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The Point

The Point is the official journal of the APP. The Point contains a wealth of information for both piercing professionals and the general public. Published quarterly, The Point features letters from readers, information on technique, after care, new products, jewelry, legislation, business news, classifieds, and more.

 

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CURRENT ISSUE OF THE POINT:

ISSUE 43 Spring 2008 (2.25MB)

Contents:

In The Office - 2
An Approach To Genital Piercings - 4
Campaign Against Discrimination in Mexico- 8
The APP at APHA - 10
New Body Art Law in France - 12
BMXNET Conference 2007- 14
Meet the New Board - 22
How to Survive Conference - 26
Woman Says TSA Forced Piercings Removal - 28

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ISSUE 42 Winter 2008 (10MB)

Contents:

In The Office - 2
An Approach To Genital Piercings - 4
The APP in Mexico - 10
New Jewelry Law in CA. Pt. 2 - 16
In response to "On Writing"
- 20

 

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Contents:

Louis Rove Revealed
New Legislation in California
Genital Piercings, Pt. 2
Legislation in Mexico
Aftercare: 2 Views
....and more!

 

ISSUE 40 Summer 2007 (30MB)Contents:

An Approach to Genital Piercings -4
Rewards of APP Membership - 8
The APP in Mexico - 11
Glove Testing - 12
APP Conference 2007 - 16
Wood Hazards: A Guide - 25
Competition - 32

ISSUE 39 Spring 2007 (2MB)Contents:

New APP Board Members - 3
President's Corner - 4
In memory of Josh Prentice -7
An Odyssey in Glass - 8
In The Office - 20
Conference Schedule / Info - 2
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ISSUE 38 Winter 2006 / 2007 (2MB)

Contents:President's Corner - 2

In the Office - 4 APTPI 4Th Italian Congress 2006 - 6 Tongue Piercing , Trigeminal Neuralgia & the "Suicide Disease" - 8Surface Anchors - 14Pocketing - 16 Guest Piercing - 18 Please Listen to the Following - 20

ISSUE 36 Summer 2006 (1.4 MB)

Contents:Presidents Corner - 2ACHA Conference 2006 - 3Florida - 4MRSA - 8 School House Rocks! lied to me - 10Las Vegas Conference 2006 - 12Afterword - 22

 

ISSUE 37 Fall 2006 (4 MB)

Contents:The ONE Project Invitation- 2The Concept of The ONE Project - 6The ONE Concept: Breaking It Down - 11Alicia Cardenas - 14Tiana McGuire - 16Chuck McGuire - 22 Jesika Bornsen- 25Leo / Fernando - 27Steve B - 28Mike Martin - 32

ISSUE 35 Spring 2006

Contents:Presidents Corner / In the Office - 2Legislation in the Twin Cities - 3Interview with Adorn - 4The Missing Nostril Jewelry - 6Cartilage Complications - 8How to Handle Price Shoppers - 10APP Mexico Conference - 14

A Little Cuban Boy's Perception of the State of Body Piercing in Mexico - 29

ISSUE 34 Spring 2005

Contents:In the Office-2Presidents Corner-3Interview W/Didier Suarez at Enigma-4Fakir: Life After piercing-6Gemstones and Chakras-7Real Life Crime Drama: The Jimmy Buddha Story-8Release Forms-11At the 2006 APHA Conference-13Mods and MRIs Part 2-14Questioning Our Identity-16Needle Safety in Freehand Piercing-20The Al D. Scholarship-22Paul King's GoodbyeLife in the Phishbowl

 

ISSUE 33 Fall 2005 (3.52 MB) ALL NEW LOOK!!!
Contents: 
Old Board Members say Goodbye - 2
APP Attends Health Association Conferences - 4
Rituals of Life: Phuket Vegetarian Festival - 5
Promoting and Safeguarding Tattooing and Piercing in Italy - 7
2005 APP Conference Review - 8
President’s Corner - 11
A Tale of Two Cities (Seattle & Chicago) - 12
Know Your Gloves - 14
New Regulations May Affect Piercing Websites - 17
A Statistical Look at Surface Bars - 18
Unwanted Help - 22

ISSUE 32 Spring 2005 (1.1 MB)
Contents: 
Meet the New APP Board- 1
Piercing in the News- 3
Demonstrate, Educate, etc.- 6
10th Annual APP Conference- 8
In the Office of the APP- 9
Ins & Outs of PA Piercings- 10
Rasmus Nielson—Sideshowman- 12
Studio Review- 14
Employee Management—Part 5- 16
Needlesticks- 18
Precious Jewelry- 19
The Fall of an Empire- 20

 

ISSUE 31 — Winter 2004 (896KB)
Contents:
Demonstrate, Educate, etc.- 1
President’s Corner- 3
Emu Oil for Post Piercing Care- 6
Aboriginal Tongue Piercing- 8
Studio Review -10
Employee Management—part 4- 12
Infection Control- 14
In the Office of the APP- 15
VCH Piercings- 16
Titanium- 18
Wound Healing—part 2- 20
Piercing in the News- 23

ISSUE 30 — Fall, 2004 (1.1MB)
Contents:
APP at the ACHA- Page 1
Introducing Gold in Your Shop- Page 4
Board Update- Page 6
In the Office of the APP- Page7
Metal Detectors- Page 8
Laws on Posting "Adult" Content on Websites- Page 9
Rings of Desire Studio Review- Page 10
Employee Management Part 3- Page12
Biocompatibility of Glass- Page 14
Treatment of Piercing Infections- Page 16
Piercing in the News- Page 19
ISSUE 29 — Summer, 2004 (973KB)
Contents:
APP Conference 2004 in Review- Page 1
Lip Piercing- Page 6
Blood Donation- Page 8
2004 Membership Directory- Page 9
APP Updates Membership Categories- Page 15
Wound Healing - Part 1- Page 17
In Search of: The Oldest Labret- Page 18
Piercing in the News- Page 20
Paskistani Steel- Page 22
Welcome to the Office of the APP- Page 23
ISSUE 28 — Spring, 2004 (756KB)
Contents:
APP Conference 2004- Page 1
President's Corner- Page 3
Displays Can Make a Difference- Page 4
APHA and the APP- Page 5
Septum Piercing Tips- Page 6
Employment Management II- Page 10
Studio Ultrasonics- Page 11
To Rotate or Not to Rotate- Page 12
Nostril Screw Poster- Page 13
Piercing in the News- Page 14
Jewelry Materials: Steel- Page 16
The Piercing Scene in Mexico- Page 18
Transitions- Page 19
Call for Photos- Page 23
ISSUE 27 — Winter, 2003 (1MB)
Contents:
Amsterdam Conference in Review- Page 1
President's Corner- Page 3
The Nostril Phenomenon- Page 4
Selling Gold Jewelry- Page 6
Oral Piercings- Page 7
Studio Review: Aware- Page 8
The Conch Piercing II- Page 10
Just say No!- Page 11
Emu Oil- Page 12
Employment Management I- Page 14
Transitions- Page 15
Piercing & Birthing Story- Page 16
Piercing in the News- Page 17
Classified Ads- Page 23
ISSUE 26 — Fall, 2003 (864KB)
Contents:
APP Conference 2003 in Review- Page 1
President's Corner- Page 2
Your Board at Work- Page 6
An Introduction to Gemstones- Page 8
Herbal Piercing Care- Page 9
Genital Piercings- Page 10
The Conch Piercing I- Page 12
Dental Dangers- Page 14
Review: BME IAM- Page 15
Transitions- Page 15
Piercing in the News- Page 16
Appropriate Labeling- Page 19
Classified Ads- Page 23
ISSUE 25 — May, 2003 (858KB)
Contents:
The Legend & Legacy of Doug Malloy- Page 1
President's Corner- Page 3
Gold Jewelry Facts- Page 4
Female Nipple Piercing- Page 6
Surface Piercings- Page 8
Classified Ads- Page 11
Transitions- Page 11
Studio Review: Nomad- Page 12
Piercing in the News- Page 14
Continuing Education- Page 15
Yellow Pages Advertising- Page 15
Call for Statistics- Page 16
Piercing News of the Weird- Page 18
Product Reviews: Jbars & H2Ocean- Page 19
ISSUE 24 — March, 2003 (1.73MB)
Contents:
Understanding Steel- Page 1
Piercing Marketing- Page 6
Developing a Mission Statement- Page 7
Classified Ads- Page 7
President's Corner- Page 8
Piercing News of the Weird- Page 9
The Male Nipple Piercing- Page 10
Studio Interview: Twisted Sol- Page 12
Product Review: Nalgene Bottles- Page 13
Medical/Dental Corner- Page 13
Legal Update- Page 15
Tongue Piercing- Page 16
ISSUE 23 — December, 2002 (528KB)
Contents:
1st International APP Amsterdam Conference- Page 1
APP Educates APHA- Page 5
Piercers' News of the Weird- Page 5
Survey of Piercers- Page 6
Florida Arrests- Page 7
President's Corner- Page 8
The Phuket Vegetarian Festival- Page 10
Studio Interview: Camden Chameleon- Page 12
Product Review: Black Cat Tattoo Soap- Page 13
Body Piercing and Accutane- Page 13
Classified Ads- Page 14
Worst Piercing Story (Cheek Piercing Dangers)- Page 15
Oral Piercing Brochure- Page 16
ISSUE 22 — September, 2002 (560KB)
Contents:
2002 APP Conference in Review- Page 1
Aftercare Poll- Page 5
Meet the Board- Page 6
Tygon Application and Efficacy- Page 8
Bloodletting Rituals- Page 9
History of Body Piercing: Ampallang- Page 10
President's Corner- Page 12
Studio Review: Body Rites/Austin- Page 13
Patterson Dental Slams Oral Piercing- Page 14
Product Review: Dr. Piercing Aftercare Swabs- Page 15
Amsterdam Registraton Information- Page 16
Classified Ads- Page 18
ISSUE 21 — June, 2002 (572KB)
Contents:
Thank you to Vendors- Page 1
APP Attends APHA- Page 1
APP Member Listing- Page 4
Jewelry Removal Tips- Page 5
Classified Ads- Page 6
History of Infibulation II- Page 8
Conference Photos- Page 9
President's Corner- Page 10
In-House Manufacturing- Page 10
Tea Tree Oil- Page 11
ISSUE 20 — April, 2002 (300KB)
Contents:
APP Member Listing- Page 1
Brain Abscess from Piercing- Page 1
Annual Conference 2002- Page 1
Sharon Upton- Page 8
Al D. Scholarships- Page 9
Classified Ads- Page 9
Pre-Procedure Skin Preparation- Page 10
Product Review: Mederma- Page 11
President's Corner- Page 12
Imposter's Web Page- Page 13
Cork Testing- Page 14
ISSUE 19 — December, 2001 (656KB)
Contents:
APP 2001 Conference- Page 1
Sterilization Monitoring- Page 5
Seminar Review- Page 8
Western History of Infibulation- Page 10
Product Reviews: Pyrex NRT's & ScarEase- Page 11
President's Corner-Page 12
Body Piercing in New Zealand- Page 13
Legislation Updates- Page 14
ISSUE 18 — June, 2001 (696KB)
Contents:
Campaign Against Piercing Kits- Page 1
APP represented in Massachusetts- Page 1
BBP Course Online in Indiana- Page 3
Body Piercing and MRI Scans- Page 4
Welcome to Technology- Page 6
Collodial Silver Risks- Page 7
Studio Review: Top Tattoo- Page 8
Workers Hands and P. Aeruginosa- Page 9
Product Review: Simply Saline- Page 9
Communicable Disease Coverage - Page 11
President's Corner- Page 12
Junk Jewelry- Page 14
ISSUE 17 — February, 2001 (960KB)
Contents:
APP Conference 2001- Page 1
APHA 2000- Page 1
Legislative Update- Page 4
Piercing/Tattoo Studios- Page 6
Classified Ads- Page 8
Internet Resource Guide- Page 8
Consistency is a Virtue- Pge 9
Studio Review: Evolution- Page 10
Tribalectic- Page 11
President's Corner- Page 12
Latex Reactions- Page 13
The APP at Work for You- Page 14
ISSUE 16 — October, 1999 (1.2 MB)
Contents:
1999 Conference- Page 1
Hepatitis A- Page 1
Statims- Page 4
Benefits of APP Membership- Page 5
Alcohol Based Hand Gels- Page 7
Membership Levels- Page 8
Choosing a Piercer Brochure- Page 10
To Pierce or Not?- Page 11
Adolescent Body Piercing- Page 13
Board Happenings- Page 14
Spore Testing- Page 14
Classified Ads- Page 15

ISSUE 14 — April, 1999 (1.24MB)
Contents:
Hepatitis B- Page 1
Highlights of 1999 APP Conference- Page 1
Board Members Resign- Page 4
APHA Review- Page 4
The Point News- Page 4
Benefits of APP Membership- Page 5
Campus Health Centers- Page 6
Body Art in New Zealand- Page 8
Chair's Corner- Page 10
Studio Review: Body Piercing Specialists- Page 11
APP Member listing- Page 12
Product Review: Tech 2000- Page 14

 

ISSUE 15 — May, 1999 (1.5 MB) (Sorry, not available)

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