Ear piercing

I have no idea what a "piercing needle" is, unless you mean do-it-yourself at home. To which I say, bad idea.

I had mine done in a mall with a piercing gun. It's over in a flash, no big deal, and they have to maintain clean, hygienic conditions in order to have insurance, and they can't operate without insurance. So. They do a good job and the most pain of it is sting from the alcohol. It's not expensive either. More expensive than do-it-yourself, mind, but it can't be any more than $20, is it?

Anyway, I'd recommend that as the way to go. And if anything does go wrong, you've got recourse.

 

Our 3 girls had theirs done this past week - only 2 are happy.

 

Do they do your nails at the same time you are getting your ears pierced? I suppose they talk about the latest gossip too!

The word "man" "pierce" and "ear" do not belong in the same sentence unless it is in the sentence "i pierced a mans brain with a spike through the ear"

 

Specialty piercing shops usually use a regular needle instead of a gun. The piercer I saw used a clamp, very much like a small set of tongs with a hole in it, to take hold of the fleshy bit of your choice and the put the needle through. The only real advantage I could imagine here is that you might get more exacting placement of the piercing in the event that you intend to get multiple in and around the same location.


So, zomgwtf, if you intend to get multiple piercings, low gauge jewelry, or stretchers then go to a piercing shop. Otherwise I see no reason why the gun wont work just as well.

 

I just like plain ears whether man/woman.

 

He is far too worried about your ear piercing dilemma to be partying! As was I, which is why I am at home right now.

 

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Hrm. Spiffy then. I've learned something new. Although I'm not certain I buy the logic for the greater expense for plain old ear piercing. The guns can place the piercing on an exact spot because a) they mark the spot and b) most women pre the advent of all of this high-tech, super I-don't-know-what piercing stuff, got their ears pierced at the mall by someone using a gun and the majority of us don't have poorly or unevenly placed holes in our ears. Just saying. I even have two in my left lobe, both created with a piercing gun and there's no issue about placement in close proximity.

I'm not arguing with you, SA, because I know you were simply giving me information. I'm trying to puzzle it through, because there are a lot of niche industries that tell you you need "professionals" to do stuff for you -- at greater cost -- when it's point-blank not true. For all of the various other body piercing placements, yes, I'd go to specialty spot.

 

No problem. I was only guessing at the advantage. I've never been pierced myself and only listened to those 'professionals' who are interested in acquiring your business. I assume as well that the arguments for better safety and such are at the least exaggerated. If you are right and you can probably get just as precise of piercing with guns then the only other tidbit I have heard that may make a difference is that you are limited in options for the gauge of the jewelry with gun piercing. I believe that the specialty shops have limitations as well but still offer more options on the size of the piercing you can get.

 

Options for size. You mean, say, you want to achieve something like this?



They actually slice the skin away from your ear to create holes like that. The site I found this photo on showed pictures of the surgical-like goings on you need to make that happen. If I were so inclined to do something as, um, extreme as all that, I don't know that I'd let someone in a tattoo shop perform the cutting and stitching on me. It looks like something that really needs a doctor involved.

No, what I'm talking about is straightforward, tiny hole in your earlobe so you can put a regular-sized earring in. That's all I know anything about.

 

I bet he gets beat up a lot.