jewelry.html describes this in detail.
