Toddler Ear Piercing Not Healing

Piercing guns are and should not be used for any piercing at all.

Toddler ear piercing not healing. The jewellery supplied with these guns are not suitable for a fresh piercing as they are too blunt too short and a lower grade metal gold. They heal within several weeks and you don t need to wait long to change jewelry. However cartilage healing time is not that short.

I had one earlobe pierced 6 months ago at 18 gauge my first and only piercing and i soaked with sea salt every night for about a month. Remember that different ear piercing types require different healing time and aftercare. She could not wait to see her ear s.

Was told to keep cleaning and turning her earring s and not to remove them for 6 months never had any ear infection s which what i was more worried about. It can take up to 9 months. Be careful not to pull or push on your piercings when brushing your hair talking on the phone or wearing headphones.

When she started school she was the only one in the class with earring then in p3 this year a few more got them done. Keep your earrings in for at least six weeks. The least problematic ones are the earlobe the transverse lobe and dermal piercings.

Wipe both earlobes and earrings early and often with an alcohol based solution the store s likely to send you off with a giant bottle but rubbing alcohol works just fine. After the ears are pierced avoid infection by always keeping your daughter s earrings clean. There is no way to sterilize piercing guns most guns are made of plastic and will melt under the extreme heat and pressure of an autoclave the piece of.

Ear infections are pretty common after a toddler ear piercing after all toddlers aren t known for their meticulous hygiene. There are reasons why going to somewhere that uses a piercing gun is not what is best for the health and safety of your child these include. It seemed just fine so i stopped the salt solution and hardly ever touched it.