I just saw a video of someone doing it and nothing happened but someone said it was a bad idea on yahoo answers.
2007-06-30 11:00:22 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
What the hel.l is up with kids?
You're 11 years old. Why do you need to pierce yourself.
You should wait until you are older.
I'm not saying this as a person that hates body mods, I have piercings and I'm getting more. I just think you should wait until you know that thats what you really want.
And besides, it's not a good idea to get your nose pierced with a piercing gun. That's not how the professionals do it, so that probably means you're going to get one of your little gal pals to do it. Just wait on it.
2007-06-30 16:24:26 · answer #1 · answered by Olivia! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes , it's a bad idea. Piercing guns are only safe to use for ear lobe piercings. Nose piercings should be done with a 20g or 18g hollow needle. If you get it done with a gun , nothing bad happens at first but it takes longer to heal and you can develop a keloid. Plus piercing guns only pierce with earrings. You're not meant to have an earring in your nose. You're meant to have a nose stud/nose ring.
2007-07-01 12:43:48 · answer #2 · answered by jσαnnє ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting pierced with a piercing-gun is very unhealthy for your body. A piercing-gun inflicts blunt force trauma to the body (sort of like trying to punch a hole through your arm) which increases the chance for infection and an unpleasant healing process. ALL piercings should be performed with a hollow, surgical steel tribevel needle. This will alleviate the problem of "blowout" (having a volcano-like build-up of flesh around the exit hole of you piercing) and decrease chances for infection.
The first such problem is the risk of contracting disease. Most guns have plastic parts which cannot be properly sterilized, giving rise to the possibility of spreading bacterial infections, such as those suffered recently by a group of people in Oregon after getting pierced at a mall, or more serious blood-borne diseases such as Hepatitis B and C.
The second problem has to do with the shape and composition of the jewelry itself and the force applied by it to the earlobe (or any body part), making healing difficult. These guns were first manufactured to tag livestock, and inflict unnecessary blunt trauma to the tissue. The studs used by the guns have clasps which trap bacteria and which, when combined with the too-short post used by the jewelry, compress the tissue. This does not allow for any swelling, makes cleaning the site difficult, and reduces the availability of oxygen to the wound. In addition, the metal used for most of the gunned jewelry is of inferior quality and may inhibit healing by causing contact dermatitis or nickel allergies.
The best and safest option for any piercing, including earlobes, is to patronize a professional body piercer. These individuals have the proper training to perform safe piercings, unlike most physicians, and certainly unlike the poorly trained clerks piercing people in malls. Professional piercers observe proper sterile procedures, use a single-use, sharp needle which does not damage tissue, and good quality body jewelry made specifically for safe and speedy healing.
2007-06-30 20:31:37 · answer #3 · answered by LuLu 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
OH MY GOD YES! Its bad to get your lobes done with a gun, let alone your nose. Guns cannot be sterlizied and result in nasty infections and keloids (white head-like bumps), which can only be removed with surgery and injecting steroids. The gun uses a blunt piece of jewelry, no matter how sharp it looks. It rips through your skin, leaving a jagged hole that gets infected easily. At a tattoo parlor, they use hollow, tube-like needles that actually take a hunk (i know, gross) of skin outta your nose. Its clean and not jagged and the needles are so clean beyond belief. Please do not use a gun to get your nose pierced. I beg you.
2007-06-30 19:35:05 · answer #4 · answered by Carley S 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That is a terrible idea. Piercing ANYTHING is a bad idea with a piercing gun. They cause tissue damage and the jewelry they use is cheap crap.
Please get it pierced with a needle by a professional.
2007-06-30 18:21:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's old school, it's not safe to have it done with a gun. It's safer, more sterile and easier to have it done with a needle.
2007-07-01 11:17:52 · answer #6 · answered by 0 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A gun as in a pistol? I don't think that would be a good idea since you might blow off your face in the process, and that wouldn't be good.
2007-06-30 20:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by greencoke 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would say, please let a professional do it. If you try doing it yourself with a piercing gun, it could get messed up and this is something you'd have to live with.
Good luck!
2007-06-30 18:09:46 · answer #8 · answered by Amanda S 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a .22 would work. Definitely not a .44 Magnum.
2007-06-30 18:03:58 · answer #9 · answered by zp055att 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
yes yes yes bad idea!!! had mine done that way would not recomend it
2007-07-02 00:01:17 · answer #10 · answered by cheri h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋