How to Use Piercing Needles

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Tristan McCauley, from Lucky Seven Tattoo, and I'm here to talk to you about how to use piercing needles. First of all, you should not use a piercing needle unless you are licensed to pierce. Using it without a license, in some states, can get you a fine, it can get you arrested, you can be charged, with negligence, things like that. You should only use single use needles, using them more than once, it's a horrible idea. You want to make sure that when you're getting pierced, they only use a single use needle. If the package is broken, torn, punctured, throw it out. You want to open it up, and it should have a guard on the end of it, a little plastic guard. This is to keep you from sticking yourself while you're setting up, things like that. Just pull that off, and there's your needle. It's tri-beveled, which means it's cut at an angle, it just cuts a little c-shape. It allows for better healing, heals faster, heals cleaner, it's better than a puncture from, like a gun. Another thing is, when you're disposing of it, you want to make sure to dispose of it in a red, Sharps container. You can those from any medical supply store or the health department. That's the best way to dispose of it, people know that it's biohazard, they won't mess with it. And that is the safe way to use a piercing needle."