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APP Standards: What Every Professional Piercer Needs to Know The Association of Professional Piercers (APP) is the largest and most internationally recognised voluntary standards organisation for professional body piercing. Founded in 1994, it has established a framework of minimum practice standards that has become the de facto global benchmark despite being a voluntary membership organisation, not a regulatory body. Quick Answer The APP (Association of Professional Piercers) sets minimum standards including: approved jewellery materials (implant-grade titanium ASTM F-136/F-1295, steel ASTM F-138, solid 14k+ nickel-free gold), sterilisation requirements (Class B autoclave with documented spore testing), single-use needles, and documented client consent....

A blowout is the most common complication in ear stretching, and also the most easily prevented. It happens when tissue is forced through the back of the piercing during the stretching process, creating a raised collar or ring of excess skin on the back of the lobe. It looks alarming but if caught early is very often reversible. Quick Answer A blowout occurs when ear tissue is pushed through the back of the piercing during stretching, creating a collar of excess skin on the back of the lobe. It is caused by stretching too fast, forcing a size the tissue...

Once you move beyond standard piercing sizes, a new world of jewellery opens up. Plugs, tunnels, saddle plugs, hangers, weights -- the range is vast and the material choices multiply as you move into larger sizes. This guide covers everything you need to know about choosing jewellery for stretched lobes at every stage. Quick Answer Stretched ear jewellery types: plugs (solid), tunnels (hollow), saddle plugs (concave), and hangers/weights. Single-flare plugs are for fresh and healing stretches; double-flare for fully healed lobes. For healing stretches: implant-grade titanium or glass only. For healed lobes: wood, stone, horn, acrylic, and organic materials are...

The question comes up constantly: if I stretch my ears and later decide I want them to close, can they? The honest answer is nuanced and the nuance is important to understand before committing to any size. Quick Answer Whether stretched ears will shrink depends on the maximum size reached, how long each size was worn, and individual tissue elasticity. Lobes stretched to 10G (2.4mm) or smaller will usually close fully or nearly fully for most people. Lobes stretched to 00G (10mm) or beyond will typically not close without surgery. The 10mm mark is widely considered the point of no...