I have a few questions about ear piercing (on the earlobe) that I need some answering. Kinda new to piercings.

I've read a bit on the Net about ear piercings and I understand that generally it's done with either needle or gun? A lot of people seem to be against using gun.. something about "blunt force trauma" which I didn't understand, and something about guns are not clean because they're not sterilised? (Apparently there are risks of Hepatitis infection through using guns.)

Since those stalls don't look really professional, I plan to do my piercing at Poh Kong or some jewellery shop instead. Generally how much do you reckon it would be to do a earlobe piercing at Poh Kong etc?

Thanks for the replies guys! Guess I'll just do it at the Poh Kong near my house.. I'm a little lazy to find these parlours plus it's just a piercing at one ear anyway.

I recently pierced my ear last 2 weeks, and I suppose you can say it's my first time piercing. So when I took off my earring to put on a new one, I seem to FAIL to find the other side of the hole to poke through.. spent some time on it too.

When my mum helped me with it, I think she did poked wrongly that it was painful for a while. Any ideas what I should do? :/ I pierced with a gun btw.

ah I see =.=" how long do you reckon it would take to heal?

Crap I think my piercing just closed? wtf. It was bleeding slightly earlier, and now my 'hole' looks like a black dot and if I had to guess, I think my blood dried in it or something? What should I do about it?

This post has been edited by Saigo: Mar 28 2008, 11:58 PM

Sigh I feel like slapping myself for taking it out in the first place. I was merely trying to practise wearing one and later had a hard time putting it back in.

Wow a few months is a long period.. thanks for the advice. Do you think one month is a good enough period?

Yeah guess I'll go for needles, although I have somewhat of a phobia of needles. >_> Anyone know of a good piercing parlour in Subang?

Ah I see Wonder if there are any piercing parlours in Subang? If not.. where are the good piercing parlours around Klang Valley?