I understand that every care will be taken to ensure that the procedure is carried out in a hygienic way. This includes the use of disposable and/or pre-sterilised equipment. I will follow the verbal and written aftercare instructions which have been given to me. I understand that piercing can permanently change your appearance and potentially cause: blood poisoning (Septicaemia), severe swelling and trauma at and around the site pierced, migration of the jewellery, scarring, embedding of the jewellery, localised infections (sepsis), allergic reactions to jewellery, metals and antiseptics and in extreme conditions, even death!