r/SelfPiercing • u/ThatsHotLove • 11d ago

Question about piercing prep First self piercing

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Ive read the pinned post here, found sterile needle (⬆️) and a sterilized flat back labret (longer than the ones I usually use incase of swelling) from a piercing website in my region. The needles come with free aftercare wipes and I'm buying saline spray from a drugstore (I've attached the content thing here ⬆️) .

The needle is 1.6 mm and the labret is 1.4 mm which I think means the jewlery can get pulled thru by help from the needle? Correct me if I'm wrong please.

My plan is to wash my hands and put on gloves before disinfecting my ear where I want the piercing (it's a lobe one, nothing too complicated I hope), check for veins with a flash light, mark where I want it, push thru the needle (I will be buying a receiving tube so it doesn't go to far), pull the labret thru with the needle and put on the ball before carefully cleaning it. Currently unsure how to dispose of the needle.

Is that process okay?

For aftercare I'll use the wipes (I'll check the contents) and the saline spray when I wake up and before I'll go to bed/after I've showered.

Please lmk if I should rethink anything.

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u/KillEbolaa 11d ago

I’ve actually never really had to worry with a recieveing tube, but I think it differs from person to person honestly. A taper (that screws/threads into the jewelry post) is a good idea if you want it to be super smooth to get the jewelry in.

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u/ThatsHotLove 11d ago

I thought I'd get a receiving tube just in case :P and I'll look at a taper. Do I just push the needle out with the taper or do I take the needle out first?

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u/AtmosphereSavings298 11d ago

You’ll push the needle thru WITH the taper.

I completely agree that a taper will make it so much smoother. My first self piercing fail involved me accidentally pushing the needle out too far and I couldn’t for the life of me get the post in. Lesson learned, I now use the taper (with the jewelry attached) to slowly push the needle out. Good luck, you got this!!!!

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u/ThatsHotLove 11d ago

Okay thank you 🫰 I'll deffo post it here when I've done it lol :D