hey guys

[fuckboy]

i know for glutes 23g1' 1/2 can i use a 25g 1'
insted will that be ok?

 

[617ricky]

You can use any gauge that you're able to draw thru.. The skinnier the needle the better, since you get less scar tissue.. 22-23g is generally viewed as the standard for gear, but I'm using 25g this time around.. I don't mind if it takes a little longer to draw/inject..

As far as length, 1" should be OK, just make sure you're burying that thing all the way in.. When I use 1.5", I don't usually go ALL the way in with a glute injection, so I don't think 1" would be a problem.. I've heard of some guys going even shorter for delt injections - something like a 5/8" I think it was.. You just wanna make sure you're getting that oil right in the middle of a nice chunk of muscle, and not near the skin or anything.

 

[Stump]

No, the gauge is fine but you wanna get deep into the glute...stay with 1 1/2".

 

[K1]

No, the gauge is fine but you wanna get deep into the glute...stay with 1 1/2".

Agreed....

 

[617ricky]

Here's the thing - you can be OK with a 1", but you wanna make sure you're going straight in with the needle totally perpendicular to the skin surface.. Because sometimes you'll use a 1.5", but go in at an angle - so even tho you still stuck it in all the way, the needle tip may actually only be 1" below the surface..

 

[repmks]

what is the purpose of going so deep in. if its .5inch in to 1.5 inch in. either way its going to get absorbed. right?

 

[jimmyjones]

what is the purpose of going so deep in. if its .5inch in to 1.5 inch in. either way its going to get absorbed. right?

Yes, its going to get absorbed, but you want the oil INSIDE the muscle. Oil within the skin is susceptible to abscesses and such. Its an INTRAMUSCULAR injection, not a subcutaneous injection.