This is my third experience with piercing my eyebrow. All three have been in the same eyebrow with a slight different placement each time. I have had it done at the same place each time, but by two different piercers. They were done at Kolo in Little Five Points in Atlanta Georgia. The first time was done by the lady piercer who works there. The last two were done by Ben. Both did an incredible job and are very nice people. I highly recommend their shop. I chose Kolo because at the time of my first piercing, I was 15 and they were a piercing only shop. At the time, in the State of Georgia no one under 18 is permitted to "enter" a tattoo parlor. Not only would Kolo be able to do it, they were very nice about it.
At A Glance Author Josh McDowell Contact josh@ets-atlanta.com When Three months ago Artist Ben Studio Kolo Location Atlanta GA - Little Five They photocopied my ID and my mother's ID and made us both sign consent forms. Other shops seemed very rude and annoyed about having to deal with it. After choosing your jewelry and signing all of the forms, you are taken back to the piercing room. After everything has been sterilized, you must sign the strip that is included that proves it has been sterilized. You lay down on a very comfortable high futon. The room is very peaceful with a nice collection of action figures still in the boxes covering the wall. There are many things to focus on calmly to make your piercing experience better.
I was forced to take it out the first piercing after it was infected twice, which was about 4 years ago. In March of this year it fell out two weeks after I had it pierced. This was due to being very intoxicated. I did not realize it until the next day. I could not find it anywhere, and because of work I did not have time to get a new barbell. It closed up before I could get another one. One of my best friends had been wanting to get her tongue pierced for a long time, and had been waiting until she turned 18. I told her that I would go with her and get my eyebrow redone. I convinced her to go to Kolo, because of the good experiences that I have always had.
The first time, I did not even feel it at all. The second, nicked some scar tissue, which I felt, but did not hurt either. The third time was a little different. Ben advised me that he would have to go through all of the scar tissue left from the other two piercings and that he would recommend the other eyebrow. For some reason, I only like it above my right eye, so I told him to go ahead that I could deal with it. Unless you are like me and only want it in one particular spot, then I would suggest switching. The first time was a little more to the center of my face. The second, was a little more towards my ear, and both had left scar tissue because of the infection and because of the second one never healing. So the third went right in between them. It was a little painful, but nothing unbearable.
After seeing me go through it with no problem, my friend went back their and got her tongue pierced with no problems. She had no problems with it, although her father eventually forced her to take it out. I have had no problems whatsoever with my piercing. Of course, it was sore for a couple days, but that is to be expected. As long as you clean it everyday and soak it in salt water, you should have no problems as I did not. If I happen to roll over and sleep on it, which has happened a couple times, it seems a little sore if I try to move it around the next morning, but by lunch it goes away. Even with all the scar tissue, I never had any infections and the soreness went away in a reasonable amount of time.
I am going back there today with my friend to get her nipples pierced. I feel confident that there will be no problems like always. I very HIGHLY recommend Kolo. They will do an incredible job and they are reasonably priced. If any of your piercings start to grow out or become infected, you can come back and they will assess what needs to be done. If you would like to know anymore, would like to see pictures, or how to get there, please email me. My email is josh@ets-atlanta.com and there phone number is 404-523-1098. They are located in the middle of Little Five Points. It is well worth the drive from anywhere in Metro Atlanta. I live in Gwinnett County, and have no problem making the drive because of the quality of the shop.
Josh McDowell
Stone Mountain, GA