Over the last few years we have all seen claims of piercings being a treatment or cure for a wide range of ailments. Seeking treatment through traditional sources can be out of reach financially for many.
We sought out a professional piercer to find the truth behind these claims. After an extensive search, we were able to locate a trusted practitioner who agreed to an interview and to discuss this controversial topic. Our interviewer was caught off guard by some of the responses , resulting in additional questions not being asked. I would like to introduce Holly "The Gauge Guru" Pokerson CFPC (Certified Facilitator of Piercing Cures) of Shaydee Tattoo & Piercing.
Interviewer: Good morning Holly, and thank you so much for agreeing to do this interview.
Holly: It's rad to be here and I'm glad I can help learn your readers about what a CFPC does.
Interviewer: What exactly is a CFPC and how to you become certified?
Holly: CPFC is a Certified Facilitator of Piercing Cures. I actually didn't even know it was a thing until my BFF asked me to officiate her wedding. I was doing the online minister thing and saw an ad for it. It was only $20 more if I added it to my cart, so I did.
Interviewer: Great! Let's start with a bit of background. How long have you been piercing?
Holly: I have been piercing professionally almost 9 months nine and finally got my "Master Piercer" title, it's pretty rad.
Interviewer: What led you to make the decision to pursue a career in piercing?
Holly: It started about a year ago. It was always my dream to be a CNA, so I took this crazy hard month long class and got a job at a nursing home working in the kitchen. After like 2 weeks, I felt like there was so much more I could do with all this medical stuff I learned. I was like, OMG, I have like 3 piercings, but you can only see 2..lol. I can cure people and stuff but I need more training so people know I'm a professional! So the next day I went to the mall and applied at Claire's, Piercing Pagoda and a few other places so I could learn to be a piercer. Well, I got the job at Claire's and that was awesome because that was my first choice. The training was really hard, but like 2 hours into my first day, I was pinning down screaming babies like a boss! PRO TIP: Arm bars and Half Nelson chokes work great if they are really wiggly.
Interviewer: um.....
Holly: I know, pretty rad right?
Interviewer: How did you end up getting into a tattoo shop to pierce?
Holly: I wanted a tat and was looking on craigslist so I found a guy who had a private shop in his garage. He was doing half sleeves for like $40 so I hit him up. I went to get tatted and we were talking about my experience and he was really impressed. He said if I would be willing to come work for him, he would kick his cousin out of the other half of the garage where he was living and make it a piercing shop. It was like, too good to be true and I couldn't turn it down. The next day he ordered like 2 piercing kits for me. I'm so grateful.
Interviewer: What are the most common piercings you do, and what results do you see?
Holly: I get a lot of with with headaches and stuff, so we pierce their Darths. It's like a miracle as soon as I stick the needle in, their headache goes away. I do a lot of targuses too for anxiety and acne. More people are coming for belly piercings because it makes you lose weight. The front cartilage part, like next to the face just started curing ADHD, so that's been good for business. I'm testing some other cures, but don't want to say anything because other piercers will try to steal my ideas.
Interviewer: By "the front cartilage part", do you mean forward helix?
Holly: I seen some people call it that. But professionals know it's really the outer darth.
Interviewer: Outer darth huh? Ok, moving on.
Interviewer: So are there specific types of jewelry necessary for it to work?
Holly: Of course, it has to be surgical steel banana bars with the thread parts on the bar.
Interviewer: So externally threaded Banana bars?
Holly: Sorry, I sometimes forget not everyone is a professional and don't know the right words. Some people call them curved barbells. And the threads have to be that was because it's how surgical steel is made.
Interviewer: I'm sure you've heard people say that surgical steel isn't a real thing and just a marketing term to make people think junk jewelry is safe. What are your thoughts on that?
Holly: Some people just don't have an education like I do and don't know any better. All you have to do is go to any Wal-Mart or like Hot Topic and you'll see that surgical steel is real and is great for sensitive skin.
Interviewer: What is the next step in your piercing career?
Holly: I think it's time to share all my experience with other people and start a school to teach other people to cure stuff with piercings. I talked to the assistant manager at Motel 6 and they have like a conference room thing that I can rent. So I'm making a 4 hour class to teach everybody and we can all pierce each other for practice to make sure they are professional piercers when they leave. They will get a certificate and piercing kit at the end of the class.
Interviewer: Thank you for sharing this information with our readers. I'm sure everyone will agree on how special this interview has been.
We sought out a professional piercer to find the truth behind these claims. After an extensive search, we were able to locate a trusted practitioner who agreed to an interview and to discuss this controversial topic. Our interviewer was caught off guard by some of the responses , resulting in additional questions not being asked. I would like to introduce Holly "The Gauge Guru" Pokerson CFPC (Certified Facilitator of Piercing Cures) of Shaydee Tattoo & Piercing.
Interviewer: Good morning Holly, and thank you so much for agreeing to do this interview.
Holly: It's rad to be here and I'm glad I can help learn your readers about what a CFPC does.
Interviewer: What exactly is a CFPC and how to you become certified?
Holly: CPFC is a Certified Facilitator of Piercing Cures. I actually didn't even know it was a thing until my BFF asked me to officiate her wedding. I was doing the online minister thing and saw an ad for it. It was only $20 more if I added it to my cart, so I did.
Interviewer: Great! Let's start with a bit of background. How long have you been piercing?
Holly: I have been piercing professionally almost 9 months nine and finally got my "Master Piercer" title, it's pretty rad.
Interviewer: What led you to make the decision to pursue a career in piercing?
Holly: It started about a year ago. It was always my dream to be a CNA, so I took this crazy hard month long class and got a job at a nursing home working in the kitchen. After like 2 weeks, I felt like there was so much more I could do with all this medical stuff I learned. I was like, OMG, I have like 3 piercings, but you can only see 2..lol. I can cure people and stuff but I need more training so people know I'm a professional! So the next day I went to the mall and applied at Claire's, Piercing Pagoda and a few other places so I could learn to be a piercer. Well, I got the job at Claire's and that was awesome because that was my first choice. The training was really hard, but like 2 hours into my first day, I was pinning down screaming babies like a boss! PRO TIP: Arm bars and Half Nelson chokes work great if they are really wiggly.
Interviewer: um.....
Holly: I know, pretty rad right?
Interviewer: How did you end up getting into a tattoo shop to pierce?
Holly: I wanted a tat and was looking on craigslist so I found a guy who had a private shop in his garage. He was doing half sleeves for like $40 so I hit him up. I went to get tatted and we were talking about my experience and he was really impressed. He said if I would be willing to come work for him, he would kick his cousin out of the other half of the garage where he was living and make it a piercing shop. It was like, too good to be true and I couldn't turn it down. The next day he ordered like 2 piercing kits for me. I'm so grateful.
Interviewer: What are the most common piercings you do, and what results do you see?
Holly: I get a lot of with with headaches and stuff, so we pierce their Darths. It's like a miracle as soon as I stick the needle in, their headache goes away. I do a lot of targuses too for anxiety and acne. More people are coming for belly piercings because it makes you lose weight. The front cartilage part, like next to the face just started curing ADHD, so that's been good for business. I'm testing some other cures, but don't want to say anything because other piercers will try to steal my ideas.
Interviewer: By "the front cartilage part", do you mean forward helix?
Holly: I seen some people call it that. But professionals know it's really the outer darth.
Interviewer: Outer darth huh? Ok, moving on.
Interviewer: So are there specific types of jewelry necessary for it to work?
Holly: Of course, it has to be surgical steel banana bars with the thread parts on the bar.
Interviewer: So externally threaded Banana bars?
Holly: Sorry, I sometimes forget not everyone is a professional and don't know the right words. Some people call them curved barbells. And the threads have to be that was because it's how surgical steel is made.
Interviewer: I'm sure you've heard people say that surgical steel isn't a real thing and just a marketing term to make people think junk jewelry is safe. What are your thoughts on that?
Holly: Some people just don't have an education like I do and don't know any better. All you have to do is go to any Wal-Mart or like Hot Topic and you'll see that surgical steel is real and is great for sensitive skin.
Interviewer: What is the next step in your piercing career?
Holly: I think it's time to share all my experience with other people and start a school to teach other people to cure stuff with piercings. I talked to the assistant manager at Motel 6 and they have like a conference room thing that I can rent. So I'm making a 4 hour class to teach everybody and we can all pierce each other for practice to make sure they are professional piercers when they leave. They will get a certificate and piercing kit at the end of the class.
Interviewer: Thank you for sharing this information with our readers. I'm sure everyone will agree on how special this interview has been.
