Step 4: Prepare & Position for a Safe & Secure Piercing
- Position the gun & line the earring STRAIGHT across on the dot. (Ear lobe should be directly in between the pointy stud & the backing. …
- Once lined up straight & steady, squeeze the gun fast & tightly. …
- Repeat steps above 1 & 2, when piercing the other ear.
Keeping this in consideration, how safe are home ear piercing kits?
The overarching advice from expert piercers is simply not to attempt a DIY piercing at home, as tempting as it may be in lockdown. “I’ve seen firsthand the damage these kits can do and the distress and pain they can cause,” concludes Megan. “If you’re considering piercing yourself, my advice is simple: don’t.
- Put an ear stud in the adaptor.
- Adjust the tension regulator to locked the position.
- Put the tool to ear and aim the position (earlobe), hold the trigger to back the ear stud cradle.
- Clean up both the tool and studs before and after use.
Correspondingly, what can I pierce with a piercing gun?
Ear piercing guns
The piercing gun (stud gun) is a specialised tool designed specifically for use on ear lobes, or the nose, or the navel. A stud gun must only be used for the body part for which it is designed. For example, an ear piercing gun should not be used to pierce any other part of the body.
Should I pierce my ears with a gun or needle?
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.
How do professionals pierce ears?
Depending on where you go for your piercing, and the part of your ear that you choose, a professional with a needle or piercing gun marks a spot and creates a hole. The piercer then places an earring in the hole.
Is doing your own piercing bad?
And never let your untrained friend to do it either. Do-it-yourself piercings are not sterile and if you accidentally pierce the wrong place, you could cause severe bleeding or permanent nerve damage.”
Can I do my own ear piercing?
Put the earring post into the hole, pull the needle the rest of the way through and the earring will glide into your ear. This is much less traumatic than the usual at-home method of using a sewing needle and shoving an earring straight into the fresh hole immediately afterwards.
Is Studex ear piercing safe?
Yes! All Studex ear piercing systems are safe for ears of any age. … All Studex ear piercing studs and hoops are packaged and sterilized to meet or exceed U.S. FDA standards and EC European regulations.
How do they pierce ears with a needle?
If you are using a hollow piercing needle, thread the jewelry through the center of the needle. Put the earring in your ear. After you’ve pierced your ear, and while the needle is sticking through the ear, place the shaft of the earring into the hollow tube of the needle and then push it all the way through the ear.
Does ear piercing hurt?
You may feel a pinch and some throbbing after, but it shouldn’t last long. The pain from either piercing method is probably equivalent. The ear has nerves all through it. But the fatty tissue in the earlobe has less than other areas, so it may feel less painful.
