needle vs punch

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Saturday July 5th, 2008 @ 12:05 AM

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I was curious as to if there is a significant difference in healing, when getting microdermals inserted with a needle vs a dermal punch.

The significance of healing is more about what YOU’RE doing to care for the microdermal, not really about what technique the piercer used to get the jewelry in.

You need to follow proper body hygiene protocols, drink plenty of water, eat a well balanced diet and get plenty of sleep in order for your body to be at peak performance to heal itself. If you sway from that regiment in anyway you’re introducing complications into your life that could potentially negatively impact your piercings healing progress.

Personally one thing I am starting to advise my customers is when it comes to newly healing microdermals (even surface work), you’ll want to make sure its bandaged with a breathable bandage often (obviously making sure you are still keeping the location clean,etc) and after about a week or so to continue wearing the bandages only in situations of heightened impact (ie: sleeping, going out with friends,etc) for roughly 2-3 months. By doing so you drastically reduce the amount of impact/catching/snagging that occurs which will help anchor the microdermal a lot better and make it trouble-free….But that’s just what I personally advise my clients to do, other piercers suggestions will vary.

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