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DO WE USE A
PIERCING "GUN"? |
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NO! |
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gun should never be used for any body or facial piercings. |
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Piercing guns are inaccurate, more painful and less safe |
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than properly sterilized disposable piercing needles. |
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Gun "shoots" a hole through the ear with the jewelry.
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These studs are often too tight on the skin, especially since the
pierced |
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skin usually swells up a bit during the healing process. (One size does |
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fit all). |
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The pierced skin is squeezed between the stud and it’s lock.
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Piercing can not breathe, which makes the healing process longer than |
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necessary. |
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This may also cause an infection. |
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One often gets a
lumpy scar tissue (keloid) around a piercing, |
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especially on pierced cartilage, as the tissue is torn up. |
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It is quite impossible to properly sterilized piercing guns.
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Generally just the studs are sterilized, but not the tool itself. |
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Guns carry a risk of contamination by hepatitis virus |
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or many other possible nasty germs, which you do not want in |
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your piercing. |
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Piercing with hollow sharp needles makes a nice and clean cut, |
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resulting in less pain and better healing. |
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