Ear Piercing Instructions

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.
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariaroff/2601778/
A girl's ear with a stud
earring.
Ear Piercing Instructions
1: If the
person has the following medical conditions do not perform ear
piercing without 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 every time after you go swimming. 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 studs 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.
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