Medical piercing is a safest method to adopt.As hepatitis and HIV are very common in our country piercing should be done in sterile environment.We use disposable needles for piercing.

What age is best?

Wait until after 4 months to make sure your baby’s ear lobes are developed and she has received her first two tetanus vaccines. Although we do pierce many baby ears, but it is better to wait until a girl is old enough to want her ears pierced and to care for her ear own lobes and earrings.

What should piercing studs be made of?

Look for piercing studs without nickel, pure gold is the safest. This decreases risk of irritation and infection later on in life.

Other factors to consider:

Make sure child does not have soccer, karate or another sport where she has to remove piercing studs for at least 2 months or holes will close. Also, it’s best to avoid hanging or heavy earrings for at least 6 months after a new piercing as it can pull on the hole and create a larger or elongated hole.

How long one should wait before changing earrings?

Ideal time to leave in piercing studs is 2 – 6 months because piercing studs are a bit thicker and over time the holes contract. If piercing studs are left in place too long, it may end up with a larger hole. For infants, wait 3 months, but older children and teens can switch out their earrings after 2 months.

What’s the best way to care for earlobes after piercing?

Always wash hands before touching ear lobes as initially the hole is essentially an open sore. Girls who touch their earlobes or play with their earrings all day may end up with an infection.

Use rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide (personally prefer rubbing alcohol) and clean the front and back twice a day for the first month, then at night or after bathing for the next month.

Continue cleaning your earlobe and earrings with rubbing alcohol every time you put new earrings on to prevent infection.