No, Clarie's don;t offer hoops as an ear piercing option because they don't do ear piercings. What Claire's use is a piercing gun which is more like cattle branding than a piercing, because they use a gun they have to use studs that fit into the gun. If you go to an actual piercer they can use hoops.
Probably about the same, but 10ga is huge for ear piercing.
No, it is just a little "click"
No, I was 13 years old ;)
Usually they take what is called a piercing gun and they will clean the ear, then mark where you want it, if it is satisfactory they will place a piercing in the gun put it on you're ear and pull the trigger. It doesn't hurt much more than a hard pinch, but remember the higher you're piercing is the more it will hurt.
No it's either a hypertrophic reaction, which is due to the cleaning products used to clean the piercing or Cauliflower ear caused by piercing the ear cartilage with a piercing gun. Nothing to be scared about.
it depends on what kind of ear piercings you'll be doing. if you'll be working at like...a wal-mart, claire's or something like that, they'll ususally give you some sort of training in-store with the piercing gun (which is really not good for piercing AT ALL). but if you'll be using hollow needles to do more unusual ear piercings (including regular lobes) you're gonna need a piercing license.
Yes you can, however this can not be done with a piercing gun. This needs to be done by a professional body piercer in a licensed peircing facility. Piercing guns are not intended to nor are they designed to pierce ear cartilage, infact in most places it is illegal ( by local health regulations ) for anyone to use the piercing gun to pierce anything other than the lower ear lobe. The piercing stud will actually "break" the ear cartilage in stead of cut it like a piercing needle would, this breaking can lead to various forms of disfigurement of the ear cartilage requiring the services of a plastic surgeon to repair. Any location using a piercing gun to pierce upper ear cartilage is doing so in violation with most health regulations and the manufacturers instruction. Doing it doesn't make it right or legal.
Do not get it done with a gun! Its really dangerous and any piercing shop should know this, if a piercing place is saying they do it with a gun. Do NOT go to them. Do it with a needle only. Guns are only for ears, and your not even supposed to use a gun on the cartilage of your ear, it could shatter your cartilage.
Fact of the matter is this you don't want to get anything pierced at Claire's or any other piercing gun boutique. They are not licensed or inspected to provide piercing services. If they were licensed they would have the business license and recent health inspection posted for public inspection. Ear cartilage in not to be pierced with a piercing gun, the reason for this is simple the piercing gun is only designed and intended to be used on ear lobes, nothing else. 9 out of 10 ear cartilage piercings done with a piercing gun result in healing issues, lumps, bumps and the staff at these shops don't know how or what to do when this occurs. Simply because they are not trained or knowledgeable when it come to piercing. So please use some common sense and leave ear cartilage piercing to professional body piercers in licensed and inspected shops who, if you have an issue, can help you resolve the problems you may have.
Go to your piercer! (Hopefully, you got it done at a piercing studio, and not with an evil disgusting disease-and-germ-spreading piercing gun at a mall.)
Answer: They do horrible ear piercings using a gun, including cartilage piercings, which would be illegal in the UK! (To pierce cartilage with a gun; god knows they're damaging enough just for ear lobes!) http://www.homiegfunk.com/gunssuck.htm If you like your body, don't get a gun piercing!Answer 2: Piercing Pagoda are located in malls throughout America. They do not do any body piercing at these locations.Some locations do ear piercing but you need to contact the location near you. You also need to bring an ID and be over 18.^^ True but you dont need to be 18 or have ID, only If you are under 18 you would need a parent or guardian with photo ID to sign a waver for the underaged person.