DO NOT get any sort of piercing done with a gun, this is piercing 101 - a piercing gun is not a means of piercing, because guns use blunt force trauma they can cause a lot of damage and shatter the cartilage (thus why they are not allowed to be used on the cartilage), they can misfire, they use inappropriate jewelry, and they can't be cleaned properly so risk infections as well as blood born diseases. If you want a piercing go to a piercing studio where they use needles, there is a little more pain but it's only for a second and will save you the pain of longer healing and infection.
The Needle. Using The Gun To Pierce Like For Example Your Cartilage In Your Ear, The Cartilage Might Shatter And Youll Feel Tiny Bumps Around Your New Piercing, Thatll Mean You Have Shattered Your Cartilage. So In My Opinion For Choosing What To Pierce With I Would Have To Say A Hollow Piercing Needle :)
Any body piercing shop or tattoo shop that offers piercing services or Claire's. But, I have to say, it is preferable to get your cartilage pierced with a needle because a gun can shatter your cartilage.
Do not get it done with a gun! Its really dangerous and any piercing shop should know this, if a piercing place is saying they do it with a gun. Do NOT go to them. Do it with a needle only. Guns are only for ears, and your not even supposed to use a gun on the cartilage of your ear, it could shatter your cartilage.
Never get any piercing with a gun-style piercing machine no matter what. Gun-style piercing machines cause trauma, unnecessary damage, and scar tissue around the piercing that would not happen when proper equipment (a bevel-tip hollow piercing needle) is used.
Needle. Guns aren't suitable for any piercing
It is much safer to get a cartilage piercing with a needle. A piercing gun can cause scaring and lumps once the piercing has healed. These things are much less common if the piercing was done with a needle.
Well that depends on the size of the jewellery being used in the cartilage. Cartilage piercings are never to be done with a piercing gun for obvious reasons. The needle is over gauged which is to say it's one size bigger than the jewellery going into the piercing. This is to allow the tissue to heal around the exposed cartilage and allow for a clean heal between the jewellery and cartilage. This is not a do it your self piercing, serious infections and permanent damage can result due to lack of knowledge of the human body and it's structures..
AnswerNEEDLE NEEDLE NEEDLE!!!Piercing guns are not good for any kind of piercing...Guns are not fitted to the specific person they are piercing... And cannot really be changed to fit each individual piercing/piercee.Ever heard of the Cauliflower effect? It's when a piercing goes wrong, due to the cartilage being broken wrong, which generally happens with a gun. Keloids can also form from improper healing.We're not talking about going to mom's pincushion, grabbing a random needle, sterilizing it with a Bic lighter and sticking it through the side of your nose. A lot of people try that. NOT real smart.A "piercing needle" is a completely different story. These are the kind of needles doctors use to start IVs with. They're hollow and the tip is beveled. A piercing needle doesn't poke its way through like either a sewing needle or a gun stud does, it creates an X shape, then the jewelry is easier to put in.It's also been sterilized in a machine called an autoclave that kills any germs on the needle, and it's kept in a sealed package until it's time to pierce someone with it. Piercing needles give you a clean, easy-to-heal piercing that doesn't hurt as much as getting pierced with a gun does. I've had a lot of piercings done with both piercing needles and guns...no one will ever pierce me with a gun again. Needles are just that much better.Piercing guns should not be used for any type of cartilage piercing.The force can actually shatter the cartilage and cause for ridiculous pain and an extended healing period with a piercing much more prone to infection. It's actually illegal to pierce cartilage with gun in quite a few states.DIY piercing are also a bad idea. Going into a shop is your best bet for a safe and not as painful piercing. :)it is better to get your nose pierced with a needle because guns can not be sterilized properly so that means that there is less risk of infection .
* My nose was pierced with a gun and it didn't hurt at all but then again people tell me that you shouldn't have anything pierced with guns. * I had the needle done, and it hurt like hell, but it is supposedly the healthier way to do it.
The sensation is a bit more intense because you are getting two piercings in one sitting and it's done with a needle not a gun. so it should be not too bad about the same as the cartilage piercing.
When using a piercing gun (such as those they use at Claires) the collapse of your ear cartilage is a possibility. Also, with any piercing, there is the chance of infection if not cleaned properly as instructed by your piercer.
Without a doubt, the needle over the gun......For one thing the gun touching you is the same gun that has touched everyone before you....The gun cannot be sterilized or cleaned per se..... Also the gun will smash the cartilage, and be especially painful..... In the hands of a competent piercer the needle over the gun, now, forever and always....Hope this helps........... i went to a place and they said you can loose your ear if you get it done with a gun because of the pressure and force so if they are not going to do it with a needle just go somewhere else do not take the unnecessary risk