Cartilage Piercing

ChihuahuaMomma · #1 Oct 26, 2007, 02:01 PM

Is this piercing okay to do with a peircing gun?

nauticalstar420 · Oct 26, 2007, 05:00 PM

It is done all the time, but I would not recommend it. First of all, I dont know if you are intending to do it yourself, but if you are, please dont. If you are intending to get it at the mall or a similar place, I hope you reconsider. Piercing guns are not sterilized, they have a tendency to get caught on the jewelry during piercing causing possible tearing or other injury to your ear, they can shatter your cartilage, and they dont make room for the jewelry, they force it into your ear and a lot of the time your ear wont tolerate it.

The most sterile way to get this done is by going to a tattoo/piercing parlor and get it done via a hollow needle. They use a brand new needle every time, it makes room for the jewelry rather than shoving a post somewhere where it doesnt fit, and there is no risk of a shattered cartilage caused by force.

The needle is much safer.

ChihuahuaMomma · Oct 26, 2007, 06:11 PM

The hollow needle just sounds so much more painful! Is there some anastesia that comes along with this??? LOL. Wouldn't that be fantastic??

nauticalstar420 · Oct 26, 2007, 06:22 PM

LOL yeah it would be good.

Its not that much more painful, its more shocking than anything. Its worse if you get worked up before you get it done. If you set it in your mind that its going to hurt, it usually will. You just have to be calm.

ChihuahuaMomma · Oct 26, 2007, 06:36 PM

I have a very low tolerance for pain...so I don't know if I should even do it.

nauticalstar420 · Oct 26, 2007, 09:32 PM

You'd be surprised at the things that you think are going to hurt and actually dont. The only way to find out for sure is to just get it done.

rockerchick_682 · Oct 26, 2007, 09:34 PM

NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! BAD! NEVER!
My friend got her cartilage done with a gun and now she has skin sticking out about a centimeter from her ear. Just get it done with a needle, it's not that bad.

ChihuahuaMomma · Oct 26, 2007, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nauticalstar420

You'd be surprised at the things that you think are going to hurt and actually dont. The only way to find out for sure is to just get it done.

Haha, I screamed when I got my ears pierced and they did that with a gun.

nauticalstar420 · Oct 26, 2007, 10:48 PM

With the gun usually what bugs people is the loud snap noise, but its really not a good method to use. Go with the needle, you'll be a lot happier in the long run, and you'll never know if it hurts or not until you try. I usually get a little nervous before piercings, I mean they never hurt me, its just a natural reaction, but it always turns out to be nothing.

ChihuahuaMomma · Oct 27, 2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by nauticalstar420

With the gun usually what bugs people is the loud snap noise, but its really not a good method to use. Go with the needle, you'll be a lot happier in the long run, and you'll never know if it hurts or not until you try. I usually get a little nervous before piercings, I mean they never hurt me, its just a natural reaction, but it always turns out to be nothing.

Haha, nothing...that's funny...I doubt it...My sis has nine piercings and she said she doesn't think that I could handle it..



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