Additionally, is a needle or gun better to pierce with?
Getting Pierced with a Needle
The process of using a needle to do a piercing in an area of the body other than the ear lobe is much safer, and our customers say, less painful than using a piercing gun. … Yet when the two methods are directly compared, needles are far safer, and less painful for body piercings.
- Get all of the materials ready that you will be using. …
- Never share a needle with another person. …
- Wash your hands. …
- Place potato behind your earlobe. …
- Slowly slide the piercing needle. …
- Take care of your newly pierced ears correctly.
Moreover, is it a bad idea to pierce your own ear?
I dated a piercer and asked him if I could pierce my own ear once and he said it’s a really bad idea to pierce yourself, even if you can do the job cleanly. It’s really hard to get a straight hole on yourself, especially your ear.