Unlike piercing guns, hollow needle piercings create a precise small opening the minimizes tissue trauma, reducers swelling and scarring, and improves healing time. Needles also allow more piercings that are not accessible with a piercing gun. Current ear piercings available are Lobes (included stacked and constellations), Helix (mid, flat, forward), Conch, & Tragus. Rook, Daith, & Nose piercings will be available at a later date. If I have the jewelry available, I can switch out those piercings at this time. I do not pierce with outside jewelry. Only ASTM F136 implant-grade titanium will be used to pierce with. This is considered the gold standard for piercing.

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Eden’s Pieces piercings are done with sterile single-use needles only. No guns are ever used. Needle only piercings have better precision, better healing, less trauma and scar tissue to the skin, better sterile procedure with less cross contamination, and more versatility for piercing in hard to reach areas with dense or delicate skin, and also allows for more unique jewelry options.

 

Eden’s Pieces will be offering a limited selection of piercings to start. Other services available will include jewelry removal, re-opening, personally curated styling sessions, jewelry change outs, complementary piercing checks, and jewelry downsizing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Piercings can I get in my appointment?

• Up to 4 piercings can be made per appointment (lobes counting as 1). Piercing location, pain tolerance, and healing times play a role in limited number of piercings. I want your piercings to heal well and cause minimal discomfort or issues so limiting the number per appointment helps ensure your piercings are given what they need to heal appropriately. If you are wanting multiple piercings, I recommend getting a couple and sticking to one side, letting them fully heal, and come back for more. The more trauma and stress to your body the slower healing times will be, so slow and steady is better for the best healing results for all your piercings.

What is downsizing jewelry mean and why do I need it?

• Your initial piercing may be pierced with a longer post to accommodate any swelling during the piercing and healing time. Once the swelling has subsided you can change out your piercing to a shorter post. This shorter post helps limit unnecessary movement of your jewelry, irritation, snagging, and discomfort the longer post may give. The shorter post will provide a secure comfortable fit while your piercings continues to heal. This can happen around the 6-8 weeks mark of healing. Schedule to have your piercing downsized when ready.

What​ if I have a problem with my jewelry?

• All initial piercings are pierced with ASTM F136 implant-grade titanium. This is considered the gold standard for piercings. I do also offer 316L surgical stainless steel that can be used at a later date, however some individuals can have a reaction to surgical steel. If you should have issues with your piercings, I suggest contacting me and coming in for a piercing check. I will review your piercing location and current jewelry. A switch of jewelry may be all that is needed.

What kind of jewelry do I have?​

• ​A piercing card will be presented to each customer with all your piercing and jewelry information. This information will also be added to the waiver you sign and sent to the email you provided. If you loose or need another card please contact me. You can refer back to it when purchasing replacement or change out jewelry. You want to use the same measurements to ensure you keep the piercing channel open and the original size. You should always keep 16g or 18g titanium, surgical stainless steel, or 14k gold in majority of the time. Smaller gauge jewelry can cause micro tears and move around and damage the inside of the channel.

Different earring types include

Threadless

-Insert the post through the back of the healed piercing

-Push the attachment pin into the hollow post about halfway

-Gently press the attachment sideways to create a slight bend in the pin

-Push the attachment fully into the post, you should feel some resistance, this means it is secure

-To remove hold the post firmly and pull the attachment pin straight out. If it feels stuck gently twist the arrangement while pulling.

Threaded

-Insert the post through the back of the healed piercing 

-Hold the post securely to prevent moving, line up the decorator top with the threading on the post

-Twist the top clockwise until it feels snug. Do not overtighten

-To remove hold the post firmly and unscrew the decorative top by twisting counterclockwise until it detaches.

***Check your jewelry periodically to ensure pin and threaded tops remain secure so they do not get lost. When removing clothing, getting hair stuck, hitting piercing, etc check that the top is still secure***

Clickers

-Carefully unhook the closure at the top to open the jewelry

-Insert the clicker into the front of the healed piercing and close the clicker by pressing the closure shut until you hear a "click". The confirms the clicker is locked in place.

-To remove unhook the closure to open the jewelry and slide the clicker out of the piercing.

***Always listen for the "click" when closing jewelry to ensure it is secure***

Can I get any of the piercings offered?​

• Unfortunately this may be a no for some individuals. Not everyone has the right anatomy for every piercing. If you don’t and have it pierced anyway you face increased pain, improper healing, and possible rejection of the piercing. I will be upfront and honesty if I feel you don’t have the correct anatomy for a certain piercing. If you are unsure, please feel free to take a picture of the area (ear, nose etc) and send it to me via text or email and I will let you know if I think you are a candidate for a specific piercing.

​​What will my healing time be like?

These are estimates and every person will heal differently) (High quality piercing jewelry should be left in piercings for AT LEAST one year.

• Earlobes: 3-4 months (1st-4th, stacks, constellations)

• Helix: 6-12 months (forward, mid, flat)

• Tragus: 6-12 months 

• Conch: 6-12 months

• Rook: 6-12 months

• Daith: 6-12 months

• Nostril: 4-6 months

What is the difference between re-opening and re-piercing?​

• Re-opening is a process of using a special taper tool to gently pass through a partially closed old healed piercing. Re-piercing is the process of using a sterile needle to create a new hole if the old one is completely closed. If you are unsure if your old piercing can be re-opened, schedule a re-opening appointment and I will assess the piercing. If I can re-open I will but if I am unable you will be offered the change to have a new piercing completed.

Is there anything I can purchase to help with aftercare?​

• Yes!! I will offer a few things for purchase for a one-stop shop experience. You will go home with an aftercare kit that includes a small glass spray bottle with sterile saline solution that will get you through your first week of cleaning, using 1 spray front and back twice a day. I will have saline spray, emu oil (a substitute for saline spray that helps piercing irritation bumps), piercing pillows, and flat back insertion tools available for purchase. I HIGHLY suggest a piercing pillow if you are a side sleeper or have had trouble with piercings migrating or piercing bumps in the past.

Keloids/Irritation Bumps/Migration/Rejection?​

• There are different types of problem that can arise with your piercing. The first is a keloid. This is a very rare occurrence of a raised firm scar that forms from an overgrowth of collagen that makes up scar tissue. These usually have a genetic component and if there is a family history you may get them as well. If you have had keloids on other parts of your body it does not mean you will get them on your ears. However if you have had them on your ear piercings before they are likely to happen again. Keloids are different from irritation bumps. Irritation bumps are most often what you will see. This is a build up of swelling and displaced tissue caused by irritation to the piercing channel, often from being hit, tugged on, slept on, or injury to the piercing site. Migration is when the original piercing moves from its initial piercing spot. This usually happens gradually over time and can happen from force, pressure, trauma, friction to the piercing, sleeping on it routinely, or poor or wrong jewelry choice. Migration is different from rejection, which is where the body completely pushes out the jewelry because it sees it as a foreign object. Signs of rejected piercings may include severe itching and redness, thinning skin, or widening or loose piercing channels. Migrated piercings can sometimes be saved while rejected piercings will often need removed, left to heal, and re-pierced at a later time.

What are the pain levels of piercings?​

• I don’t like to give specifics on this question because each person and their pain tolerance will be drastically different. One persons most painful piercing could be another’s easiest. In general lobe piercings are often less painful than cartilage or nose piercings. Individuals on average usually considered rook and daith piercings more spicy than others.

Sports, medical procedures, costume jewelry?​

• I recommend waiting until the sports off-season for piercings. Trauma to a new piercing that could occur during a sporting event can cause migration or rejection of your new piercing. You also should leave high quality implant grade jewelry in your new piercing until it is fully healed. This often is not allowed during sports. Once it is healed you can change out to plastic or glass but only for the length of the sporting event and then switched back to implant grade jewelry. If you have a medical procedures planned I would recommend waiting until it is complete for the same reasons above. Removing jewelry before it is fully healed, even if only for a very short time, can cause closures of the piercing channel. Same goes for costume jewelry which should only be worn temporarily.

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