Once you've landed on the jewellery, it's time to get down to business. Your piercer will look at where your skin naturally falls when you're comfortably standing and make a tiny mark where the piercing will sit. Don't be shy about saying something if you don't like the placement. It's better speak up now rather than after the piercing is done.
When you're ready to go, your piercer will have you lie down on your back and place a clamp around your navel to keep everything lined up and set up. It feels a little tight but shouldn't hurt.
If you are like me and got your first ear piercing at a young age at your local Claire's or mall kiosk, you probably have a horror story about the piercing gun. I personally had a gun get stuck midpiercing (*shivers*). The more sophisticated piercers of today use a hollow needle, done by hand. "The needle seems a little scary, but it's healthier on the tissue and allows us to get more precise with the piercing," Harris said. "It's also used to connect to the jewellery and guide it in. The gun pierces you with the jewellery by forcing it through the tissue."
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