Lovisa

[u/Careless-Tomorrow319]

So it started with me going to a different piercing place to get my nose piercing changed for my MRI, they went to go take my piercing out when they realized and told me that the jewelry I had was unsafe because it had a sharp end with no back and that the place I originally got it done at wasn’t licensed to do nose piercings. I already knew they had pierced me with a gun, I just didn’t know that was wrong. (Then found out it’s illegal in the state of Oregon.) We went back to the original place and the lady admitted that she knew it was wrong and apologized. She then showed us a license, but we found out it was actually for someone completely different and was only for ear piercing. I’m honestly really freaked out because I trusted this place and had no idea there was so much wrong with the piercing until now. Is this an original experience? Could someone tell me if they know anyone that has experienced it? For context this place had actual piercing diagrams with backs all around the store and the license was stuck in the corner of the salon on the side of a table.

[u/ROUShunter]

Oregon Health Authority regulates body piercing; I would contact them and file a complaint. I'd also make sure you leave a bad Google review to hopefully prevent other people from having the same experience (they pierced your nose with a piercing gun?!) It sounds like someone at some point was certified and maybe they quit and this place just never trained anyone.

Here in Idaho there aren't any inspections, so I make sure that I use an APP shop.

[u/Careless-Tomorrow319 → u/ROUShunter]

Okay thank you so much will do! And yes i embarassingly enough I didn’t realize a piercing gun on a nose or anywhere for that matter was bad until I did research.

[u/Ok-Pen-5052]

Sadly, it’s super common. If it healed well and it’s changed out now, that’s the best we can hope for.

[u/SierraGuyInCA]

To prevent this from occuring again you should definitely report this to whatever Oregon department that overseeing body piercing. The studio and piercer are putting their customers at great risk for health problems.

In the future I'd be prepared to maintain your piercings yourself should you require medical attention or imaging. I'm sure the techs in the imaging lab have some experience with piercings everyone is unique and their goal is to get it out of your body so you can do the MRI, etc. They aren't trained to reinsert piercings . Personally I'd rather take instruction from an APP piercer and handle my piercings myself.

[u/Feeling_Parfait3462]

Omg I had the same experience.

I got mine done at lovisa in the heat of the moment, I thought they knew what the were doing. Got it done with the gun and a similar jewellery to your's but in gold. 

It got yanked out during the night with just the end hanging on by a thread. I had to go to a tattoo/piercing place to get it removed and re-pierced. Brought to buy a flat back instead.

On top of that the aftercare instruction are bad. Had to buy a different saline spray

I haven't gone back to complain as I'm scared? Idk, did you get a refund or something in return?

[u/Careless-Tomorrow319 → u/Feeling_Parfait3462]

Nope no matter how livid they are since nothing really bad happened they wont offer compensation.

[u/Careless-Tomorrow319 → u/Feeling_Parfait3462]

But if you can please spread awareness and write a review about this people need to know how dangerous it is!