Infections, side effects and healing issues are all points you need to discuss with your professional body piercer BEFORE you get the piercing done. You also need to discuss aftercare for the piercing, this should be followed up with written aftercare instructions for your piercing. No professional body piercer will force you to purchase aftercare products, this is a purchase that is up to you and they can only recommend specific products but they can force you to buy what they have.
Listen to what you are told and follow the aftercare to the letter and remember if you are having issues with bumps and lumps or discharge go back to the shop that did the piercing and talk to the piercer. They must help you resolve any healing issues you may be having. Don't solicit advice from anyone who is not a professional body piercer, just because one thing worked for someone else doesn't mean it will work for you. Healing issues need to be looked at first hand so the problem can be recognised and resolved, the internet is just a guessing game.
A tip is to suck on ice for an hour before the piercing, it will help to numb it.
That you decided to get a nipple piercing.
No, I don't think so.
none of the piercing shops that ive heard of numb you for a naval piercing i got mine when i was 13 and it doesnt hurt it feels like a pinch and then its over you just have to breathe
No, you need to speak to the Gods of Metal first.
The piercer won't numb your cartilage before piercing it.
If you are using the correct type of piercing equipment, you should not have to numb your tongue at all. Numbing the area before piercing could affect the healing process, and leave more opportunity to become infected. It is best to get a piercing done professionally, but if you are piercing at home, be sure to use the right sterile needles and tools. There should be little to no pain, making numbing unnecessary.
Piercing the nipple will enlarge it !!!! when you take yhe piercing out after a few months, the nipple will stay larger!!!
It varies from person to person, depending on the size of your nipple.
The jewellery needs to be 2 mm longer than the width of the piercing.
Well if the piercing is under a year old "stitches" (sudden little painful tinges) are not unusual and will come and go as the piercing seasons. With female nipple piercing this can some times occur just before your cycle (2~3 days before) starts and will ease off once the cycle has started. It's not unusual and nothing to worry about.
Many are motivated to get a nipple piercing for personal reasons including for self-expression and to feel unique.