Everyday we try our hardest to give not only the best experience we can offer, but also we pride ourselves on education and our execution of aseptic technique. We make sure the shop is run under the guidelines of the Association of Professional Piercers (verify at safepiercing.org) and always make sure that Aperture only carries the highest quality jewelry for the safety of our clients. All our staff also attends the annual APP Conference every year to stay on top of all the latest techniques. We follow strict state and federal laws in regards to piercing. Everyone we pierce is required to have a form of identification with a name, picture and birthdate. Samples of this would be a state issued ID, drivers license, passport or military ID. Minors are required to have a valid ID as well, such as a student ID or yearbook as long as their name and picture are together. A parent or legal guardian is required to be present to sign paperwork for the minor. If that parent and child’s last names do not match we require an original birth certificate to prove parental rights. If a legal guardian is signing we would require court paperwork. We do not pierce infants, only kids 5 years old and up.