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    The Piercing Bible Guide to Aftercare and Troubleshooting

    How to Properly Care for Healing and Infected Ear, Facial, and Body Piercings

    Author Elayne Angel
    Ebook
    Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed | Crossing Press
    On sale Jul 09, 2013 | 36 Pages | 9781607745853
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    In this compilation of chapters on healing and troubleshooting from The Piercing Bible, piercing expert Elayne Angel distills her best advice on caring for new piercings, from cleaning and hygiene to avoiding trauma and infection. It includes healing tips for every type of piercing:

    · Earlobe
    · Cartilage
    · Nose
    · Eyebrow
    · Tongue
    · Navel
    · Nipple
    · Genital

    Elayne has performed more than 40,000 piercings over the course of her professional piercing career, so she’s seen it all—including every type of infection. Her troubleshooting tips address the problems that can arise, such as:

    · Localized infections
    · Abscesses
    · Cellulitis
    · Hypergranulation
    · Piercing pimples
    · Discoloration
    · Scarring
    · Dry skin
    · Tarnish tattoos
    · Dermatitis
    · Embedded jewelry
    · Traumatic tears
    · Rejection and migration

    With this quick, updated reference, you’ll know exactly how to clean and care for your new piercing, no matter what questions you may have.
    © Hillary Bloom
    Elayne Angel has been an innovator and advocate of safe piercing for more than thirty years. She is a contributing writer for PAIN Magazine, and performs online consultations for anyone with piercing problems or questions. Angel is a proud member of the Association of Professional Piercers and has been honored with their President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She lives in Mérida, Mexico. View titles by Elayne Angel

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    In this compilation of chapters on healing and troubleshooting from The Piercing Bible, piercing expert Elayne Angel distills her best advice on caring for new piercings, from cleaning and hygiene to avoiding trauma and infection. It includes healing tips for every type of piercing:

    · Earlobe
    · Cartilage
    · Nose
    · Eyebrow
    · Tongue
    · Navel
    · Nipple
    · Genital

    Elayne has performed more than 40,000 piercings over the course of her professional piercing career, so she’s seen it all—including every type of infection. Her troubleshooting tips address the problems that can arise, such as:

    · Localized infections
    · Abscesses
    · Cellulitis
    · Hypergranulation
    · Piercing pimples
    · Discoloration
    · Scarring
    · Dry skin
    · Tarnish tattoos
    · Dermatitis
    · Embedded jewelry
    · Traumatic tears
    · Rejection and migration

    With this quick, updated reference, you’ll know exactly how to clean and care for your new piercing, no matter what questions you may have.

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    © Hillary Bloom
    Elayne Angel has been an innovator and advocate of safe piercing for more than thirty years. She is a contributing writer for PAIN Magazine, and performs online consultations for anyone with piercing problems or questions. Angel is a proud member of the Association of Professional Piercers and has been honored with their President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She lives in Mérida, Mexico. View titles by Elayne Angel

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