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It's not a ear-piercing gun, which can be used at other places. "Guns can make a bit of noise and can be a little scary," Smith said, especially when you tell the child they have to do another ear.

Ear piercings can take 6-8 weeks or longer to heal, depending on what part of the ear is pierced, so be sure to carefully follow instructions for at-home care, especially for younger children who ...

Rowan, a professional ear-piercing company that focuses on hygienic piercings and uses strictly hypoallergenic jewelry, will open a studio inside West Des Moines ' Jordan Creek Town Center later ...

Both of their ear piercing experiences lacked the delicate patient-centered approach I had hoped a baby would receive. So I decided to fill that role for my community,” added Orlando.

In the mid-1990s, getting my ears pierced felt like a sizable check on my to-do list as a 14-year-old. But now there are 9-year-olds in my son’s class with more ear piercings than the five I have.

If you need to touch your piercing for cleaning, do so with clean, freshly-washed hands only. Both Dr. Carter and Sam recommend cleaning a new piercing two to three times a day with minimal friction.

Ear piercings heal from the outside rim of the wound inward. So, you may think your ear piercing has healed, but what’s inside may still be fragile and need more time to heal.

Jennifer Lopez was seen with her child Emme, 16, in Paris on Friday morning. The teenager had black-rimmed flesh tunnels in her ears. That is when a ring widens the flesh on the ear lobe.

Aside from tattoos, getting body piercings is one of the ways people express their individuality. Most people start with the ears, but there is more to it than the usual lobe piercings for regular ...