I’m so glad that my AUPP and APP local studio is super clear when you buy jewellery from them as an initial piercing that they’re happy to re-use them in future piercings. I love them
When I got my high nostrils done, I had two pairs of Threadless 14k gold ends that I had previously used for other piercings. Good thing I brought both- because despite the first pair being high quality, they had prong set sharp ends that would prove more problematic for such a hard-to-heal set of piercings. I ended up using the other set- smooth gold tri-bead ends. I'm glad they had that kind of insight for me!
In your experience, would it be okay to bring my own new, never worn jewelry into the studio to get assistance with installing it into a fully healed piercing? Social etiquette doesn’t come naturally to me so I really appreciate videos like this! I finally have a good piercer with whom I’d like to have a good relationship, so I don’t want to do anything insulting. Thanks!
This might be another video entirely, but when people sell their old plugs is there a way to clean them? During my stretching journey, I've accumulated a lot of jewelry that I can't wear anymore but I'm not sure of the safest way to destash the smaller sizes
At my latest studio curation experience, the piercer was happy to pierce with existing threadless studs but said that the titanium rods could not be re-sterilised so charged for new flatbacks. Annoying, but building up a collection ig
i recently got pierced for the first time & i need to go in to get it downsized soon, will i be able to keep the end i currently have in or is that something they’d need to reprocess or i might even have to buy a new piece for when they go to put in a shorter post? i’m very new to getting pierced & this is something i can’t find an answer to in any of the resources i’ve found online about downsizing
I would never take in my own jewelry, even if it's a quality titanium piece. (All I wear is titanium). Instead, I would have the shop order the piece I wanted, providing that it's a quality piece, correct for my anatomy and for the new piercing. I've done that on a few occasions, and they were happy to order it for me. (Jan Griffiths).
If I put my used high quality jewelry (like BVLA etc) into an ultrasonic cleaner and then bring it in, will it be easier to reprocess? All of my piercings are healed so it would just be for a jewelry swap/downsize
@@mochimochi6357 maybe but honestly we will go through all the same steps just to be safe even if you ultrasoniced it at home. Safety is the most important factor!
Didn't pass the Bar exam, but.... Unless I've signed a contract, drafted by a attorney who is licensed in the state the studio resides in, I'm not responsible for damage to your equipment. Good luck finding a court that sides with the shop 100%. Conversely, should your autoclave cause the cracking of a natural gemstone, due to an unknown gas pocket or inclusion within, the shop is 100% responsible. Delving into the legal ramifications of services is a mistake.
This very much does vary state by state! However many insurances that cover the use of sterilization equipment also have clauses about proper use of this equipment. Using jewelry we are unfamiliar with poses both a risk to the jewelry and to the autoclave. You are totally right about the contract- and I have in fact worked in studios that had contracts for both of these situations on file! They would require clients sign a form stating they acknowledge they were informed on proper operation to your satisfaction and they understand how much the equipment costs, and how much repairs can cost. By signing the form, they agree they may be held liable for any amount up to the full cost of repairs or replacement the equipment if it breaks through their improper operation. It also outlined the risk of damage to their jewelry by running it though the autoclave. Most studios who work with natural stones and occasionally clients natural stones have contracts stating the risk of sterilization for pieces not designed for the sterilization process. I personally don’t think delving into these ramifications is a mistake at all, especially because I’ve worked multiple places with contracts for this exact situation.
Also worth noting that depending on the state and the insurance these clauses may be part of the consent form you sign to be pierced- and this is why it’s SO important to actually read those forms!!
@@Lynn_Loheide Were the contracts drafted by a licensed attorney, or did the shop owner/manager just say we have a contract clients must sign? Take me to small claims court, where you have to appear and try to get judgement against me for a sterilizer that's how old ( perhaps fully depreciated taxwise)?? Now try and collect. Most shop owners are good at their craft, but suck a being a businessperson. I don't want to fight with you, it's just not as black and white as you might think. Most famous, unenforceable sign in a restaurant, "Not responsible for hat or coat."
@@jd3497 all drafted by a licensed attorney in the state who specializes in this kind of work, and reviewed by folks at the gemological institute of America for coverage over gemstones. There’s actually SO much to look into when we are working with different gems and so many risks we take into account working with clients gems. At this time I was in the process of getting my graduate diamonds degree and got to learn how much risk jewelers take just resetting or polishing a stone, let alone us trying to sterilize a stone. There is a whole subset of gemstone and jewelry laws designed to protect both jewelers and clients, and cover the various risks we take when we work on existing gems. I actually spent quite a bit of time asking my professors how we could best cover ourselves while offer the ability to sterilize and work with clients gems for those who were insistent on being pierced with their pieces. We had entire contracts drafted with different clauses based on the specific gem and treatments it may have undergone and how those could interact with sterilization or skin prep. Fortunately we never went to court for it and hopefully never well. The existences of these contracts were more of a protective measure and to ensure clients really understood the risks we were taking with their pieces to use them in fresh piercings or sterilize them. These days I work at studios who just don’t take the risk of working with any unknown jewelry and honestly it’s a lot less stressful for me! My hope in this video is to help folks understand all the risks with working with unknown jewelry and how much of it goes into it on our side, and why it may be best to keep their pieces for healed piercings if they can’t be 100% verified.
I’m so glad that my AUPP and APP local studio is super clear when you buy jewellery from them as an initial piercing that they’re happy to re-use them in future piercings. I love them
love this! helps reaffirms that i have good studio etiquette, haha. good to hear everything explained tho, thank you!!
so glad to see another person with cheek piercings, a licensed professional at that :) immediate subscribe
When I got my high nostrils done, I had two pairs of Threadless 14k gold ends that I had previously used for other piercings. Good thing I brought both- because despite the first pair being high quality, they had prong set sharp ends that would prove more problematic for such a hard-to-heal set of piercings. I ended up using the other set- smooth gold tri-bead ends. I'm glad they had that kind of insight for me!
This series is super helpful!
In your experience, would it be okay to bring my own new, never worn jewelry into the studio to get assistance with installing it into a fully healed piercing? Social etiquette doesn’t come naturally to me so I really appreciate videos like this! I finally have a good piercer with whom I’d like to have a good relationship, so I don’t want to do anything insulting. Thanks!
I haven't heard of a studio having a problem with that, most of them will charge for their time helping change the jewelry (in my area it's $10-20)
Thanks for this video! I had some jewelry that I was considering reusing
This might be another video entirely, but when people sell their old plugs is there a way to clean them? During my stretching journey, I've accumulated a lot of jewelry that I can't wear anymore but I'm not sure of the safest way to destash the smaller sizes
I wouldn't sell any plugs made of porous material. :)
@@MaynardsSpaceship I mostly have stone and different metals so I'll make sure to check which ones are porous thanks!
Could you do a video some day about large gauge cartilage piercings (stretched and punched) very little comprehensive info on the subject online.
Yes! So I can totally reuse my titanium flatback.
At my latest studio curation experience, the piercer was happy to pierce with existing threadless studs but said that the titanium rods could not be re-sterilised so charged for new flatbacks. Annoying, but building up a collection ig
i recently got pierced for the first time & i need to go in to get it downsized soon, will i be able to keep the end i currently have in or is that something they’d need to reprocess or i might even have to buy a new piece for when they go to put in a shorter post? i’m very new to getting pierced & this is something i can’t find an answer to in any of the resources i’ve found online about downsizing
You should be able to keep the same top and just get a different sized post! You can get a new one if you want though
You can keep the same end and just get a new shorter post. :)
I would never take in my own jewelry, even if it's a quality titanium piece. (All I wear is titanium). Instead, I would have the shop order the piece I wanted, providing that it's a quality piece, correct for my anatomy and for the new piercing. I've done that on a few occasions, and they were happy to order it for me. (Jan Griffiths).
If I put my used high quality jewelry (like BVLA etc) into an ultrasonic cleaner and then bring it in, will it be easier to reprocess? All of my piercings are healed so it would just be for a jewelry swap/downsize
@@mochimochi6357 maybe but honestly we will go through all the same steps just to be safe even if you ultrasoniced it at home. Safety is the most important factor!
@@Lynn_Loheide wow thank you for the quick response! noted
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Where can u get good quality jewlery that wont cost a ton.
lower cost high quality options are primarily going to be implant grade titanium. look at piercing shops, bodyartforms, etc. and theyll have some
Didn't pass the Bar exam, but....
Unless I've signed a contract, drafted by a attorney who is licensed in the state the studio resides in, I'm not responsible for damage to your equipment. Good luck finding a court that sides with the shop 100%.
Conversely, should your autoclave cause the cracking of a natural gemstone, due to an unknown gas pocket or inclusion within, the shop is 100% responsible. Delving into the legal ramifications of services is a mistake.
This very much does vary state by state! However many insurances that cover the use of sterilization equipment also have clauses about proper use of this equipment. Using jewelry we are unfamiliar with poses both a risk to the jewelry and to the autoclave.
You are totally right about the contract- and I have in fact worked in studios that had contracts for both of these situations on file!
They would require clients sign a form stating they acknowledge they were informed on proper operation to your satisfaction and they understand how much the equipment costs, and how much repairs can cost.
By signing the form, they agree they may be held liable for any amount up to the full cost of repairs or replacement the equipment if it breaks through their improper operation. It also outlined the risk of damage to their jewelry by running it though the autoclave.
Most studios who work with natural stones and occasionally clients natural stones have contracts stating the risk of sterilization for pieces not designed for the sterilization process.
I personally don’t think delving into these ramifications is a mistake at all, especially because I’ve worked multiple places with contracts for this exact situation.
Also worth noting that depending on the state and the insurance these clauses may be part of the consent form you sign to be pierced- and this is why it’s SO important to actually read those forms!!
@@Lynn_Loheide Were the contracts drafted by a licensed attorney, or did the shop owner/manager just say we have a contract clients must sign? Take me to small claims court, where you have to appear and try to get judgement against me for a sterilizer that's how old ( perhaps fully depreciated taxwise)?? Now try and collect. Most shop owners are good at their craft, but suck a being a businessperson.
I don't want to fight with you, it's just not as black and white as you might think.
Most famous, unenforceable sign in a restaurant, "Not responsible for hat or coat."
@@jd3497 all drafted by a licensed attorney in the state who specializes in this kind of work, and reviewed by folks at the gemological institute of America for coverage over gemstones.
There’s actually SO much to look into when we are working with different gems and so many risks we take into account working with clients gems. At this time I was in the process of getting my graduate diamonds degree and got to learn how much risk jewelers take just resetting or polishing a stone, let alone us trying to sterilize a stone. There is a whole subset of gemstone and jewelry laws designed to protect both jewelers and clients, and cover the various risks we take when we work on existing gems. I actually spent quite a bit of time asking my professors how we could best cover ourselves while offer the ability to sterilize and work with clients gems for those who were insistent on being pierced with their pieces. We had entire contracts drafted with different clauses based on the specific gem and treatments it may have undergone and how those could interact with sterilization or skin prep.
Fortunately we never went to court for it and hopefully never well. The existences of these contracts were more of a protective measure and to ensure clients really understood the risks we were taking with their pieces to use them in fresh piercings or sterilize them.
These days I work at studios who just don’t take the risk of working with any unknown jewelry and honestly it’s a lot less stressful for me!
My hope in this video is to help folks understand all the risks with working with unknown jewelry and how much of it goes into it on our side, and why it may be best to keep their pieces for healed piercings if they can’t be 100% verified.
You really thought you did something here 😂 this person is a professional, have some respect