by corazon_de_oro » Sun Dec 26, 2010 5:21 am
Ouch, gunned helix piercings... my double helix was done with needles and it's still the biggest pain in the ass ever (not fully healed after a year and a half) so I can't imagine how bad a gunned one would be. And people think guns are so quick/easy/painless but in my experience they're way more painful than needles! Getting my lobes pierced at 10G hurt less than when I had them gunned. Plus one of the biggest problems I have with guns is that the aftercare instructions they give you are pretty much the opposite of everything you should do, and if you manage to heal them it's in spite of all that crap, not because of it. And the people who use guns take a short course piercing styrofoam ears or just watch a video and they're turned loose to pierce little kids/babies! But parents put more trust in those people than they do big scary tattoo shops... the piercer I go to is a mother herself, not to mention her years of piercing experience and APP membership, but people still would rather have it done by a teenager in Claire's! It's just soooo screwed up.
I'm Lindsay.
I have 1/2" lobes and 11 piercings: left helix x2, both conches, both nostrils, septum, navel, and VCH.
My lobes are small but I know a lot about stretching and how to do it safely, so message me if you have any questions!