I would like to share my exciting, new experience with the BME public. I recently added to my short list of piercings and tattoos. After a lot of consideration of what I wanted to do next, I decided to do a pubic piercing. It wasn't a hard decision to make after I read about it on BME.
At A Glance Author Clinton Contact Merica67@aol.com When A week ago Artist Nick Swartz Studio Alley-Cat Tattoos Location Harrisonburg VA My original idea was for a scrotal piercing, which may by the way still happen. I came to BME to read a few experiences and look at a few pictures. I'm always curious about what it may look like when I finish, as well as the pain factor. After searching for a few minutes I seen "Pubic" listed and looked at a few pictures. It looked pretty cool and would be easy to brag about in public without showing my entire genital area. After looking at the pictures and deciding, "that's what I want", I read a few experiences. The pain factor of people is different from person to person, so this is not necessarily a good way to measure how much it will hurt you. Some people are actually brave enough, or stupid enough, to do this by themselves. I consider myself tough, but there are safety and health concerns when doing this procedure. I went with the safe alternative. I picked a reputable spot with a very clean environment. I've had a few tattoos from and I liked Alley-Cats at titude and environment.
As nervous as I was the piercing artist, Nick, was as cool as could be. Always find someone who is professional and considerate. He was very courteous and helped me pick the proper jewelry and all. He asked if I knew exactly where I wanted it. He told me that he recommended a curved bar, but I was set on the ring. He let me know that the ring would stick out for a while and not "hang" like I was expecting. There was not a lot of difference other than that fact. After preparing me for the experience he and I were ready for the piercing.
I was lying on my back and only had to expose the area that was to be pierced. If you're shy this is a good thing. I'm old enough to know that we all have the same thing down there, but still don't feel the most comfortable showing my "package" to other guys. This is a fact that I am going to have to get over before I get the next piercing I want. This is another fact that I liked about Nick, he told me to show what I wanted he had seen it all. Nick used a marker and lined up where the piercing would enter and exit and asked if that's where I wanted it. I was allowed to check out the mark and liked where he lined it up. He made sure it was centered above the penis so that it wouldn't look crooked later. I'm not sure about shaving, some people said they thought it had to be done, but I keep it trimmed pretty close anyway. He placed the clamp around the piece of skin that was going to be pierced. He asked me to take a few deep breaths and exhale slowly. When the ne edle went through it was over. It didn't hurt much at all. I've had a few piercings so if this is what you're thinking of doing this is my pain rating. It didn't hurt as much as a nipple or tongue. I was told the proper care instructions that should be taken in order to keep my piercing from getting infected. I was told that I could look at it in the mirror, and I was pleased. I still want to get the scrotal piercing but this actually looks real cool. I'm amazed by the amount of people that say that I'm stupid and make that "ouch, that hurts" face, yet still want to see it.
With me being a married man, this piercing is something that I wanted and can still show people. When I show it off you see nothing but the pubic area and the ring itself.
This won't be my last genital piercing and Nick will be the guy to go to. The one thing that sold me on him was comment he made to me. He told me that he felt the body was a canvas and he was an artist. I agree 100%. The people that feel ashamed of the body need to get in touch with it. The body is a work of art in itself and whatever modifications you make to you should be proud to display them. If they want to look, let them look. But remember, if you put it where they can see it, they're going to look.