nose piercing guns?

Question

ooohhh k.....i live in japan and pretty much every mall i go into has piercing guns for pretty much every part of the body....lip...tongue...brow...nose...ear... every thing...im looking to get my nose pierced...but all the research ive done comes back with the same answer..."unsanitary"...they come in individually sealed packages...with the stud and all.....is it no different or would i be safe?

Answer 1

always always always the best idea to go to a shop and have a professional piercer do it!

guns inflict a lot of trauma on your body. with a gun, it just pushes the skin out of the way, causing unneeded pressure. the needles that professional piercers use are hollow, so the skin is actually removed where the hole is. this allows for better healing, since there is less pressure around the fistula [the hole]. remember, the immediate area is going to swell a little during the first couple days.

and this is all even more important because of *where* you want to be pierced. unlike your ear lobes, lip, tongue, etc., your nose is *cartilage*. it's much harder to pierce correctly than fleshy tissue. i've actually heard horror stories of cartilage cracking and splitting when guns are used. because what are you doing? again - you're *pushing* the cartilage out of the way. with a needle, that cartilage is going to be removed instead.

in terms of sanitation, you're also better off at a piercing shop. shops will always use brand new needles, and the foreceps are autoclave-sterilized. the environment inside a piercing shop [and tattoo shops - they're often found together] are closer to that of a hospital. this is because the piercers know how important it is to have not only sterile utensiles, but a clean, sterile[ish] environment as well. you're never going to find an environment remotely close to this at a mall.

sure, you may pay a little more money at a piercing shop, but it will be worth it if you care about your nose - and i assume you do, or else you'd probably have a mall-pierced nose right now instead of doing some research on the issue ;-)

Answer 2

using a piercing gun to pierce a nose is no safer than me punching you in the nose - and a broken nose is one of the risks if the person doing it is holding the gun too close to the septum when they pull the trigger.

they're not meant to be used on ANYTHING except earlobes, and even then it's a very crude way of putting a hole in a body since it's brute force versus a sharp object that actually removes a hole of skin.

any idiot can pick up a piercing gun, which is why they're so common - why spend years learning how to pierce safely and hygienically when you can spend $10 for a gun and set up in business.

in simple terms, someone who pierces with a gun has no understanding or qualifications in anatomy, hygiene, or the basics of how blood-borne diseases are spread - as long as you pay and sign the disclaimer they'll pull the trigger.

paying a little more to have it done by a professional who can perform the piercing safely and actually advise and help you should it get infected is more than worth it.

the words 'mall' and 'professional' are rarely used together, avoid going to the mall and visit a licensed piercer instead.

Answer 3

if the guns come in individual sterilised sealed packages, then perhaps it's sanitary (although if it's just the stud that does, it's not at all), but the hygiene issue isn't the only reasons guns are ill-advised.

they blunt trauma of the stud being forced through the skin can lead to infections and longer healing times. it's always best to get pierced by a professional skilled piercer with a sterilised needle.

Answer 4

My nostril piercing is every week historical and I pierced it myself with a needle. I might recommend a needle piercing due to the fact that it's remedy simply best and did not harm in any respect, so I'm assuming it might be even bigger with a reputable. Good success, it appears quite adorable! :)

Answer 5

if they come in the package and you're the only one that uses it then it is safe. but its not a good idea to get your nose pierced with a gun. a needle works the best.

Answer 6

I've gotten my nose pierced twice, and it wasn't with a gun. It was a needle and a cork. If you see them open the package, and they use gloves, and the place seems snitary, I say go for it if you really want it.

Answer 7

its always best to have a professional use a needle for any body parts, exept your ear lobes

Answer 8

it is safe