Ah thanks. Due in 3 weeks eeek. First baby. Ah congrats on your little man. We're expecting a girl. She seems quite happy and snug in there so I'll probably go over. I tend to get a new piercing once a year or so. It's just so hard to choose new ones. Mine are mainly ear based. Being a teacher I'm not allowed facial ones at work. I think if my sister in law stops wearing hers I'll go for nose. My old belly button piercing has a huge angry stretch mark running through it now. [emoji23] The pic labelled ‘3’ is of the girl’s other ear, but her right ear obviously has a lot of trauma from the gun piercing (this could be an allergic reaction). The swelling has gone down by the looks of it, but this takes a lot of time. This is not a common thing to happen.

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The autoclave should be spore-tested at least monthly, and the jewelry, needle, and tools used in the piercing process should be sterilized fresh for use, or be sterilized ahead of time and kept in sealed pouches that are used at the point of service,” he adds. 11. How will the piercing be done? Additionally, you might consider looking at online portfolios and social media posts to get an idea of the piercer’s skills as well as jewelry selection. 10. How do I know if it’s a good studio? Lots of different places use guns – even some piercing studios that also use needles will use guns for lobe piercing. But the vast majority of gun-use is in hairdressers, nail bars, tanning/beauty salons and some high street accessories shops.Don’t forget to ask whether the tools are sterilized or not, what are the cleaning steps and most important- don’t forget to share everything here with me. Share your experiences, like, query, requests, or even suggestion. I’ll reply to all of your comments.

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Jef Saunders, president of the Association of Professional Piercers (APP), says that piercers often compare the pain to having an eyebrow wax procedure done or a getting a shot. Am a right in thinking, whilst some people have no problems with gun piercings, because I did with my ears, I most probably will with my nose?Depending on how things look, you can usually swap out your jewelry at this time. 8. What if I need to hide my piercing for work? You don't have permission to access "http://www.superdrug.com/beauty-studio/piercing" on this server. Now let’s not talk about pain. Scientifically needles are less painful however people feel differently. But believe me, it’ll be bearable. The most important reason is – chance of getting infections. Yeah, piercings we get with piercing guns are at high risk of getting infections. And the perception that gun causes less pain is also not true.

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If someone recommended cocoa butter for tattoo aftercare, you might want a second opinion. We've got the details on its benefits and how to use it. READ MORE The piercing gun can only be used to pierce your ears, primarily the lobes since only small amounts of soft tissue will fit between the two parts of the gun. Except for the earlobes, the piercing world isn’t unanimous on using the gun on any other body part. Piercing guns seem like a fast and cheap option (and they are) but it's important to note they aren't as sterile, and if that sounds highly unsanitary, it is. These guns aren't always cleaned in a medically approved way, swapping blood and other bodily fluids between clients. Basically, because a lot of piercing guns are plastic, they can't be properly sterilized. And wiping the piercing gun with antiseptics won't kill the pathogens and bacteria that can cause blood-borne diseases like Hepatitis. Ok forget about everything and tell me first, what would you prefer Needles or Gun? M sure whatever your answer is, this post gonna change your mindset for sure. If it is properly cleaned or a new piercing gun then you definitely go for it. But just keep in mind that babies are more prone to get infection easily.The piercing needle is usually more hygienic as it can be a single-use piece of equipment and has fewer parts and places that bacteria can hide than the gun. I actually asked an employee of one of the big high street gun-piercing companies how the gun was sterilized when she asked me if I would like my ears pierced (she had no idea what I did for a living). Let’s call her Claire, I think that’s what her name badge said. The conversation went [something] like this…. For fast and perfect piercing it is very important to have a sharp needle-like thing. But as I have told you the gun directly pierced into using studs mainly. We can’t tell you which option is right for you: you need to compare piercing guns vs needles based on your needs. In terms of piercing options, you can only get earlobes pierced with the piercing needle. That means if you want anything else pierced, you have to use a piercing needle.