A good piercer always wears new latex gloves. In some shops, the gauze, cotton-tipped swabs, jewelry, needle and forceps are resterilized right before the piercing in a smaller cassette autoclave. Other shops may use packaged sterile items. The piercing needles should be discarded after one use. Infections sometimes still occur, but not necessarily from unsanitary conditions during the procedure.
Some people are allergic to certain metals commonly used in jewelry.
Surgical steel is normally used for the first piece of jewelry inserted after a piercing because most people are not allergic to it. Probably the most common cause for infection is failure to regularly and carefully clean the wound. The first step to fitness is choosing a good walking shoe. Helping an overweight child lose pounds is easier when it's a family affair. The first step to fitness is choosing a good walking shoe.