Serious piercing studios make all piercings with sterile disposable needles, specially designed for the purpose. The needle is sharp and has a cutting edge that is optimized to slide through the skin with the least possible damage to the tissue. A Bodypiercer has undergone training in several stages, where hygiene knowledge and anatomy are the cornerstones. The risk of cross-contamination in piercing is great and it is extremely important that your piercer has basic knowledge of how blood infection and bacteria are spread. This is the only way to avoid the spread of infection and perform piercings safely.The jewelry that is inserted when you get pierced at a piercing studio is made of Titanium or 316L Surgical Steel, both materials are well-proven and safe for new piercings. The design of "healing jewelry" for piercings is optimized to have as few joints, cavities or irregularities as possible, the aim is to minimize the risk of bacteria getting into the piercing and causing infection.
Piercing guns cannot be sterilized. In other words, there is a risk of blood contamination when getting piercing with these. Hepatitis viruses and staphylococcus bacteria can live for several days/weeks on the gun. Most often, the person who performs piercing with a gun has only taken a one-day course, watched a video or only read information about how to perform the piercing. Knowledge about hygiene, sterility and cross-contamination is often lacking.The design of the "healing jewellery" is not individualized when piercing with a gun. There is ONE length of the jewelry (often too short), the back of the earring is often incorrectly designed & collects bacteria that then enter the piercing when it sits too tightly on the exit hole. During the piercing, the blunt earstud is pushed through the ear, this causes great damage to the ear and can result in significant tissue damage, unnecessary scar tissue and a significantly prolonged healing process, in addition, it is more expensive to pierce with a gun compared to a needle.Piercing guns should not be used for piercing, either in earlobes or other body parts.
Always go to a reputable piercing studio when you want a new piercing. Check that they have an autoclave and ask to see their latest spore sample, which should not be older than three months. At a piercing studio, you will be cared for by a person with solid knowledge of hygiene, blood contamination and aftercare. Sterile disposable needles are used with minimal tissue damage and you will have optimal conditions for a good healing process.