About Best Piercing
The independent guide to every piercing. Written by working piercers, checked by medical professionals, funded by readers and clearly labelled advertising.
Why this site exists
Almost every piercing guide online is published by a jewelry store, a studio chain or a brand. Their advice is shaped by what they sell. Best Piercing is independent: we do not own a studio, we do not sell jewelry, and we do not accept payment for placement or recommendations.
How we work
- Every guide is written by a professional piercer with years of hands-on experience.
- Anything about healing, infection, scarring or health is reviewed by a licensed medical professional before publication and re-checked at least yearly.
- We cite primary sources: the Association of Professional Piercers, the American Academy of Dermatology, peer-reviewed research.
- Photos are of real piercings and real jewelry. Diagrams are drawn for this site.
- Prices come from our own surveys of studios and are dated.
How we are funded
Display advertising and affiliate links (marked, and explained in our affiliate disclosure). Recommendations are made before any commercial relationship is considered and are never changed because of one.
The team
- Example Piercer, Professional body piercer (author)
- Example Reviewer, RN, Registered nurse, medical reviewer (medical reviewer)
See also our editorial and medical review policy and contact page.