Ear piercing, gun or needle?

Filan

A few months had to have a stud surgicaly removed after about 9 days. The ear swelled and stud was barely visible. Have now made an appointment for both ears to be pierced again. However my friend urges me to get them pierced via needle and cancel that appointment...says an ear pierced by needle heals more quickly. Is this true? Another visit to my G.P. for same would be embarassing!
Thanks, Alan

el rabitos

hmm.....thats a tough one, to be pierced by the needle that has been fully sterilized or the gun thats been used to pierce possibly hundreds of ears, some of which have bled....

Ruthee

it really depends on where the peircing is,whether in the lobe or the cartilidge further up..a needle should always be used on the cartilidge of the ear.However when most people get their earlobes done,its done with a gun, unless you go to a proper peircer and they will use a needle(jewelers and places like Claires Accessories use guns). I myself prefer needles to guns, not as much of a shock to the the ear ya know and would reccomend going to a reputable peircer and they'll advise you and also tell you about aftercare..maybe check out the tattoos and peircings forum in the Arts section above too...

Creamy Goodness

jesus, if you care for your health get it done by needle.

porn_star

Ruthee wrote:

it really depends on where the peircing is,whether in the lobe or the cartilidge further up..a needle should always be used on the cartilidge of the ear...

what? it doesn't depend where the piercing is! it's got nothing to do with it.
Simple fact is that guns are dangerous, not clean/safe/hygenic and can cause major infection and scarring.

Anyways, it should be done with a needle by a reputable piercer.

malibu_stacey

Without a doubt needle! Definitely, try celestial ring, even just to get advice, ear piercing isnt usual a problem but if you had that kind of reaction its best to get it done properly!

Filan

Thanks for assistance all of you...will cancel the 'shotgun ' appointment....no point risking a repeat of previous calamity....and make enquiries about a needle insertion! Get the impression that very few places use this apparently safer option!
Best wishes, A

Creamy Goodness

any reputable piercer will use needles rather than guns.

Filan

Just contacted a body piercing studio E12 by gun, a whopping E60 by needle!

bennyx_o

I've been pierced by both a gun (very young, bet with my mom) and a needle. It seems to heal a lot quicker when done by a needle. If i was to get my ears pierced again, I'd go the needle route.

daiixi

The difference in price you pay to have a piercing done by a piercer with a needle is the difference between cleanliness, knowledge and training of the piercer.

kanibus

Filan wrote:

Just contacted a body piercing studio E12 by gun, a whopping E60 by needle!

I woke up one morning...found a safety pin...put it in boiling water...stuck it through...in like 30 secs...never got infected...TRUE STORY! and free:D

porn_star

and really stupid. :rolleyes:
just cos you got lucky doesn't mean someone else whose stupid enough to do it will be.

Léan

Any piercing, ear or otherwise should be pierced by a needle.
As pornstar already stated, guns are unhygenic and unsafe.
Spend the bit of extra cash and get it done properly. Needle ftw.

Piste

I got my lobes pierced by a gun when I was seven and they healed fine. That said I also put a safety pin through the top of my year when the hole was closing up and I was away so had no earring, so maybe I just have tough ears.

Oh also don't we have a tattoo/piercing forum?