Pain and Anesthesia

What I always wanted to know is, just about how common is it in the US to use some kind of anesthetic for piercings? I recently discovered nearly everyone in Germany does; here in Switzerland, it doesn't seem to be very widespread; I've never done it and probably never will, but that's another thread.

Anesthetic cream, yes. Injectables are less common. Helmut asked me if I wanted some for my rook, and when I said no, he said he was glad to do an 'honest' piercing for a change, and that it was mostly psychological anyways. Hehe .

Perforations in the uk will only pierce ampallangs now minus anaesthetic... Warren has said it's because he wants to keep one piercing 'sacred', as such...

Sissies

Same here. Helmut couldn't believe I didn't want the cream. He asked back about three times... aaaaand all the other de.rec.misc people present did want him to apply it. That's why I started wondering in the first place...

Not USA, but it's a coincidence that I was going to post a similar question last Saturday, and thought better of it.

I have neither ever requested, nor been offered, an anesthetic for a body modification.

I believe my piercer will not use an anesthetic on a standard client for a standard piercing.

But I have seen some evidence, and heard enough stories, to believe a client would probably have no serious difficulty in finding a piercer who will use a local or topical anesthetic on request.

But it always bugs me that the more that I believe that a piercer may be capable/trained/experienced in the use of local anesthetics, the less inclined they appear to be to use them.

Very few will for any number of reasons.

I sure wish I'd had some anesthetic when I got my reverse PA... Goddamn that hurt. I have no embarrassment admitting that!

Shannon

PS. http://www.bmezine.com/store/tools/online/anes.html

That's what I said. And I was damn happy I had that in hand against them... the first thing Phil said when he saw me at the railway station was that I was a slow stretcher. Hey, going from a gunned lobe up to uhm, 4ga & 8ga in a month, is that slow? (they are at 2ga & 6ga now... this is addictive!)

The russians!

Traraaa,

Slow Stretcher .... Come on ... anything less than 2 mm a week ist a slow stretcher ....

How's your navel doing, hmmm? :>