6Pcs Disposable Ear Piercing Gun with Ear Studs No Pain Safety Ear Piercing Gun Kit Tool for Girls Boys Women Men

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Seeing a trained professional with the proper equipment in a sterile environment reduces these risks. Infection can occur if hands and earrings are not cleaned before touching the piercings, certainly for at least the first 6 months. If your earring falls out, resterilize it as quickly as possible and try to fit it back through the hole. The professional who pierced your ears should give you specific instructions on keeping your new piercing clean. Re-piercing your ear(s) at home puts you at risk for complications ranging from infection to tissue and nerve damage.

In many piercings, the narrow gauge of the jewelry used by piercing guns can lead to tearing and other ongoing trauma that expose the body to infection and cause permanent scarring. Choose a surgical stainless steel or titanium earring for your first piercing and stick to a simple, comfortable style like a stud or small hoop. The instructions will probably be along the lines of gently dabbing around your piercing a few times a day using saline solution or rubbing alcohol and cotton swabs. After your piercing, make sure you follow the aftercare advice your piercer gives you to make the healing process and final outcome the best possible. Continue to wear post-style earrings after the six months and only wear French-style earrings for short periods of time until you feel confident that the piercing has healed.

If one of those clients had HIV or another bloodborne illness, then the story could have been much more tragic. When a lot of people think of earrings from before our time, they immediately think of clip-on or screw back earrings. From piercing methods to pain level, we’ll answer some of the common questions first timers ask below!

I was (and still am) a bit afraid of needles and I was really worried that if I went to a studio, I would be judged for it. Piercing needles, on the other hand, are used by professional piercers and don’t require blunt force. With a partially closed piercing, a thin layer of skin has grown over the hole, but there’s still a tunnel underneath it.Also, antibiotic ointment can aggravate an open wound if you manage to break through the skin with an earring. Piercing guns, like the ones used at Claire’s and Icing, push the earring straight through the skin. Just think back to the ancient Egyptians and all the images we have of them with various body and ear piercings. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.