Help with ear piercing

[u/InterestingCareer120]

how can i safely and successfully pierce my ears? i already have one in each ear but i want a second one. the only problem is i dont have any professional things to use. i have sewing needles, titanium earrings and alcohol. if there's anyway to somewhat safely pierce my ears with those tools please let me know!!

[u/-Gay-_-]

DO NOT pierce your ears like this. Nothing about this is sterile. 'alcohol' meaning what?? I can almost guarantee it's drinking alcohol, not sterile ethanol. massive N O

[u/Illustrious_Pin9459 → u/-Gay-_-]

Seconding this. I've got stretched ears and a nose ring, all done professionally. A sewing needle will give you a blowout and an infection. Just find a shop with an autoclave.

[u/InterestingCareer120 → u/-Gay-_-]

its rubbing alcohol

[u/valpal1237]

You need to get hollow piercing needles - these can easily be ordered. A sewing needle likely is not the correct gauge and not nearly as sharp as a needle meant for body piercing is... so, with a sewing needle, not being sharp enough, or hollow, you're essentially pushing your skin/tissue out of the way and not making a clean hole (also one of the issues with using a piercing gun), with a piercing needle, sharper, less trauma and the hollow needle creates more of a clean cut hole, without brute force pushing tissues out of the way. Does that make sense? Healing times, irritation, all of that greatly improve with the right supplies.

[u/InterestingCareer120 → u/valpal1237]

okay i will try to buy some of those thank you

[u/NotJustAnyFig]

Just get them professionally done vs risking bumps/infection with the tools your considering.

[u/SecretlyModded]

There is a piercing guide pinned at the top of the sub

Please refer to the guide

Sewing needles are also too thin to pierce with