Aiming to do something a little different and fun for this week's blog post, we took a few minutes to interview professional piercer @ryandreyfuss after asking our followers what questions they would like to ask! Here are the results, and I hope you enjoy reading a little about what it is like to be a piercer!
Where do you work?
Currently I am the resident piercer at Higher Ground Body Piercing located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The studio is fully disposable & we utilize a freehand & aseptic technique. The atmosphere is realIy welcoming to everyone! I really enjoy my career choice, when done properly it is really rewarding! I get to meet new people everyday, be my own boss, and get to assist in making people view their bodies in a more positive light! That being said the job title does entail more than just Piercing. There are jewelry orders to be placed, keeping up with clients during the healing process and continuing education to name a few!
What made you want to become a piercer?
The obvious reasons are I get to look the way I want, be my own boss, travel, and make people happy through body piercing. I never really “planned” to become a piercer. It kind of just all fell into place, met the right people at the right time and fell in love with the Piercing community as a whole. The whole community is so accepting of everyone which made me feel a sense of family. I wanted to be able to spread that same feeling with all my clients.
What is the biggest challenge you face as a piercer?
The biggest challenge I face on the daily basis is getting new clients to understand why quality body jewelry matters! For you to heal properly the body jewelry needs to have an immaculate polish, be made of Implant Grade materials, and be internally threaded or threadless! In short, you are worth better quality jewelry & remember you get what you pay for!
What is your favorite piercing to do?
I have quite a few piercings that are my favorite to perform! It really just depends on my clients anatomy, but if I had to narrow it down to one it would have to be the Forward Helix! More specifically Triple Forward Helix piercings. Lots of jewelry combinations, and almost everyone can rock the look!
What was your first piercing, and how many do you now have?
My first piercing was my lower lip! I rocked that for a few years in High School before venturing out in to more body piercings. Through the years I’ve gathered many more but retired most of those, now 7 years later I now have 10 piercings.
Have you ever dealt with piercing a client who’s body rejected the piercing? What did you do?
I have dealt with this before. This issue is fairly common when it comes to surface anchors (microdermals) I usually tell my clients they are “long term temporary”. In any case when a Piercing is rejecting due to anatomy and not poor quality jewelry, the only safe thing to do is abandon the Piercing and find a safe, viable alternative.
Which piercing is the most difficult you have ever done?
At this point most piercings are not really difficult, just requires proper planning and lots of marking! So I guess the most challenging Piercing to date would be a 0 Gauge Initial Philtrum!
Thank you to @ryandreyfuss for taking the time to answer these questions! You guys be sure to give him a follow on Instagram, or drop by Higher Ground Body Piercing if you are in the Las Vegas, Nevada area - he does amazing work!
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I had my nose pierced five months ago and It has not fully healed. I have changed to a plastic nose stud to see if it would heal quicker because I thought I might not agree with the previous metal stud I was pierced with. It’s been over a week and it’s still a bit sensitive, what should I do?
I have very mildly inverted nipples and in October, got my left one pierced. I had no complications until the past week or so when i started throbbing and crusting around the sides a bit. At one point there was just crusted blood too. Never anything oozing though. Just wondering what to do because its very achy and I can’t visit a shop because of the pandemic. It almost feels like the jewelry could be too small when my nipple is softer.
i got my belly piercing done about 7 months ago and it still occasionally hurts and is really sensitive. there r bumps on both sides of the hole and it’s there are obvious signs of migration. can you help?
I got my first cartilage piercing about a month ago and I would clean it in the mornings and sometimes at night. Now there is a small bump in front of it, kinda looks like there is pus inside. Idk what to do I’ve been cleaning it and watching out for it, making sure not to tug or hit it against anything. Do you have any suggestions? Do I take it out and just let it heal?
hey! i got a tragus piercing about two months ago. i clean it every day but it has a red bump next to it and behind it. it really hurts and it’s getting bigger as the months pass by. what should i do about it?
My belly piercing has a big hard bump but it isn’t a keloid, do you know what it is?
I have a keloid, and it’s not getting any better. I don’t know if it’s because of the jewelry, because artificial jewelry does bother my ear, but I’ve gotten my nose piercing ( which has the keloid on it) over a month ago, and the keloid has now formed. Please help. Thank you.
Hey, I had my nose piercing for about 6 months now and I keep getting a nose ring bump. It goes away and comes back constantly and right when it goes away it comes back 2 weeks later or so. I thought that I might be allergic to the jewelry so I put a new ring in last week. The nose ring bump goes down and I’ve use tea tree oil and salt but now it seems like the numb is starting to come back again and the area around the bump is raw, it doesn’t hurt tho. Do you have any suggestions? I don’t want to take it out because this is my third time getting it done.
i’ve had my cartilage piercing for 4 months now, i changed it to a hoop after only 2 months and started to get a huge bump at the back of the piercing. i left it out for a week and it got better so i put the same hoop back in and it got worse again. a month after that (now) the bump on the back is huge and white and filled with pus. i have now left it out, what do i do? thanks
I had my belly button pierced to deep…what do I do?
Hi, i got my rook pierced the day before, unfortunately i had a jewelry bigger than the needle, so i hended up using a smaller jewelry which is also a shorter one. I’m afraid that if it got swallow their won’t be enough room for the skin to stretch. So i guess my question is how can i change jewelry?
Thank you!
i pierced my cartilage by my self a few days ago, and it’s been hurting but i’m assuming that’s normal. how should i know if it’s not healing right/infected?
I got my cartilage pierced in February and I’m having trouble with it but quarantine caused shops to close so I was wondering if I could ask about a possible infection and bumps.
About 3 years ago I got my cartilage pierced with a gun, I recently have been wanting to be able to wear normal 16g or 18g cartilage jewelry, is there any way I could stretch my cartilage to fit the jewelry, if so are there any negatives to doing so, or do I need to get them re-pierced by a professional?
I’ve had my nose piercing for a year now and I’ve also had a bump on it for a while now. I’ve tried putting tea tree oil on it and a saltwater solution, but nothing seems to help. Its growing bigger now and I’m clueless on what to do next.
So this quarantine has closed all piercing shops and I am having problems with my cartilage piercing. I was wondering if I could ask you some questions regarding bumps, trauma, and infections.