Hey, I am going to pierce my friends's helix soon and I'm have some questions about the procedure:

-What size is usually used? 1.2 (16 g) or 1.6 (14 g) ?

-Do I use a needle one size bigger than the piercing and then put the jewelery inside the needle or do I use the same size for the jewelery and needle?

-Is it best done with clamps or freehand?

-What diameter should the initial BCR be?


Thanks for any help :)

Ps. Don't worry, I will use sterile clamps, needles and jewelery, wear gloves and clean my hands and his ear before the piercing :)

Edited by Zalie - March/27/2012 at 4:48pm

I know it's the best thing to do but my friend is cheap and if I don't do it I'll never become better and he will probably go to a hairdresser or something :)

Sorry to tell you this, but most people on this site aren't going to tell you how to pierce your friends. It's seriously, seriously frowned upon.

I have no problem with knowledgeable self-piercers. If a person wants to take risks with their own bodies, that is their choice.

But when you start taking other people's bodies into your hands, you're not just making bad decisions for yourself. You might think you are being safe and maintaining a sterile environment, but you probably aren't. And if your friend ends up with a horribly infected piercing because you didn't know what you were doing, you're going to feel like a real dick.

A helix piercing costs about the same as a family size pizza with side orders and coke. Just pay for your friend to get pierced professionally. That way you will have done something kind, ethical and safe rather than just maiming a friend.

haha mike that sounds like the three stoooges slap fights to me


but yea dont pierce your friend, if you have to ask people what size needle and all that stuff to use you should just get a reputable piercer to do it instead of you possibly giving your friend a nasty infection (like mrsa)
 

edit: added last words


Edited by cryptorchild - March/28/2012 at 11:39am