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Body Piercing Guidelines or "I want a piercing, now what"
- All Body Piercing studios are regulated and work under regional and local health and city licensing regulations.
- Age limits can vary from city to city and state/province to state/province, contact your local body piercing studios (under the yellowpages "Body Piercing" ) they will tell you what the age limits are for your area.
- Identification is aways needed (Birth certificate, Student card, Drivers license) Parental consent is consent from the legal parents (Mother or Father). Grand parents, Sister, Brother, Second Cousin twice removed doesn't cut it sorry. Unless they are your legal guardians assigned by the courts and have documented proof or this, it just won't work.
- Prices for piercings vary from shop to shop and city to city. Be sure you phone and ask them what the total price is including any *aftercare solutions they may try to sell you (* Professional body piercing studios won't try to sell you aftercare solution, they will recommend cleansers and soaps but that's it if you want it they will sell it but they will not force you to buy it.)
- Do your research, check these places out and find a studio that you are comfortable with, talk to the piercer and discuss you wishes. If at any time you feel like you are being ignored or rushed leave, find somewhere else. Good shops will be busy, but they will also want you to book your appointment, this way they have there full attention on you not everyone else who is asking questions (that's a good thing).
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoWikianswers is not a venue to provide "how to" information that can lead to serious personal injury. Consult your local professional body piercer for piercing related questions.
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Can you reuse piercing needle?
Absolutely not
Can you buy a piercing needle under age 18?
No, they are not for sale to minors. A standard bevelled piercing needle is a modified hypodermic needle, minus its coupling attachment, and it is for this reason that they are not to be sold to minors.
Is the needle hot for belly button piercings?
No, the needle is the same as any piercing.
What gauge needle is used for a tragus piercing?
Mine was done with a 16g needle (:
How do you sterile a needle?
You can only use a New needle for piercing. and they are sterilized in a lab.
Were can you get a piercing needle?
You can order it online or if not then go to a piercing shop with aftercare things they might have it there.
How involved are the steps for doing a cartilage piercing?
The process of piercing cartilage is generally quick and uncomplicated, unlike the healing process of this type of piercing. First, the instruments and area around where the piercing will be need to be cleaned thoroughly. Next, a trained professional will pierce your ear with a hollow needle, using marks to ensure the piercing isn't crooked. Once the needle is through both layers of skin and the cartilage, the jewelry should be inserted into the hollow needle and pulled through the fresh piercing with the needle.
Can you use a Sewing needle as a piercing?
no A sewing needle is a sharpened piece of metal. If you try to shove a sewing needle through skin, you will cause a lot of damage, which will in turn lead to longer heals and possible scarring. When a piercer does the piercing, they use a hypodermic needle. It is a hollow needle with razor sharp edges on the point. They are designed to slice and separate the skin, causing as minimal damage as possible. When looking to have a piercing, consult a professional piercer. Piercing is not a do it yourself project.
Is it better to get your lip pierced with a needle or a gun?
Needle. Guns aren't suitable for any piercing
Is it weird for a 14 year old to get a tragus piercing or a cartilage piercing and gun or needle?
Never get any piercing with a gun-style piercing machine no matter what. Gun-style piercing machines cause trauma, unnecessary damage, and scar tissue around the piercing that would not happen when proper equipment (a bevel-tip hollow piercing needle) is used.
How can you tell if your cartilage has been shattered by a piercing?
There will be bumps in the cartilage near the piercing. It is better to be pierced with a needle.
Does cartilige piercing hurt bad with a needle?
It's actually much less painful with a needle, and there's a lower chance of infection. The piercing gun can't be cleaned and sterilized properly, whereas the piercing needle is always new and just our of a sterile package. The piercing gun can shatter catilage in some cases, the earring can get stuck in the gun causing trauma to the area when it is yanked out, and the ear-ring causes a bigger hole than the needle.
