Frequently asked questions.

Your Questions Answered.

BEFORE YOU GET PIERCED

  • I would love to say 100% No, the truthfully it’s a tiny pinch. Our highly skilled piercers will make sure your entire experience is as quick and comfortable as possible. We find that almost everyone says that’s it didn’t hurt nearly as much as they thought it would. In most cases, a piercing is just a quick sting then it is all over before you know it!

  • We want to make sure that we have time dedicated to assisting you, so we highly suggest scheduling an appointment via our home page for any piercing service you wish to receive. Our appointment system is strictly for new piercings only, all other services we suggest you walk in during business hours for the following: checkups, jewellery changes, in store shopping and consultations. Without an appointment we cannot guarantee that we will have time to assist you.

  • We accept all valid forms of government-issued ID, including:

    • State-issued drivers license or state-issued identification card

    • Military identification card

    • Resident alien card

    • Passport

    • Minors: Birth Certificate & School ID

  • Piercing pricing is broken down into two parts:

    • As per Los Angeles County regulations, if you are under the age of 18 you need a parent or legal guardian to accompany you to your piercing, with valid ID.

    • If you are 18 or over you can get pierced without anyone else’s permission, provided you have your own valid ID.

    • To get nipple or genital piercings you must be 18 or older, there are no Exceptions.

    • You must be 6 or older to get your earlobes pierced at Ancient Adornments. Read about our children’s earlobe piercing service here.

  • It is really important to us that your new and old piercing has the best quality jewelry, so that it has the best chance of healing and is the most comfortable for you to wear daily. You are welcome to bring jewelry with you, however we will only inspect that it will work later down the road once your fresh piercing has healed. Per local health department guidelines all new broken skin must have jewelry provided by the studio performing the service. 

THE PIERCING PROCESS

  • At Ancient Adornments we want to make the process smooth as possible for each of our visitors, to do that we use the sharpest needles around. We use a brand new sterilized and disposable needles for each piercing we perform. These are the safest and least painful way of getting pierced. We do not use mall type piercing guns, even for earlobes. If you would like to know more on why piercing guns are not safe, then please view this section on The Association of Professional Piercers website.

  • The actual piercing itself will take just half a second, but for most clients the entire process is 30 minutes from choosing jewelry, placement, paperwork then sterilization of all equipment necessary for the piercing and done. For group bookings you should allow around 1 - 2 hours, depending on the amount of people in your group.

AFTERCARE AND HEALING

  • Most people say that after the piercing is finished there is no pain at all. However, a slight ache or a feeling of hotness is completely normal, and generally will calm down quickly and easily as you go about the rest of your day.

  • Some piercings can bleed a little after they are done we have seen little spotting up to three days after, though it is different for each person. Most of the time there is very little to no bleeding. However, if there is some bleeding it is nothing to be concerned about.

  • With any open wound there is always a risk of infection. This risk is greatly reduced with proper hygiene during a procedure, and proper care afterwards. You can take confidence in knowing that all our piercing instruments go through a rigorous process, and all tools & jewellery are sterilised for you right before your procedure. All our autoclaves and equipment are regularly tested and serviced to ensure they are in proper working order. Our piercers are also continuously trained in aseptic techniques so that your piercing is carried out to the highest of hygiene standards.

    With all of this, it is very unlikely that an infection would happen. However, it is equally as important to keep your piercing clean while it heals, as infection is caused by foreign bacteria entering a wound. Things like touching your piercing, submerging it in a body of water, other people’s bodily fluids and sleeping on dirty pillowcases can easily cause your piercing to get infected. If you do think there is something wrong with your piercing it is very important that you get in touch with us soon as possible, if we see it deemed that a medical professional I’ve seen we will advise you.

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