Abstract: A healing grommet and system for facilitating the healing of a piercing via use of a healing grommet. According to a preferred embodiment, the grommet is comprised of an elongate sleeve positionable within a piercing formed through tissue. The lumen is operative to releasably engage an item of jewelry, and in particular an earring, therein to thus enable jewelry to be replaced while the healing grommet facilitates healing for the piercing.

Abstract: Improved earring alignment piercing systems. In a first embodiment, the invention comprises first and second cartridges axially alignable with one another that may be deployed utilizing conventional deployment mechanisms. In the first cartridge, there is housed therein a compression disk, guidance member, piercing earring having a piercing pin formed thereon, and an alignment member arranged in a generally linear configuration. The second cartridge houses a clasp that, in use, receives and secures the piercing pin as the latter is advanced through said tissue and into the clasp. The guidance member and alignment member cooperate to insure that the piercing pin forms a generally straight pathway as the same is penetrated through tissue. In a second embodiment, there is provided a piercing earring having an elongate shaft portion with a cannula member detachably mounted thereon.

Abstract: A hologram display item comprising a hologram member having a front surface with a holographic image thereon and a rear surface. A light source assembly is also provided and is structurally connected to, and fixed relative to, the hologram, at a position to impinge light energy onto the holographic image. In this arrangement, the light source is fixed relative to the holographic image so as to provide, at all times, optimum viewing of the hologram by the observer independent of the position of the hologram display item relative to the position of the observer. The light source, fixed to the hologram display item, emits light energy substantially from a point within the light source at a predetermined angle advantageous for replay or viewing, the angle usually being similar to the known or discoverable angle of original hologram construction.