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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. *Available for live video consultation on Skype.

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Tens of thousands of one on one client experiences as the founder of Piercing Experience in Atlanta, GA, USA http://www.piercing.org/ *Body jewelry design and safety expert: former Member ASTM committee F04(www.astm.org)and former Member AAMI (www.aami.org) 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. Distributor for SciCan StatIM sterilization and cleaning products. http://www.piercing.org/statim/

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Ear & Body Piercing - industrial piercing

Expert: Brian Skellie - 7/18/2008

Question
I had my industrial done yesterday. And now I don't know how long my ear can't be wet? how long I can't wash my head?

Answer
It is still healing and should be protected if your piercing has any discharge, dry skin or dried material that collects on the jewelry.

If it gets wet, make sure to clean it and dry it http://piercing.org/pexy/recovery/recovery.html describes how and why.

The less you get it wet, the less you have to fuss with it, but go ahead and bathe as normally as possible. Just make sure to clean and dry the piercing afterwards.

If it does not get wet, it usually only needs to be brushed off with sterile gauze.

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