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UFGators47 · Apr 24, 2009, 08:48 PM

I just recently got my nose and my tragus (inside piece of ear attached to face) pierced by a professional in a legit shop with a hollow needle. I also got my upper ear cartilage pierced about a year prior to those piercings with a gun at my local Claire's. I would have to say that in my case the upper cartilage was by far more painful than anything I have ever had done. I'm sure it really depends on the person but in my case I had nearly no pain with the later two piercings, as opposed to my upper cartilage. I actually took out my upper cartilage piercing after 7 months and let it heal over because the pain was not going away, I would almost venture to say that the pain was unbearable. I could not sleep on it or touch it. I kept it clean and did everything as directed and it was still excruciating. I am having my upper cartilage re-pierced by a piercer in a tattoo shop because of my great experience with them. I hope it does not hurt as bad but we will see.

plank_pirates · Apr 25, 2009, 08:51 AM

I actually got my ear pearced like 4 days ago and I got it with a gun... it was perfectly fine everydayy before today? I woke up this morning and its swollen and puffy purple Im not to sure if getting the needle is any different from the gun? I just think the gun is more painless but yeah it can end up infected but it can get infected for the needle too?

lalalala95 · May 10, 2009, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by amour_amour363

I am getting the top of my ear pierced, like on the side in the cartilage. I was wondering how much it will hurt if it is being done with a needle (not a gun) and how high chance it is for infection. I know that it takes alot longer than a hole in your earlobe to heal, about a few months?

It doesn't hurt at all!! I got mine done with a gun at claires and it was fast and pain almost pain free. And the risk of infection is much higher but it all depends on how you take care of it. Clean it 3 times a day and wiggle the earring and twist it so the skin doesn't become infused with the earring. The gun was a better alternative for me because it is fast and the earring goes in as they pierce. And I read on Google that the gun is safer and reduces chance of infection by a lot because they don't have to use there grubby hands to put an earring in but it is all a matter of opinion. And whether you get an infection all depends on how you take care of it. Good Luck!

Thesexyjessica · Jul 5, 2009, 08:35 PM

Hi! I know this is old but I don't know... um claires doesn't use a gun anymore... they use a little thing that yyou put the earring in and then they squeeze the ends together... Then they throw it away.. So its a lot more sterile and cleaner than the gun... so yeah all the people talking about the sterilness of the needle compared to a gun.. claires doesn't use a gun anymore... just letting you know..
p.s. I don't have my cartilage peirced but I got my 2nd holes in the earlobe.. I was going to get cartilage but you have to be older than 13!!

~♥jessica

ChihuahuaMomma · Jul 6, 2009, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by Thesexyjessica

hi! I know this is old but idk... um claires doesnt use a gun anymore... they use a little thing that yyou put the earring in and then they squeeze the ends together... Then they throw it away.. So its alot more sterile and cleaner than the gun... so yeah all the people talkin about the sterilness of the needle compared to a gun.. claires doesnt use a gun anymore... just lettin ya know..
p.s. i dont have my cartilage peirced but i got my 2nd holes in the earlobe.. I was gonna get cartilage but you have to be older than 13!!!

~♥jessica

Yeah, that's a gun... disposable one.

letshill · Jul 7, 2009, 03:48 PM

How does everyone pierce their own cartilage? I've done my lobe but I'm terrified to do the top of my ear. What's the secret?

ChihuahuaMomma · Jul 7, 2009, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by letshill

How does everyone pierce their own cartilage?? I've done my lobe but I'm terrified to do the top of my ear. What's the secret?

Have a professional do it to surpass the risk of infection, keliods, and doing it wrong.

Am_i_afraid · Aug 2, 2009, 05:20 PM

I'm going to try to convince my mom to let me get it done soon, I'm worried that it will get infected because the first few time I pierced my lobe it practically ate my earing. Although I was young *maybe 6? * so I might not of taken that much care for it... is it easy to get infected if you do not clean it well?

mnm123 · Aug 4, 2009, 05:06 PM

Hey I have four cartilage piercings and I had them all done with a gun and they didn't swell or get infected and they were fast and didn't hurt at all so I advice you to go with a gun and it will be sore for a month but it will go away...

vrock131 · Aug 10, 2009, 09:17 AM

Im 11 and I'm getting my cartalige pierced! And I want to know what hurts more needle or gun? And what gets more infecteed a needle or gun! I'm getting it done before school starts! I'm excited but scared to. I just donw want it to get infected. And I'm kind of scared about my cartalige shattering what ever that means! Any adivice?

anonynonymous · Aug 17, 2009, 03:31 PM

I read up a lot about cartilage piercings before I got mine on blogs just to see how much it hurt, etc. and decided that neither the gun or the needle really came out on top when it comes to safety or pain. I went to claire's where they do gun piercings and found out it hurt less than getting my lobes done and I almost threw up when I got them done. (I have a low tolerance for pain.) Take your hand and apply pressure to the top of your ear, as much as you can... It hurt less than that. The after pain hurts a little bit for a while. If you touch it or swipe it the pain comes as fast as it goes. I would not caution against it for pain reasons. Hope I helped.

rosanna-hope · Aug 22, 2009, 01:28 PM

The chance of your helix peircing getting infected is minimal so long as you keep it clean and don't fiddle with it too much unless its to twist the jewellery to make sure it doesn't crust up, trust me, you do not want to get this piercing infected!

vrock131 · Aug 25, 2009, 06:53 AM

Well I just got it a mystic place and they did a needle it didn't hurt and the guy said to NEVER use a gun or it'll shatter your cartalige

babeygurl_08 · Aug 27, 2009, 08:15 PM

I pierced my cartlidge myself it doesn't hurt and all you hear is a crunch, and as for cleaning it I never really did just peroxide here and there but other than that it healed on its own, and I would say just stay away from sleeping on that side for the first week cause it is painful afterwards, but it should heal just fine, and normally infections only occur if you change the earing to early or try to change the gauge of the earing.

sk8ordie7544 · Sep 3, 2009, 09:20 PM

I've just got my cartlige peirced yesterday and I got it by my friends mom and she really had no experience but although she did do a good job but the eiring I gave her was thicker then the needle so I wasn't too happy when she told me that and I didn't have any other ones so she put in this little string for now so the next day I went to the mall and bought a hoop and I was pretty sure that was my size so when I got home I took the string out and tried putting it in and it was too big and I even asked the women and she said it would fit so I had to get the needle put it through again and put a new string but the needle didn't want to go through and it hurt sooo much trying to force it and I didn't want to hit a vane and plus I never told my parents about this so I couldn't afford for annything to go wrong so I left it alone and let it close but I was really mad though cause I went through a lot of pain to get it bu I'm going to get it peirced proffesionlly done next time

sk8ordie7544 · Sep 3, 2009, 09:22 PM

Nigger

sk8ordie7544 · Sep 3, 2009, 09:23 PM

Stupid niggers!

Bballin · Sep 7, 2009, 03:34 PM

Well, I got mine done, with the earing, I think it's a special piercing earring, so the guy just pushed right through and but the backing on, it didn't hurt AT ALL. So I'm guessing it's the same feeling as a needle... and mine didn't hurt at all, ever... except for when you try to sleep on it , so yeah keep it in for 3 months, or so and you should be fine! = D

DianaDjor · Oct 19, 2009, 05:22 PM

I got mine done about 3 days ago at a tattoo shop with a needle. Getting it done did not hurt that bad, a little pinch and a popping sound and it was done! I think getting my nose pierced hurt worse... but 3 days later my ear has been throbbing all freakin day! It was fine the first two days... I think I kept bumping it in my sleep or something, but I'm definitely going to take a motrin now and hope it helps the throbbing!

anonymoustmm · Nov 4, 2009, 04:02 PM

Well, I got my cartilage pierced a couple of months ago with a gun.
I didn't feel anything except a little pinch. The after care was easy to.
My earring didn't infect and it didn't hurt that much when I slept on it either
Its strange because I only dissinfected my ear for three days not even
And my ears perfectly fine, no blood no puss and my ear looks perfectly fine
Even after a long time of waiting I don't have anyyy infection. Usually when I
Got my lobes pierced they DID get infected but not my cartilage.