I haven't got any piercings, and I want my cartilage done, I was thinking of doing it myself.
What do you need to get to make it safe? What will happen if you don't clean you piercing?

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Originally Posted by chetsgirl

what do you need to get to make it safe?

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Sterile instruments. Since you can't sterilize them yourself, you can't make it safe.

Get it done by a professional.

Piercing yourself is a stupid idea.

A friend of mine back in high school pierced her own ear, ended herself in hospital to get rid of an abscess that had formed and was close to giving her a very very nasty bacterial infection, if it entered her blood stream it could have killed her. She was off school for 2 months, missing a whole load of work and had to catch up. Also, she now has a mangled ear, looks like the ear of a rugby player (cauliflower ear).

So, find a local and reliable piercing establishment and get it done there is my suggestion.

Hope you make the right decision. Ramona.

Thanks I think I will go somewhere to get it done