I’m Elayne Angel, author of The Piercing Bible--The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing (Random House, May 2009); the first and only book to delve deeply and authoritatively into the subject of body piercing.

I’ve performed over 40,000 piercings during my career since the 1980s when I began piercing professionally at the first piercing specialty studio in the United States. I currently serve on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Piercers as Medical Liaison, and I’m a recipient of the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the organization. I’m also a monthly columnist for the body art industry trade publication, Pain Magazine. I reside in the Yucatan of Mexico with my husband and our seven dogs.

www.piercingbible.com

www.safepiercing.org