Ear stapling Vs. Cartilage piercing...is there a real difference?!
Question:
Ear stapling Vs. Cartilage piercing...is there a real difference?
I’ve been doing some research on ear stapling and I learned that it is dangerous because it could cause serious infection because it is in the cartilage of the ear. Isn’t that the same as getting your cartilage pierced? Why is stapling the ear so dangerous and piercing the ear not?
Answers:
The difference is in the equipment used. A staple, usually a piercing gun, cannot be adequately sterlized between piercings. Removing parts does not allow for any blood splattering that may occur. Although this is not likely it does happen. When the parts are then reinserted it is easy to transfer these fluids onto the supposedly sterlized parts.
When getting a piercing a needle is used. The needle has been sterilized and sealed. The jewelry is also sterilized. (Most places that use staple guns are in malls where the jewelry is often on display and can even be handled by anyone who wants to take a closer look!) The piercer, always wearing gloves, will put the sterile needle through the cartilage and then insert the jewelry.
The difference is not in the location but in the sterility of the environment and equipment used.