A surprising number of people tell us they’ve “never had a reaction to jewellery before.”
That often changes once a piercing doesn’t heal.
A client came in with a fresh ear piercing that was constantly sore and red. They’d been told the jewellery was “surgical steel,” but there was no information about where it came from or what it actually contained.
Fresh piercings are wounds. The body reacts differently than it does to healed skin.
Implant-grade jewellery is manufactured to strict standards so it can safely sit inside the body. It’s smooth, corrosion-resistant, and designed to minimise irritation during healing.
When we changed that client’s jewellery to implant-grade titanium and adjusted the length, the difference was noticeable within days. Swelling reduced, redness calmed, and healing finally started progressing.
Using implant-grade jewellery isn’t about luxury or upselling. It’s about removing unnecessary variables at the most vulnerable stage of healing.
We only pierce with materials we trust because we’ve seen what happens when corners are cut — and we’re usually the ones fixing it later.
OSCO London is a needle-only piercing studio at Unit 18E High Street, Northwood HA6 1BN, a couple of minutes from Northwood station on the Metropolitan line and open 10am to 8pm every day. Every piercing is £10 including implant-grade titanium jewellery. Book online, or see directions from Watford, Pinner, Rickmansworth, Harrow, Ruislip and Chorleywood.