I know you'd like to go back to Teen Mum gossip however I'd just like to put my 2p in!
Have you ever stopped to think about how piecing guns actually work? And how chunky and blunt those studs they use are? It's a hole made in your body by blunt force! I still remember the pain of mine having my ears pierced when I was 5!
And as for them not being dangerous... Maybe not but they can cause alot of damage. I personally think they should be banned, my sister got her diploma to use one at college on her beauty course at the age of 16... She probably spent half a day training to use one. They are commonly used in hairdresser's by women who don't know enough about body piercing to be practicing it. And it's not unheard of for hairdresser's to pierce noses with them!
I've seen firsthand how much damage these things cause, at 15 I had 2 studs put in the top of my ear using a piercing gun and it's shattered my cartilage, the back of my ear looks like I've played rugby all my life
The women in the shop should have known not to use the gun on cartilage.
It's a very outdated method and they shouldn't be using them anymore, lobes or otherwise!
EDIT... I've just caught up with the posts from last night.. and can't find anything about ear piercing so I have no idea where that's come from!
Sorry guys.... Carry on!