Has anyone pierced their own ears???

[Beauty Mark]

DO NOT PIERCE YOURSELF.

$30 is not that much, honestly. A good piercer will help prevent infections by piercing you in a sterilized environment and make sure the piercing is straight.

 

[AimeeL]

If you buy one of those kits to pierce them yourself, the earrings are sanitized and you aren't supposed to touch them without gloves. (Or at least, the ones I used before were.) I did my best friends ears, three seperate sets, and they all turned out beautifully. If you want to do it yourself, you can, you just have to do it in the most sanitary way possible.

For what it's worth, I got my cartilage and ears done at a professional, expensive place, and they still got infected many, many times, and I am usually a very fast healer. So just because a place charges you more, doesn't mean they are good.

 

[cubachinita]

I've had my ears pierced since small in my country. Havent had anymore done. Idk about where you live, but where i do, there are malls that have like counters in the middle that sell jewerly, one of them called Piercing Pagoda, i know they pierced your ears free if you buy an earring, you can even buy a crappy one. This is just a suggestion.

 

[hottie123]

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Originally Posted by TamiChoi Lol. No, I haven't, but my brother did. He put ice behind the spot where he was goin to pierce it and then pierced it with one of his earrings. after that, they were infected for like a few months.

That's emo. Why not just pay $15 at the mall and get it done?

 

[lyttleravyn]

please don't go to the mall. they use piercing guns, which CANNOT be properly sterilized between each use. Not only that but the girls I know in my mall are not fully trained in blood-borne pathogens. Please go to a reputable place. The place I go to all the piercers are registered nurses as well as being BBP certified; all equipment is sterilized and used only once. Personally, I'd rather not take any chances.

 

[MACATTAK]

I did 3 of the 6 on each of my ears. It was pretty painful, and the only reason I did it myself was because in high school my mom only allowed me to have 3. I took great care of them & nothing ever happened, but I would recommend getting them done professionally. It's basically painless, and a lot quicker that way.

 

[MACATTAK]

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Originally Posted by TISH1127 My cartilage was pierced by a professional and I did everything I was told...It still got infected..I eventually after a year of dealing with it let it close.

I tried having cartilage piercings numerous times. It hurt too much sleeping on them (this was after having them pierced for awhile). Eventually I let them all close up too. Waste of money for me

 

[NutMeg]

Yeah, it's sleeping on my cartilage piercing that always gets me. Nothing teaches you that you have a favourite side to sleep on quite like a cartilage piercing on that side.

 

[kendrie]

You won't regret getting it repierced with a needle!

 

[kendrie]

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Originally Posted by NutMeg Yeah, it's sleeping on my cartilage piercing that always gets me. Nothing teaches you that you have a favourite side to sleep on quite like a cartilage piercing on that side.

LOL exactly
and i made the mistake of getting two cartilage piercings ..one on each side..haha ...no sleep for a week

 

[vocaltest]

i can't believe some people have had their cartilidges pierced with a gun!!!! i thought this was illegal, well in the UK anyway. one of my best friends is a piercer and using a gun can completely shatter your cartilidge in your ear!! hes shown me some NASTY infection pictures before... i think your body is worth that $30!

 

[kittykit]

Those who pierced your own ears, you're soooo brave! IMO, it's safer to get it done by a professional. You never know what you could do wrong.

 

[abbey_08]

i repierced my own ears before when they half closed with an earring, it didnt get infected but then they wasnt majorly closed up. i still say get it repierced properly ...$30 dont seem alot.

 

[mizuki~]

My mom and aunt did it themselves. No infections or anything.
I have 6 ear piercings from a gun and luckily they're all normal. It only cost me $5 per piercing lol it's cheap but you risk getting a little bump behind the ears and maybe shattered cartilage (not pretty at all..)

 

[allyson]

I've pierced my own cartilage and my boyfriend has pierced my ears and nostril a bajillion times

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Doing at home piercing is not by itself a bad idea, you just HAVEHAVEHAVE to get the proper equipment, e.g. hollow, sterilized needles and autoclaved jewelry, and you must work in an environment that has been cleaned very well. That should keep infection risk very minimal.
The only thing you'd have to do then is get the nerve to pierce yourself.


Overall, though, you'd probably end up paying the same amount to correctly do it at home as you'd be paying at a shop, so...

 

[VeXedPiNk]

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Originally Posted by NutMeg gigglegirl: Get some Bactine dude. Antiseptic/anasthetic spray for sunburns/mild burns/scrapes, it's the shit for piercing infections. Good prevention too. Did the piercer at the salon go over aftercare with you? Because salt soaks are awesome for healing stuff up too.

Bactine is a great idea. Most of my friends swear by it. However when I got my monroe piercing, the Bactine made it worse! I found that a bit of hydrogen peroxide worked wonders and cleared up the infection in a couple days, so thats always an option too. Salt soaks are AWESOME too.... they feel so nice!

 

[jennifer.]

i have two in the left earlobe and one in the right and the first two were done when i was way younger. i don't remember it though.

in 4th grade, my friend did the 2nd one in my left ear one night with ice, a sewing needle, and thread when we were bored (and dumb) and although it healed fine--i still have it 22 yrs later--i'm attributing it to her making me hold on tightly to her catholic prayer necklace while she did it. haha

when my own daughter was 10 though, she asked me to get hers done at claire's and that was an instant NO. i made sure to take her to an APP certified piercer (Association of Professional Piercers) in the area that would do it with my permission. it wasn't worth the risk of infection for my daughter and it shouldn't be for your own body. no matter what the cost. proper aftercare is important as well and i made sure she was doing it as directed.

on a funnier note, this thread makes me think of the part in pulp fiction where rosanna arquette's character is talking about her piercings and how the gun goes against the entire idea of piercing. it's actually true. like others have mentioned, it's not worth the risk.

also, another vote from me for non-iodized sea salt soaks!

*sorry about the long reply, it's something i firmly believe in!

 

[Countingstars13]

Yes I have I just pierced my second hole to my ear a week ago. It's still healing. No it doesn't hurt for some people if you use a piercing needle. I myself did not use a piercing needle I used a blow dart gun needle. I took it and put it in 70% rubbing Acohol and I clean the spot I was going to pierce the I got my stud and cleaned that then I cleaned my hands for the 5th time then I took the needle and popped it thought, lined the stud at the end of the needle nod pushed it through. After I pushed it through I cleaned it up and left it alone until I had to clean it cuz if you play with them then it's not gonna heal so well. Hope I helped. I also pierced my boyfriend ear. I'm 12 and I've been piercing my family members rads for a while now.