The piercing bible
Subtitle: the definitive guide to safe body piercing
By: Elayne Angel.
Publisher: Celestial Arts
Published: May 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781580911931
Subjects: Body piercing -- Safety measures; Body piercing -- Health aspects
First sentence: The urge to decorate the body and control one’s appearance is a universal human trait.
Description: "A manual that covers everything piercers and piercees need to know about the process, from the woman who brought tongue-piercing into the mainstream and has performed over 40,000 piercings"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: label: Part 1
title: The New Piercing; title: Motivations
pagenum: 6
label: Chapter 1; title: Piercing Past to Present
pagenum: 11
label: Chapter 2; label: Part 2
title: Groundwork and Preliminary Considerations; title: Risks, Myths, and Warnings
pagenum: 20
label: Chapter 3; title: Is Piercing Right for You?
pagenum: 28
label: Chapter 4; title: You and Your Piercer
pagenum: 34
label: Chapter 5; label: Part 3
title: Piercing Preparation; title: Picking and Preparing
pagenum: 44
label: Chapter 6; title: At the Studio
pagenum: 49
label: Chapter 7; title: Piercing Procedures
pagenum: 56
label: Chapter 8; title: Jewelry 101: Sizes, Shapes, and Materials
pagenum: 65
label: Chapter 9; label: Part 4
title: The Holes; title: Holes in Your Head: Ear, Nose, and Facial Piercing
pagenum: 82
label: Chapter 10; title: Kiss of the Needle: Tongue and Oral Piercings
pagenum: 105
label: Chapter 11; title: Torso Piercings: Nipple and Navel Piercings
pagenum: 121
label: Chapter 12; title: Below the Belt: Female and Male Genital Piercings
pagenum: 134
label: Chapter 13; label: Part 5
title: Healing and Aftercare; title: Healing 101: Standard Aftercare
pagenum: 180
label: Chapter 14; title: Alternative Aftercare
pagenum: 196
label: Chapter 15; title: Trouble and Troubleshooting
pagenum: 201
label: Chapter 16; label: Part 6
title: Living with Your Piercings; title: Upkeep and Stretching
pagenum: 218
label: Chapter 17; title: Advanced Jewelry and Practices
pagenum: 232
label: Chapter 18; title: Special Situations
pagenum: 246
label: Chapter 19; title: Sex!
pagenum: 255
label: Chapter 20; label: Part 7
title: Piercing in Modern Culture; title: Piercees and the Establishment
pagenum: 262
label: Chapter 21; title: A Career in Professional Piercing
pagenum: 266
label: Chapter 22; title: The Future of Body Piercing
pagenum: 270
label: Chapter 23