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!
Hey, I got a double helix piercing about three months ago and it has only just developed a Yellow pink lump on one of the rings. I was wondering how to treat this
ive had a nose piercing for about 2 months now & it had gotten infected and cleaned. Its been red recently & my skin has been pealing off with a small bump on one side. ive been rinsing with salt water since most piercing shops are closed due to the virus, what would you recommend i do?
I had a blowout with a size 0 gauge about 2-3 years ago and I was wondering if I would be able to repierce my ear(a normal piercing) I would be very greatful for an answer.
hello so i got my nose pierced i believe feb 1, 2020 & its now march 22, 2020. im experiencing pain from the inside of my nose (like where the piercing in inside the nostril if that makes sense) & i dont know what i should do. ive been cleaning it twice a day with h2ocean. although my piercing has been tugged on by clothing a few times (not really recently but only a few times) what do you suggest i do?
Hi I got my nose pierced around a month ago and I have a keloid . It is appearing to grow bigger and I have tried to get rid of it by putting tea tree oil and cleaning it with sea salt solution but it isn’t working . What can I do to get rid of it fast?
I have a question about snake eyes piercing? I already have semi stuttering problems if I get a snake eyes piercing will it make it worse?
I recently got my cartilage repeirced on January 25 2020 and so far so good. Yesterday I accidentally brushed out my earing and didn’t notice for about 2-5 minutes. Couldn’t find it so i put in a earing with a gold post i bought at the same place the pierced my ears. the next day when i went to go check it in my mirror that was magnified i noticed that there was like white stuff around the post so i took the back off so i could do a good deep clean. i also noticed that the bump seemed bigger but idk if its just from all the traua it went through. What do i do?? Is it infected
Hey, I’m having a hard time falling a sleep with my new daith piercing I got. I’m a side sleeper and I got a cartilage piercing the same day as my daith. My daith is sore and the crusties bothering me being it makes me want to remove the but is the anything I can do the make my daith not as sore and red because it is still red and I got it almost a week ago. But if you can help that would be great.
Thank you
Hello, I don’t know if you can help. I got my friend pierced the lower lip frenulum, and I got it done about a year ago now but it’s now causing me problems as each of the holes seem to have got bigger and it almost looks like there’s excess skin on each side, it’s become really itchy. I don’t really know what to do
I got a daith piercing February 6, 2020 and it’s been 5 days it hurts when I touch it and it’s itchy. It’s also swollen but whenever I clean it there is a stinging sensation. I’m worried it may be infected but it doesn’t look it so I was wondering how long does the swelling and hurting last for usually. I know everyone is different but idk what to do
Got a nose piercing December 13, it’s now January 24th and I woke up this morning it was fine. Went to work, got food came home and looked in the mirror there’s big red and white bump over my piercing and I’m wondering if my skin is rejecting the piercing and if I should take it out.
i just wanna ask how to cure a water bump that circling my piercing
Hi, so for the past 1 and a half weeks I’ve been fighting off an infection with my nose piercing. I’ve been doing great and there’s no bleeding just soft and squishy skin that pusses a little now and then, but I’ve noticed my piercing jewellery already discolour. Is it too early to change it back to a stud? & if i do how can i steralize it so I don’t get another infection?
thanks heaps !
Hello,
My cousin got a helix piercing with a piercing instrument (not a gun) its supposedly a gentle piercing tool. And one year later she decided to get another helix right below it … at the same place with the same tool … and the next day she got a bump on her first helix… its very strange how did the old one get this bump and not the freshly pierced one ? It did ooze a litttle blood too …
I got my cartalige peirced in may of 2019 and the earring they used got suck and stuff started growing on it, at the time we didnt know it was an 18 gauge and bought 16 gauges for it, yesterday (jan 7) i took the old one out and put the 16 gauge in it. It didnt hurt when i did it but it did when i woke up the next morning. is that normal?
I’ve had my tragus for a few weeks and it’s still a little swollen but there’s no puss, pain or redness. what do i do?
I recently got my daith and industrial done both in the same night as well as my helix on my other ear. The industrial is concerning me alot, my ear is swelling on and off as my piercer explained would happen I’ve kept up with cleaning and everything it’s been about a week, and now it’s swelling again but worse and it is pressing up against the middle part kind of indenting my ear but it just started doing that about two days ago. Im concerned about the middle part but before it was perfectly fine and not even touching my ear is it just from being swollen and will it go down or should I do something about it?
I did My nose piercing myself, the person who helped me put the hoop in put it in backwards. I’ve been extra careful cleaning it and taking very good care of it. I do Have an issue, i put The hoop itself in backwards, i have to constantly fix it so it doesn’t fall out and it just doesn’t look right. What can i do It fix it? Or how long should i wait to fix it?
Okay so I want to get venom tongue piercings but I have veins going down the sides of my tongue would there be anyway I could still get the piercings but miss the vein?
Okay so I want to get venom tongue piercings but I have veins going down the sides of my tongue would there be anyway I could still get the piercings but miss the vein?