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| Thursday, July 26 2007 01:18 AM |
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Ignorance is Bliss.......Please Read! |
Ok, for those of you that don't know, I am a Professional Body Piercer. I started my career in Michigan, now I reside in California. Only 6 months ago did I bring my craft to Bakersfield. Body Art Laws and Regulations are stricter in the county of Michigan where I'm from and where I worked. (Compared to Kern Co.)
I have been Piercing Professionally for 4 Solid Years. After an intensive apprenticeship under the hands of Rich Fisher of Division Tattoo, I felt it was necessary to continue my education. I then contacted Steve Haworth to attended his "Surface to Surface" seminar. Now adding that to my repituar, I still felt like I needed more. I then found interest in the Association of Professional Piercers (APP). Through the APP I was able to attended a dozen Industry related classes that would only help improve my skills and ethics as a professional. I attended such classes like, Aftercare, Jewelry 1, Jewelry 2, Freehand vs Forceps, Business Management, Studio Set-Up, Oral Anatomy, Body/Facial Anatomy, Aseptic Technique, Medical Risk Assessment, & Origins of Suspension.
Also, I felt it was important as a professional to have certifications in Adult/Child CPR, Standard First Aid, and Bloodborne Pathogens training. These are not required, but I feel beneficial for all artists in our Industry. These are classes that need to be updated annually.
For all classes and seminars I have listed, I have dated certifications.
Now through my years of experience and the influences of other Professionals I had the pleasure of working with, I have developed my own "Protocol" for each individual piercing. Though it is not required, I do use a lot more sterile equipment (than other Piercers) during each and every procedure. Everything involved in every procedure is sterilized to help ensure the safety of my clients. Such as all gauze or disposable towels, cotton swabs, and even Sterile Gloves. Plus, a single use sterilized needle. And as always all tools and jewelry involved are sterilized properly.
Now, it has came to my attention that some other "So Called" Professionals here in Bakersfield don't agree with my practices. They feel I offer to much when it comes to safety. That my practices are to much like an actual Medical Procedure. Included here is the Email...
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Titled: fuck you...........
acting like a md vs being a piercer
Body: when you go to the md and get a check up, the md does certion thing to with different procedure, such as:
1) sterile enviroment is a area in which only a sterile gloves can touch and if you mess up the field has to be thrown away and start over again.
2) when a md does surgrey he wares a mask and different other procedure that demand his saftey to others and himself.
now lets talk about piercers....................................
piercers have an amazing job, they get to poke holes into your body and we as the customer get to put cool ass things into to them.
so when you are getting pierced the piecer must wear glove and have his needles sterile, not a field people just the needle and jewelry and clamps an anything else that is medal. if your piercer is dressing up to be a md then you might think is it halloween or is he/she on psych drugs and live in a fantasy.
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Yes, this is an actual email sent to me and written about my practices. And yes, I do work off of a sterile field. To me, I feel it is important for every initial procedure. Yes I also use sterile equipment that isn't made out of metal. Why not? Like I stated before, all equipment involved is sterilized. Not that it is required, but I feel it can only ensure the safety and quality of every procedure. Sometimes I do wear a mask, poly sleeves, and even a disposable apron or gown. These are just tools to help protect me.
Why my practices would be questioned for ensuring "TO MUCH" safety really bothers me. Someone actually feels you (The Consumer) aren't worth taking extra steps for when it comes to your safety. Why, because of the extra costs? Or maybe that it takes up to much time in the procedure. It's only your health at risk, Right? I try to offer my clients the BEST AVAILABLE when it comes to anything evolved in your Piercing. So if you feel I offer to much when it comes to your safety, please give me the chance to prove otherwise. Because I do feel it is important to practice any steps that can only help ensure your Health & Safety.
Please Remember, Piercings are for Adults not children!
Thank You for reading.....
Anthony "Meatloaf" Benavides
www.inkednation.com/meatloaf
www.myspace.com/meatloafthepiercer
www.myspace.com/bodmodbakersfield |
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kimdizzle
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 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 13:54 |
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| stupid people never cease to amaze me. wow. hats off to you ;o) |
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inkedsoccermom
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 19:44 |
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| Are you serious...you can't be serious...omg...wow...I'm speechless...if I ever get pierced in Bakersfield I am sure as hell coming to you first. |
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KaTieVanD
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| Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 17:48 |
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| That message that was sent to you is absolutely ridiculous!! I went to college to be a Registered Nurse before I became a piercer and I do my setups for piercing exactly the way I did them for nursing proceedures, setting up a sterile field is the safest way to do piercings :) |
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RoxyLoo
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 19:48 |
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oh, hun, what else do you expect? it's fucking Bakersfield!
My piercer, Fingazz (Santiago, Chile) does the exact same procedures, as do most of the piercers i've met.
Here's an example. I lived in Modesto, Ca a few years ago and, since i had already a bunch of tattoos, i was looking for a place... ugh, NOT! i have never seen places as dirty as those! so, long story short, i got my nose ring at a place in Modesto. I hurt like hell ALL the time, the woman that pierced me was a freaking beast. I know how to take care of my piercings, i have a few, but this thing wasn't healing and was very painful. When this little bump started growing next to the ring, i thought, ok, time to kiss it good-bye. None of my other piercings has ever had a problem, since they were all made in a clean enviroment and the same procedures you have. All i can say is congratulations, and now i know if i'm ever in Bakersfield and have the "itch" i know who i'm going to!
btw, love the pic of the abuelitos! |
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InProcess69
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| Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 22:48 |
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| Just thought I'd give you a good laugh. This is just wrong! :) Hope you're having a great weekend!!! |
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InProcess69
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| Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 22:09 |
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| Kudos to you for doing what's right!!!! Man, that other guy is some kind of freak or something! Could you imagine him trying to hold up that argument with one of his customers! If it were me, I'd get right up and head straight over to you!!! lol Wow, I can't even think of anymore words for that one! |
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poison830
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:07 |
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hahahahaha.... thats crazy.
i dont even know what to say about all of this.
but you just keep doing what you do. hell. i think if anything, emails should be sent out to "piercers" who ARNT taking those extra precautions. ...
one thing in life you just cant fix: stupid. |
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Rafti
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:42 |
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| You are nobody in this business until somebody in this business thinks you’re an (insert vulgar word here). The truth is ignorance can hurt you, and I for one would like to see the industry advance as much in the next twenty years as it did in the last twenty. I also wish there were saner people to argue with; it’s all “Hurray for me, (insert vulgar word here) everybody else.” I’ve seen horrible egos on all sides of this industry and like to think that no matter what the haters say about you, you should go on being the change you wish to see = if you can’t join them, beat them. |
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pandorasminion
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 01:40 |
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| I can totally sympathize with you on this subject, Maryalnd is an unregulated state and the amount of tattoos and piercing being performed in unsterile and unhygenic areas is apalling...but the people around my area, think there is somthing wrong with me because I ask all the medical questions I hand out aftercare papers, and I sterilize everything......if they only really knew |
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Mariellen
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:55 |
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| wow, you operate the same as the shop i go to. They would never think of not having a completely sterile field. Actually, Randy Gaines, their piercer, prides himself on it. |
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LUVUMADLY
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| Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 22:05 |
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Wow...Too think that all your concerns are the well being of others, and you get put down for it. Well my friend, thank you. Thank you for caring about each and one of your clients. I have been in shops/studios where I wouldnt bring a dog too, neverless have some ink or a piercing done there. I thank you for sharing this with all of us. Its amazing how much training is involved there..
Peace,
Jen |
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Amburrr
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 21:07 |
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"ignorance" the perfect word for the character that sent you that message.
why does it matter if you are being as sterile as possible, since when is that a bad thing.
i swear some people will bitch about anything
It doesn't amaze me at all that someone would try and bring you down.
This person must indeed be so bored with their life that they have to antagonize someone else.
I believe its a wonderful practice that you are involved in and i think that the level of sterility used in your shop should be implemented in every shop.
good day.
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la69holes
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 14:31 |
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good sitr
its brilliant that you are getting the additional info & itl just make it all that more professional to the people coming into your shop. i take my hat off to you
the dude that i do my work with in south africa is the only one in the country that has a medical certificate for sterility. liases with doctors concerning procedures that he is doing as well as reads up religiously concerning the different procedures
good sir the more you know the more you can do!!
all the best of luck on your endevour
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TatuJeani
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| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 05:23 |
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| I had heard all kind of shit over saying someone stop scrathcers. ( when I wrote about how many people get away with it here, I was gonna open a tattoo repair shop !) Now They misunderstood me, not everyone that works at home is a scrathcer, only someone that fucks people up either by using dirty shit or dont know how to Tattoo. But did I hear shit ! NOT THAT I GAVE FUCK ! lol good luck ! No one likes to hear they may have to learn more then they want to. Like these CD's they are selling. But classes in anything to make your job perfessional is what matters most. that this Bussiness has people doing the right thing is all that matters F T W |
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