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Sunday November 4th, 2007 @ 4:49 PM
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Hi there!
Just a quick question about the emla cream. I have had all my piercings so far without using it, but now I got hold of some and I would like to try it for nipple piercings. Thing is, my piercer would prefer I did not use it at all, he has seen some really bad reactions to it. I say problems should only arise if you use it for genital piercings ( I did mine without ) but female nipples should be fine. What do you think? ( I asked this about a month ago, but no answer yet… I know you are busy and this is not an emergency at all, but I still would appreciate your advice!!!)
thank you
manu
I think that realistically, there is a pretty small chance of the EMLA causing any problems with your piercings. However, there is no way to know for certain. So, that’s one thought. My first thought however, was that using EMLA for any piercing is really not necessary, so why bother. I also think that you’ll likely get very little benefit from it, unless it’s psychological.
And hey, if you have a piercer you trust to do your piercing, why not trust their judgment when comes to whether or not to use the EMLA.
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Just a side note, if you’re going to use EMLA make sure your piercer is aware of it and has pierced skin that has had a topical anesthetic applied prior to this piercing procedure.
I’ve had EMLA used on my body quite often in the past and from my experience the skin becomes rubbery and does swell a bit. Because of this if the piercer doesn’t know what they’re doing there can be a misjudgment in swelling allowance,etc. Also I’ve seen piercings done with EMLA where it looked straight originally but when swelling,etc went away it was not straight.
Also Genitals are a different type of skin then say nipples. Genital tissue is very soft, thin,etc. To PROPERLY do anesthetic on the nipples you’d first have to apply a topical anesthetic like EMLA and then apply a injectable anesthetic.
EMLA simply “takes the edge” off…You still feel the piercing being done.
Like Derek said there is a very small chance a problem will occur from using anesthetic on your part, unless you’re allergic.
Essentially you have two options A) Find a different piercer (who is fine with it) and use the EMLA to take a bit of the edge off,etc or B) Brave getting your nipples pierced without EMLA.
Personally I find the main situation is people just have trouble breathing properly as well as relaxing.
Warren on November 4th, 2007 at 8:39 pmThank you for your prompt response!
manu on November 4th, 2007 at 10:18 pmmanu
When I had my nipples pierced, I used an EMLA patch on one nipple and nothing on the other, and funnily enough, they both bloody hurt, ha ha! Just to throw my two cents in, basically - your mileage may vary with how effective it is on nipple piercings.
Lori St.Leone on November 5th, 2007 at 12:10 amI gotta say I found EMLA cream in a comdom COMPLETELY numbed my penis when I did my ampallang.
Ross on November 20th, 2007 at 4:47 amI have used emla before for tattoos on my feet, but it is insanely expensive. I was told about another topical product, just called xylocaine 5%. It is a gel, not a cream like emla, but is like a fifth of the cost. I know a lot of people who want pain relief when getting pieces done on elbows, underarms, feet, etc. The instructions for this stuff were not as clear to me as the emla ones, do you use it just like emla, covering it with cling wrap and then wiping it off before tattooing? Or does it have to be on open skin, so applied after the outline?
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