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Answer by piercingGURLY
Submitted on 2/20/2004
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hey all, first of all my friend pierces people's ear every day at lunch. she just gets a safety pin and sticks it through. all 11 people have no regrets and love their piercings! i also pierced my belly button by myself which i regret. it took a long time to get the safety pin in. and it was like black and blue scab...it took a month to FULLY heal, and even now it looks a little different. i took it out because i was scared i would get a disease. also, i had to use just a regular earring, which sucked. and the first night i slept with it, i woke up and the earring had adhered to my skin! i had to yank it out, it started bleeding and hurt like crAzy! so to anyone looking to pierce their belly button by themselves...beware of the consequences! bling bling all! im all that and a bag of cheetos! lol, luv you jubilee, my bestest best friend in the whole world! and audy audy, also my besest friend! piercingGIRLY

Answer by Alexi
Submitted on 3/5/2004
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Okay, children. I do not advise piercing yourself. You could end up with lots of infections and scars from it. Most of you say you can't wait until you're 18, but what's the big deal? Everyone and their brother has piercings so if you want to be unique, I wouldn't advise piercings. It's a long time fad. I have about 6 piercings and I had to wait until I was 18 to get them and by that time I was sure that I wanted them. For your safety, don't do it yourself. Just wait and go to a professional. They know what they're doing and you don't. And if you parents are telling you no now, they must have good reason. If you want a piercing, go buy fake hoops for cartilage and clip on's for lobes. They look exactly the same. And I also don't advise piercings with guns, but thats just my opinion.

Answer by maggie1
Submitted on 3/9/2004
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Safety pins are a bad idea mostly because they are nickle-plated cheap-o metal which many people have allergic reactions to. Please don't push a needle through your ear and let it 'pop' out the other side. Push the needle into something, an ice-cube, a clean cork, anything else that you can clean by steaming in the microwave for a minute. Don't share any any equipment with anyone, ever not even your cork. Nobody wants Hepatitis. Be very careful about cartilage piercings because they can tend to abscess, and that kind of infection needs to be cut open and drained. Yum. If you like your nipples, nose, etc, have a professional pierce them. It would suck to have your nipples screwed up.

Answer by Paris
Submitted on 3/11/2004
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So I keep seeing all this stuff about people piercing themselves with safety pins...I thought I should say something. I'm a piercer, and also an EMT, so take a second to read this: Safety pins are NOT made for piercing. They are not very sharp, they are not made to be sterile, and they are not guaged. There are literally thousands of piercing and tattoo supply companies out there. just look them up on Google or something. Order some needles, pick up a book on anatomy, and go nuts. I'm not saying you should just get a needle and stick it thru yourself...but it sounds like you're going to do it anyway. Piercing needles are guaged, that means they have specific sizes, to go along with the jewelry you are putting in there. They are also made to be sterilized, and you can actually order pre sterilized needles. They only run about 45cents apiece too. Also, they are hollow, and very sharp. A piercing needle needs to be hollow so that it can displace the matter it is being pushed through. In this case, that means skin, and a whole buncha other stuff. A safety pin will simply push this all to the side, or into your body...anyway, that's my two cents, and I won't ramble any longer, because I somehow doubt any of you even read this far....

Answer by silver balls (necklace)
Submitted on 4/2/2004
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Ive had my ears pierced for 5 years but I cant work up the courage to pierce my ear again by myself. I mean i went to a professional and got my cartilage pierced and it got infected. Although my friend pierced her own and it turned out fine shes gonna pierce mine for me. I've had my nose pierced for 1 week though and I did that by myself.I had a little help from a frind but only to tell me if it was going in right b-cuz she pierced her nose too and it turned out fine for both of us. I dont regret it but im glad my mom still hasn't found out. I hide it well. I dont where it at home either and it isnt closing up one bit. So im proud of my lovely job and ive pierced my belly button myself too i just took it out b-cuz the needle wasnt the right size. (I dont advise any one to pierce their own lip, tongue, nipples, or eyebrow.)

Answer by toast
Submitted on 4/5/2004
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for the girl who wants to know how to how to pierce her own nose: ok. i pierced my nose a few months. turned out great and no infections! first. get a needle. boil it in water then let it soak in peroxide. clean your nose. mark the spot where you want it pierced.(i didn't use anything to numb my nose) i gently stuck the needle through and make sure to do it at a little angle DON'T pierce straight across. then once you get through the last layer twist the needle around to make sure the hole is big enough. gently remove the needle and pop your stud in. after that you're good to go EXCEPT in some cases peoples studs fall out in the middle of the night...it didnt happen to me so try to sleep on the side your nose isn't pierced. aftercare: don't put makeup by the area you pierced your nose. use sea salt or dial soap to clean the piercing. you DON'T take the stud out to clean the piercing. clean the piercing 3 times a day. leave the stud in for about 2 weeks then you can change it to something different. is should heel in 1-3 months. remember: piercing yourself isn't always the greatest idea. i was lucky and had no infections. make sure to steralize if you're planning on piercing yourself.