Everywhere you look these days, you can see people
that have got rings-hanging from ears and pushed through noses, lips and
eyebrows. And they are in lots of other places that you can’t see, too!
Mick Shannon, who is a qualified body
piercer, took me to his salon.
I was looking at the walls covered with photos
of clients showing off their rings and jewelry and Mick pointed out his
certificate, which was on the wall. “Some people give our profession a bad
name”, he said.
“They don’t clean their equipment, which shows they don’t what
they’re doing. I’ve known people who have got diseases like hepatitis from
cheap ear-piercing guns. I only pierce young people whose parent or guardian is
with them. And they have to be over eighteen for their tongue”.
Is it an expensive fashion? “That
depends. Ears, costing $8, are cheap, eyebrows are about $35, and tongue over
$100. Anything else I have to negotiate!”
I watched Mick pierce a girl’s navel.
First he marked the area where he had disinfected the skin, then he pushed a
needle through. He finished by giving the girl advice on how to help the skin
get better, which was a nice professional touch.
I asked the girl why she had wanted her
navel pierced. ‘I don’t know. I just like the idea. It’ll be a little secret
that I won’t share with anyone!”. Did she think it was a way of rebelling?
“No”, She laughed, “but I don’t suppose my mother will like it…if she ever
finds out!”.
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