Body Piercing Needles, ATOMUS 10pcs 16G Stainless Steel Sterile Disposable Ear Nose Navel Nipple Lip Piercing Needles

My experience:Pierced my helix today by myself and it went smoother than I thought. I used the 16g needle with 16g stud, because this is what every guide on the internet says to do, but like I thought, the 16g stud doesn’t fit in the back of the 16g hollow needle, so I can’t just push the stud through as I push the needle out. I pierced myself twice. First time was a bit messy. I had to take out the hollow needle before putting in the stud which caused a lot of bleeding (stained a whole paper towel red). So don’t take out the needle and leave the wound open if you don’t want to bleed a ton. Second time though, I used a much smaller stud (18g I think) and fitted it through the back of the hollow needle, and it went into the hole easily. After leaving it in for like a minute, I took it out and replaced it with the 16g stud and it was all good, minimal bleeding.Pain level:No pain (or minimal pain for people with a low pain tolerance), just a burning sensation when I was pushing the needle. And then I felt a pop, and the needle went through. Pushing it through the rest of the way didn’t hurt at all. The only part that hurt was when I took the needle out to put the stud in. Idk what the problem was but my 16g stud (same size as the needle) would go in halfway and refuse to go fully through out the back. Idk if the exit hole was too small or what. I had to put a smaller stud (around 18g) through the hole to ease up the back opening before it finally lets my 16g stud through.