re: Cartilage piercing

<blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" Nooo. Guns are bad. They leave a lot of scarring."</blockquote>




Oops.  

<blockquote><b>Quoting FroggysMommy:</b>" No. You should be pierced by a hollow needle. The gun is unsanitary and a horrible, horrible way to get pierced. Especially for the cartilage!"</blockquote>




Did not know that! The first time I got pierced by a gun to and I was ok, no scaring just a little bit of a bump but it went down.

Will this piercing be ok?

Quoting Brit.Brat:" <blockquote><b>Quoting FroggysMommy:</b>" No. You should be pierced by a hollow needle. ... [snip!] ... I got pierced by a gun to and I was ok, no scaring just a little bit of a bump but it went down. Will this piercing be ok?"

It'll be fine. It's just better to get pierced with a hollow needle  

<blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" It'll be fine. It's just better to get pierced with a hollow needle  "</blockquote>




Ok. Then why do they offer piercing with the gun if its so bad?

Quoting Brit.Brat:" <blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" It'll be fine. It's just better to get pierced ... [snip!] ... to get pierced with a hollow needle  "</blockquote> Ok. Then why do they offer piercing with the gun if its so bad?"

I honestly don't know. I wish they didn't. But probably because it's cheaper, and the person piercing doesn't have to go through an apprenticeship like all certified piercers do.

<blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" I honestly don't know. I wish they didn't. But probably because it's cheaper, and the person piercing doesn't have to go through an apprenticeship like all certified piercers do."</blockquote>




Oh. Well now I know and I will not do it again! I don't want scaring and smurf.

Thanks for all the responses ladies!!

Quoting Brit.Brat:" <blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" I honestly don't know. I wish they didn't. But ... [snip!] ... Oh. Well now I know and I will not do it again! I don't want scaring and smurf. Thanks for all the responses ladies!!"

No problem!

<blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" No problem!"</blockquote>




Oh and just thinking of it, what did you use to clean your piercing? I'm using what Claire's gave me.

Quoting Brit.Brat:" <blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" No problem!"</blockquote> Oh and just thinking of it, what did you use to clean your piercing? I'm using what Claire's gave me."

H2Ocean.

<blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" H2Ocean. "</blockquote>




Never heard of it.

This is just a solution that Claire's uses. The ingredients are aqua and benzalkonium chloride.

Quoting Brit.Brat:" <blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" H2Ocean. "</blockquote> Never heard ... [snip!] ... Never heard of it. This is just a solution that Claire's uses. The ingredients are aqua and benzalkonium chloride."

It looks like this:


Tattoo/piercing shops will have it  

<blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" It looks like this: Tattoo/piercing shops will have it  "</blockquote>




But is the one I'm using now ok?

Right now money because of the holidays I'm short on money  

Quoting Brit.Brat:" <blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" It looks like this: Tattoo/piercing shops will ... [snip!] ... it  "</blockquote> But is the one I'm using now ok? Right now money because of the holidays I'm short on money  "

It should be fine. I know it's what I used for my lobes when I got them pierced a long long time ago, lol. My sister used that on her cartilage (that she did herself) and it's fine.

<blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" It should be fine. I know it's what I used for my lobes when I got them pierced a long long time ago, lol. My sister used that on her cartilage (that she did herself) and it's fine."</blockquote>




Ok good thanks.  

Thanks for answering my millions of questions lol!

<blockquote><b>Quoting kthx.:</b>" You took your bar out?   Neverrr! All that does is irritate the piercing even more. You're never supposed to take jewelry out until the piercing is fully healed. Even to clean it."</blockquote>




Ha well that's what i was told to do by the shop i got it done at bc it developed a keloid i took it out once to clean disinfect the bar and the area around my piercing and then cleaned it as much as i could until it healed