To shorten or not to shorten...? That's the question. The mysterious term "downsize" is popping up more and more often in piercing studios . But what the hell does it mean, and why do some people say you'll die without it? What is downsize? DOWNSIZE is the English term for replacing the piercing jewelry with a shorter one in a healing piercing. During the procedure, we use jewelry that's large enough to comfortably accommodate the expected swelling. After a while, however,

This whole drama is far greater than the strength of the evidence that supports it and one of those slippery slopes where marketing has gotten way ahead of reality. There are many simplifications in the piercing community that are then passed around the internet like sacred dogma. Unfortunately, a significant portion of what is considered "fact" in the industry is actually expert recommendations based on engineering and experience, not solid clinical evidence. "The external

If you see this, change studios! It's a total red flag! Run away from piercers using black studs! Or how chilling stories about paint peeling and color flaking have influenced the perception of a really nice PVD technology. Rightly so? Well, as is often the case in our industry... What is PVD? PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) is a technology (!) that deposits a very thin layer of metal or metal compound in a vacuum chamber, rather than the material or color of the earring. PVD