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Published July 11, 2006 11:24 pm - Rachel Kubicek CNHI News Service Joplin, MO -- Amber Porter's daughter, Kammi, was 8 years old before she ca... Piercing questions answered for body art lovers The Norman Transcript Rachel Kubicek
CNHI News Service Joplin, MO -- Amber Porter's daughter, Kammi, was 8 years old before she came to her mom and asked to get her ears pierced. "Her friends had their ears pierced and she would go into the boutiques and see the cute earrings. We waited to get her ears pierced until she asked on her own," said Porter, of Carl Junction. Kammi had her ears pierced at a local boutique. Mike Roland, owner of Body Accents, says there isn't an age that is too young. "It is legal to pierce people under the age of 18 with parental consent according to Missouri law," he said. But once your ear, nose, navel or any other body part has been pierced, it's important to know how to care for it. Understanding sterilization Roland warns against taking a do-it-yourself approach to piercings. He says trying to do your own piercing can result in scarring, infections or disease. Roland says that customers should also ask about a facility's autoclave, the machine that sterilizes the piercing instruments. "Make sure it reaches the proper temperature," he said. "A big threat with improperly sterilized instruments is hepatitis, a germ that is protected by a spore. The only way to burst the spore and kill the germ is through heat and pressure." Roland says his autoclave reaches at least 280 degrees and has 30 pounds of pressure. Body Accents does not use a piercing gun because they cannot be sterilized. 
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