Has anyone gotten piercings except earlobes done with a gun?

I got 3 ear cartilage piercings done with gun. Of the three, one healed very poorly. It gave me immense discomfort while sleeping and got infected. I had to replace the piercing earing with gold earrings so it wouldnt irritate. Even removing the earrings for one night will close it up. I didnt mind the bleeding or pain, but the blinding headaches w......   reply

A gun isn't safe to use because it is VERY hard to clean. I usually clean my piercings with sea salt and warm water or an antiseptic spray. I never touch them unless I've washed my hands thoroughly or spray with antiseptic. And I try to keep them dry until they have properly healed. Don't prod or move or touch the piercing or you will irritate and......   reply

My friend got those two places pierced with a needle. They'll give you instructions to clean your piercings and avoid infections. Her piercings healed just fine. Also, I'm pretty sure the guy making her piercings strongly recommended the needle as he had more control over it and less risks of infection. Guns are nice for earlobes, but I would cons......   1 reply

I actually got my ear lobes pierced with a gun and it healed perfectly! No infections or anything of that sort but you should probs get yours done with a needle. Just my two cents ╮(￣▽￣)╭   1 reply

please don't get any piercings with a gun! using a needle is 100% safer as using a piercing gun can increase the chance of infection tenfold, the results don't look as good, and it's really fucking painful and traumatizing to your body. i have 9 piercings - including 4 cartilage and 1 septum piercing. septum was the easiest to heal since it's the......   reply

I haven't myself personally, but after watching a lot of videos and I mean a LOT of videos about tattoos and piercings, everyone recommends you do it with a needle rather than a gun. But that's just my 2 cents ;P I would watch videos and do more research on your own then come to your own conclusion! Either way, I hope things go smoothly for you (�......   1 reply

Never ever get piercings done with a piercing gun, they can be incredibly damaging for your skin! those guns can cause trauma to your skin and irritate the hell out of the punctioning. piercing guns do not use needles to pierce the skin, they just use whatever stud you want to have, which have rounded ends and just get forced into and through your ......   reply

i got three piercings with a gun, both earlobes and one in the cartilage. the cartilage and my left earlobe wouldn't heal and got so infected i had to take them out. dont use a gun it's a waste of your money and time, i think a hollow needle would be best but it's painful   reply

I got all my eight piercings on my ear with a gun. I got them at a cheap, unprofessional place when I was underage. Even though I did not have problems with them afterwards, I would always recommend getting your piercings professionally done with a needle. A piercing is a hole in your body and when you get it you inflict a wound to yourself. It m......   reply

Please, please go to a piercer and get your piercings done with a needle. Like pervious posts have said there is less trauma to the ear and it will heal faster. Another thing is that using a piercing gun leaves you more likely get an infection. Although you can change the needle of the gun you can’t completely sterilize the gun. With any piercing......   1 reply