After having my Hafada pierced I have decided to write a piece about aftercare and in general, dealing with the piercings. The reason behind me doing this follow up is as follows. I had been thinking about getting a scrotal piercing for some months but never took it serious; I could not see myself going through with such a piercing, nor any genital piercing. There is the pain factor, it is your genital area, I thought the after care would be hard etc...
At A Glance Author Brad Porter Contact issueskid@yahoo.co.uk IAM issueskid When N/A Artist Dawn Studio Nala Location Tamworth, Staffordshire, England I took a look on BME and I could not find much help concerning this piercing. Not just the pain or how it looks, I wondered why nobody had ever talked about getting embarrassed (hay maybe it is just me who feels strange getting my balls out). I sort of went into the Hafada piercing with no knowledge about it so I decided to find out through the shop I was going to get pierced at.
Right first of all I will start with the factor of getting naked.
One of the many topics I discussed with Chris, who works behind the counter in Nala was about being embarrassed. He admitted that if he was to get a new genital piercing he would not do it in Nala because he is good friends with the staff. This kind of added to the embarrassment as I have known them all for years. Anyway, I decided if any shop was going to touch and for that matter stick a needle through my genitals it would be Nala. I decided I would have to put aside the fact that I was going to be standing there in front of Dawn with my pants round my ankles. Dawn put me at ease by joking a little which helped (yeah and I know what you're all thinking; actually it was because I had rushed out that morning with out having a shower because this piercing was not planned).
Next was actually dropping my pants. I tried not to think about it and just did it. I had to hold "Him" up (as Dawn referred to it), so she could get the markings straight. This was not so bad because at least I was holding part of my genitals out of the way. After getting on the bed I kept "him" held up because Dawn needed to see what she was doing anyway, by this time I felt a lot more comfortable with the whole situation, plus Dawn kept talking to me.
Dawn told me about how some people can get excited, if you know what I mean! Anyway maybe most of you are wondering the same thing, but as I said to Dawn "How can you be excited when you are just about to have a needle shoved through your balls?"
Next, The pain factor
Obviously a lot of people are put off by genital piercings because they think it will hurt. I went in with a good idea that the Hafada would not hurt because the skin is thin and flexible. The piercing honestly did not hurt much at all. The second hurt more but it was on thicker skin. As I always worry about piercings and tattoos I was very surprised that I handled this piercing relatively well so it could not have hurt that much right?
Aftercare
I thought that the piercing would start to hurt later on that night but it did not cause me any discomfort which is the reason I went back for a second the following day. For aftercare I brought:
1) A tub of zinc picolinate (containing 30 tablets)
2) A bottle of Provon (which is medicated lotion soap)
I had to use the zinc tablets because they help your body regain strength and heal piercings faster; in my case I had 2 piercings so it was a good idea to take these. I was advised by the shop that I got them from to start by taking 2 a day then just 1 a day. The provon is used the same as shower gel. When I get in the shower I rub it over my genital and lather it up then clean any blood and turn my rings. When I get out of the shower I gently pat the area dry with a towel. I also clean again at night as you are supposed to give it a clean about 2 times a day.
To aid healing time when sleeping I decided not to put anything on, I did not want to restrict anything or risk catching the rings. I also found that when I was laying on my side a pillow in between my legs helped to keep my top leg from putting any pressure on my genitals.
Sex and alcohol
Then there is sex right? Dawn told me that if I wanted to I could have sex right away because there not directly involved. Although I would advise to people to put off sex because Dawn also told me that if you were to get excited blood rushes down which means the holes could bleed. The same applies if drinking alcohol, it thins your blood which could also encourage bleeding.
Take care of your piercings and have fun!