- Piercing guns are used by professionals and non-professionals alike for piercing various parts of the ears. A piercing gun is similar to a nail gun, and has many of the same parts. Piercing guns have a handle to hold on to and a trigger to pull when you're ready to pierce. They also have a tension regulator, an earring adapter and a cradle for the earrings' backs.
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Once the area to be pierced is cleaned, an earring stud is loaded into the earring holder on the gun. The back of the earring is then loaded into the earring back cradle. The gun is held to the ear lobe on the spot marked showing where the piercing should go. The trigger to the gun is then pulled, causing a spring reaction within the gun. The earring is then forced into the ear by intense, quick pressure of the gun.
The piercing stud is worn in the ear from 4 to 6 weeks, until the wound caused by the piercing gun has healed. Once healed, the stud can be removed and replaced by other earrings. - Regular cleaning of new piercings is essential. Piercing guns are not sterilized and some consider this to be a problem. Most experts consider the ear piercing done by a gun to cause blunt tissue trauma. Many professionals prefer the use of sterilized needles over the use of a piercing gun. While most people who use piercing guns are trained only for a couple of weeks, professional piercers are trained from 1 to 2 years before they are allowed to pierce body parts.
