JOY FEELINGS MAGAZINE July issue 2106 | Page 41

terrible as once assumed. It is now becoming evident that any piercing, by needle or by gun, can have negative consequences if the piercer does not perform the procedure properly and does not use sanitary equipment. So the problem with guns may not be the guns themselves, but the experience and training of people who use them. Although some people swear by using special piercer's needles or a dermal punch and say that the guns they use at mall places are never properly cleaned, there is no solid evidence to support claims that piercings done by a piercing gun will result in infection (or another complication). But we do know that any piercing that isn't pierced with care and caution will be prone to complications. Every piercing that I have has been pierced by a prof