Tunnel as a first piercing

sAid · 10-09-2006 10:16am #1

Hey I'm thinking of getting a tunnel piercing done but I haven't had the ear pierced before. I was just wondering can you get a small tunnel (4/5mm) without having worn a normal piercing for a while?

!_Brian_! · 10-09-2006 12:20pm

yup you can get a dermal punch straight off, anything up to 8mm. It'll hurt like a bitch tho!

sAid · 10-09-2006 1:12pm

nooes

Thanks for the reply do you know around how much they cost?

10-09-2006 1:55pm

You mean a tunnel like them stretch piercings? I didnt know you could get them without having a normal piercing for a while.. cool!

Fajitas! · 10-09-2006 2:54pm

!_Brian_! wrote:

It'll hurt like a bitch tho!

Just quoting that to make sure you've read it.

el rabitos · 10-09-2006 3:39pm

what the hell? you dont have to get it dermal punched, dermal punching it leaves u with a permanent hole.

you can get it pieced as normal and tapered up to 5mm or so

garthv · 10-09-2006 4:38pm

Dermal punch doesnt leave you with a permanent hole,
I got a 4mm dermal punch and then I lost the jewelery for it, couldnt be arsed getting a new one so it healed up,ended up looking like a normal ear piercing.

It will heal up ok if you leave it at 4mm but going any bigger and it will stay as a hole. If its your first piercing I would suggest going for the gradual stretch but at the end of the day its up to you.

I didnt think it hurt that much and it cost me €60 if i remember correctly.

edibility · 10-09-2006 8:06pm

Out of curiousity, can you get a dermal punch then stretch it? I would presume you would be able too, but just though I'd ask.

garthv · 11-09-2006 11:00am

edibility wrote:

Out of curiousity, can you get a dermal punch then stretch it? I would presume you would be able too, but just though I'd ask.

Well the 4mm dermal punch is actually a 2.5mm punch with a 4mm taper so technically its a punch and stretch anyway

amazingemmet · 11-09-2006 12:43pm

Garth_v wtf? why were they using a 2.5mm punch when you can get them up 8mm.

Also imo punching an ear lobe isn't a viable procedure as there's too many risks with it a better option would be scapeling it in.

garthv · 11-09-2006 12:57pm

amazingemmet wrote:

Garth_v wtf? why were they using a 2.5mm punch when you can get them up 8mm.

Makes the long term damage less noticeable. Every punch ive seen/had done has been a tapered bit anyway, the jewellery is less likely to fall out if its stretched slightly instead of punched straight to 4mm

amazingemmet · 11-09-2006 4:55pm

Yeah but there's no point in excising tissue when they could of done the same procedure with a 2.4mm canula needle, which pierces at 2.8mm then stretched from there, so would of caused less tissue damage and not threatened the blood supply.

sAid · 12-09-2006 7:52am

Ok thanks guys for your help

edibility · 12-09-2006 9:53am

In that case I'm gonna guess that just stretching would be a better idea

Tunnel as a first piercing

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