Association of Professional Piercers
The Association of Professional Piercers is the oldest and longest running organization for professional piercing. History The Association of Professional Piercers was founded in the 1994 by Michaela Grey and colleagues. The first members were professional piercers from Gauntlet and other early piercing studios. Established in 1994 as an international non-profit organization, California-based and dedicated to the dissemination of vital health and safety information about body piercing to piercers, health care professionals, legislators, and the general public. It is a nonprofit voluntary alliance dedicated to the dissemination of information about body piercing. Today there are APP Members all over the world. The organization works to disseminate information to both customers and piercers, and they work with legal assistance to countries where the piercing is a bit beside the law. The organization also produces annual meetings that bring many of the best piercers in the world together to share knowledge. Publishes The Point: Journal of Body Piercing, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to piercing related news and information for individuals in the industry. APP Direction Governed by a voluntary elected Board of Directors, the APP is a united group of piercing professionals that freely shares information to help fellow members, piercers, health