You usually get some 18 year old who gets paid like $10 an hour who isn’t thinking about the structure of your ear and where the piercing will look the best. Before I did a lot of serious research on piercings I was considering getting my cartilage done with a gun but then after doing some research I realized that the gun is a higher risk and usually you don’t get someone who’s profession is to pierce you. Also just because the gun is a faster and less expensive option than the professional piercing doesn’t mean it is better. You may be fine but there are other people who had their cartilage shattered because it is actually a thin bone. Is it normal?Īll the people talking about how they’re fine after getting their cartilage done with a gun are probably unaware that it’s just more of a risk. I just got my helix piercing a couple days ago and the top area of my ear is purple (kinda like a bruise) my ear isn’t red, swollen, or warm. Even if something has been cleaned beforehand, nowhere will be as clean as a professional, licensed studio. You can never be sure whether it is truly sterile or not, especially if it came through the post. Chances are it has only been washed with alcohol or boiled rather than properly sterilised. Allow a friend or someone to pierce you at home or in their home "studio," even if the equipment was labelled as sterile.Use any form of peroxide, bleach, or cream on a fresh piercing.Put a fresh piercing in direct sunlight or in freezing cold air as this will cause pain and even excess swelling.Scratch, rub, soak, salt, pick, play with, or remove a new piercing since this can cause a lot of discomfort and problems.Touch or allow other people to touch your fresh piercing.Your piercing is an open wound directly linked to your bloodstream. This can cause serious infection and damage the piercing. Submerge a new piercing in water, go swimming, or share any personal liquid items e.g.
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