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New Piercings- What is Normal?
Congratulations! You’ve just gotten a new body piercing which is very exciting. Maybe it's your very first piercing ever, or maybe you...

lynnloheide
Mar 22, 20246 min read
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Conference Prep
Hello Hello friends! It’s that time of year- conference season is upon us. Every year summertime is the primary season for professional...

lynnloheide
Mar 15, 202412 min read
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Piercers and Perfectionism
When I think of most piercers I know and consider friends, colleagues, and peers, one word comes to mind above most others- a...

lynnloheide
Mar 8, 20245 min read
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Eyebrow Piercing 101
Eyebrow piercings! For me, as someone who got into body piercing in the early 2000’s these piercings were as quintessentially 90’s as...

lynnloheide
Mar 1, 20248 min read
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2023 Recap
I can’t believe we are here- the first few months of another year. I don’t usually do a year-end or year-beginning post or recap, but...

lynnloheide
Feb 23, 20244 min read
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PCOS and Piercings
I’ve spent a lot of time educating and discussing the effects of HRT, hormonal imbalance, and even pregnancy hormones on body piercings....

lynnloheide
Feb 16, 20246 min read
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Self-Advocacy at the Dentist
We have talked at length about oral piercings on this blog, from discussions of how to heal them, breakdowns of myths and misinformation...

lynnloheide
Feb 9, 20246 min read
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Bruising After Piercing
When we get a new piercing we are usually expecting to have a gorgeous new piece of jewelry to admire, and a sense of confidence and...

lynnloheide
Feb 2, 20244 min read
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I Worship at the Church of Pain
“So, how much will this piercing hurt?” “If I’m being honest, a stubbed toe is worse than this one, it’s a little pinch but not as bad as...

lynnloheide
Jan 26, 20246 min read
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Glasses and Piercings
Let’s talk about glasses! The need for visual aids is a common one, with 63.7% of the population needing some form of assistance with...

lynnloheide
Jan 5, 20249 min read
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Piercing and Overwork
I am so grateful to be a body piercer. There is nothing in this world I could envision doing that is a better fit for me. I can still...

lynnloheide
Dec 29, 20236 min read
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Healing with Hoops
Hoops! Rings! Huggies! Clickers! No matter the name, this popular style of jewelry is as timeless as piercing itself. Hoops are never out...

lynnloheide
Dec 22, 202312 min read
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What is Sterile
In piercing there is much talk about sterility. It’s important to be pierced with sterile jewelry. You should use sterile saline wound...

lynnloheide
Dec 15, 20233 min read
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Traveling with Plugs and Hangers
Planning a trip? A vacation? Maybe found yourself needing to move? Packing is often one of my least favorite activities when it comes to...

lynnloheide
Dec 8, 20234 min read
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High Nostril 101
We have already talked at length about nostril piercings here on my blog. In fact that post is one of my longest to date, full of every...

lynnloheide
Dec 1, 202310 min read
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12 Year Piercerversary- A Letter to New Piercers
Today is my piercerversary, and it marks 12 years in this industry, which I am still not used to saying. It doesn’t feel like 12 years,...

lynnloheide
Nov 24, 20236 min read
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Emergency Series- Loosing a Plug
Accidents happen, and so do emergencies. What do we do when something is wrong with our piercing, at 3am, and there’s no piercers we can...

lynnloheide
Nov 17, 20234 min read
1,707 views


Pregnancy and Piercings
Pregnancy is one of life’s miracles- the process of growing a new life inside you, and creating a new living human. The way our bodies...

lynnloheide
Nov 10, 20239 min read
4,259 views


Piercings and Dirty Jobs
When we think of all the things we need to consider before getting pierced, it’s usually things like what piercing we want to get, what...

lynnloheide
Nov 3, 20234 min read
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Lip Filler and Lip Piercings
In 2022 alone 3.4 million patients in America sought out lip filler. This cosmetic procedure has rapidly become one of the most popular...

lynnloheide
Oct 27, 20237 min read
10,730 views
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