It is the position of all at Blue Lotus that only sterile disposable equipment is suitable for body piercing, and that only materials which are certified as safe for internal implant should be placed in inside a fresh or unhealed piercing.
Free or cheap piercings can quickly become expensive if you become sick or if the site becomes infected. there are no guarantees you won’t have problems after any piercing, but a professional body piercer is trained to follow standard safety protocol and help you choose the best jewellery for your new look. a pro’s procedure might cost you a little more, but prices are usually not prohibitive. talk to a professional piercer before you make the decision to use a piercing gun.
A professional body piercer is far more likely to give you even lobe holes than a person holding a piercing gun. professionals have the experience required to get it right, while guns aren’t designed for accuracy, even in experienced hands.
Your jewellery should be made from a high quality implant grade material that’s suitable for new piercings. Jewellery used in piercing guns is not, and can create irritation that leads to infection when exposed to the fluids that result from a piercing. they also have a much higher risk of allergic reaction. The backing, having a higher surface area and small holes harbour bacteria.
Most guns force regular, blunt-ended studs through the tissue of your ears, a painful process that can cause damage. the shock isn’t typically a huge issue for the lobes, but why risk it? a piercing professional will pierce you with razor-sharp, hollow needles that pierce through areas quickly without damaging the surrounding tissue (a process that’s usually less painful than gun piercing).
Retail establishments that use piercing guns often report ask their staff to pierce after just a short amount of training, sometimes only a few hours. With such little training, how can these retailers be aware of the sanitary precautions that must be followed to prevent contamination? or how to instruct for proper aftercare?
Piercing guns use post earrings of a standard length. There really is no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to anywhere on the body. People with thick earlobes may find that their new earrings are tight when lobes swell after piercing, and that they have little to no post length to use for expansion to relieve the pressure. A professional body piercer has access to many styles of initial jewellery that won’t inhibit comfort or the healing process.
The UKAPP, founded at this very studio, Blue Lotus. Is a comprehensive non-profit health and safety organization dedicated to safe piercing and education .
