^{A little girl getting her ears pierced.
Photo by Maria Alva Roff, Reykjavik, Iceland taken in 2004}

^{A girl's ear with a stud earring.}

1: If the persons has the following medical conditions to not performer ears piercing with out checking with a doctor first. HIV, Hepatitis, Inflammation of the ear, Epilepsy, Skin disease or disorder, Diabetes, Open wounds, cuts or abrasions in the area, Moles or warts in the area, Circulatory disorders (High Low/Blood sugar), A predisposition to keloid scarring

2: Move hair away from both ears.

3: Wash hands.

4: Get Ear piercing gun ready. (Do not touch, started studs with bear hands)

5: Clean ear lobes with alcohol swabs optional Sting Ease Medicated Pad. Allow drying.

6: Mark the spot on you ear lobe with a Surgical Marking Pen where you would like to pierce. Clean off with alcohol swabs and redo if necessary. Do not use any other pen/ink.

7: Check in mirror to be sure that marks are even.

8: Place ear-piercing gun on you ear where you like to pierce.

9: Squeeze the trigger. It is not possible to pierce slowly.

10: Release the trigger slowly.

11: Repeat steps 8, 9 and 10 for the other ear.

12: Ear piercing gun are not designed for any other piercing.

Ear Piercing After care.

1: Do not touch your ears without washing you hands.

2: Clean three times a day. Wash ever time after you go swinging. Be careful when you use perfume or hair spray. Then turn you earrings slightly (both directions) also back and forward, to prevent it from adhering to the ear. Make sure they are not to tight, or are pressing in you ear. Make sure the earrings are not imbedded in the ear.

3: Do not remove stared stud for at least six weeks. 8 to 12 weeks for cartilage piercing.

4: Then for the next six months only ware 24-Karat Gold or surgical stainless steel earrings. Be sure that you always were some type of en earring, to avoid holes closing for 6 month to a year.

Allergic reactions. 1: They should not last for more than 24 hours. If they do, than you should consult a doctor. With the ear cartilage you should remove the earring after 24 hours in addition to consulting a doctor.

Ear Piercing Instructions

Ear Piercing After care.

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