Outer Limits Tattoo .com

3024 west Ball rd suite I Anaheim CA 92804
714-761-8288

I came to Outer Limits in September 2004 and I think moving to California to work for Kari is one of the best decisions I have ever made. Outer Limits is the Premier Tattoo and Piercing Studios in Orange County, the Anaheim Studio has been open since 1983. Outer Limits has 4 Studios with an amazing selection of Tattoo artists who specialize in custom artwork, and one of the most experienced piercing staffs in the nation. We carry the highest quality internally threaded Body Jewelry. We also have a great selection of plugs in wood, horn, stone glass, steel, and other custom pieces in various materials. All of or metal Jewelry is made of one of the following:
Niobium
18k White or Yellow Gold
316lvm f 138 implant grade stainless steel
6al 4v eli 136 implant grade Titanium

Outer limits does a lot of piercings for 50 dollars or less!

Side lip with a steel ring $37
Side lip with a niobium (black) ring $42
Nostril with gemstone nostril screw $45
Earlobes with rings starts at only $40
Earlobes 8 gauge with glass plugs $50
Various outer ear cartilage piercings $45
Male nipple with a ring $40

And if you have 5 more bucks you can get even more stuff pierced for $55

Navel $55
Tongue $55
Side lip with flatback barbell and gemstone $55
Labret $55
Vertical labret $55
Tragus $55
Rook $55
Conch $55
Female Nipple with barbell $55
Eyebrow with a curve barbell $55

And here is a public service anouncment from chrisglunt. com in conjunction with Eduardo Chavarria if you have any questions about this or care to debate feel free to contact me .

This is some of the info from our initial piercing jewelry class From the Association of Professional Piercers conference in Las Vegas Nevada may 2008

Rings vs.

Barbell

Barbells / curves:

can be sized with room for swelling in basically any piercing.

Easy to downsize later or switch to a larger size to accommodate unanticipated swelling.

User friendly insert and removal.

Wide variety of options for the ends of the jewelry.

Generally easier to hide for work.

Rings:

Generally you only want to take up no more than a third of the diameter of the ring inside a fresh piercing.

Rings should be annealed to allow for easy insertion and removal. But anytime you bend a piece of metal after it has been polished you will cause minor surface imperfections along the bend even if you do it by hand.

cost effective due to ease of manufacturing over a barbell

Rings often get flipped up and down causing scar formations, migration, rejection, especially in cartilage or drag in dried lymphatic secretions back into the piercing causing irritation.

Certain sizes of rings (gauge and diameter) must be installed with tools which also generally causes damage to the surface finish of the jewelry. As well as causing you to reuse a device which if possible I try to eliminate.

Circular barbells:

same issues as with rings except now there is a gap for things to slide in and get caught on.

Easy to adjust sizing by opening up the gap between the ends for larger wearing diameter.

Basic Guideline for jewelry

Surface Finish:

Mirror finish crucial in cutting down on lymphatic secretions adhering to jewelry.

There should not be machining marks, tool marks, scratches, scuffs, etc.

Rounded Ends:

Allows for easy insertion especially .. outs during downsizing.

Counter sink:

necessary so there is not a gap between the post and the ball.

Secure fitting

a piercing isn't any good if when they leave it falls out because the jewelry didn't have a secure fitting always check prior to insertion.

ASTM Implant Specs / Biocompatible

always make sure the material you are using is safe for long term wear in the human body.

This generally cuts down on most piercings that are problematic. Or at least allow you to be that much closer to trouble shooting a healing issue.

Annealing

allows for easier bending of the metal in a ring or nostril screw.

Appropriate end selection

using ends that are too small can lead to the piercing becoming embedded during the swelling.

Using ends that are to large can cause the piercing to get caught on things more regularly. They can also cause migration rejection issues due to the weight.

Putting ends with sharp edges can dig into the piercing. They also can get caught on clothing etc causing the piercing to be damaged or the jewelry removed.

No sharp edges

sharp edges can often be found on the ends of external and internally threaded posts especially on lower quality jewelry.

Threading

internal threading is obviously going to be ideal. Especially on downsize change outs, or accidental removal requiring reinsertion.

Dont compromise quality and safety to save a few dollars. We only pierce with the best jewelry available internally threaded implant grade steel and titanium jewelry as well as gold niobium and glass. Experience is worth the price dont trust your safety and well being to an unexperienced piercer.