…a needle for more than one piercing on the same person?

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Friday October 5th, 2007 @ 4:55 AM

Filed under: Piercing

I have a pretty quick question. Is there any contraindication to reusing a needle for more than one piercing on the same person? For example, using one needle to pierce both of someone’s lobes. Seems like a bad idea to me.

Needles are CHEAP. This used to be common practice for lobes because a) “it’s ok b/c it’s on the same person” and b) b/c lobe tissue is soft enough not to dull the needle considerably.

However, reusing the needle increases the chance of cross contamination and deteriorates the cutting surface of the needle. At 25 cents a pop, reusing needles in this day and age is 100% unacceptable.

- Sean Philips

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