Clinical Ear Piercing

“Piercing your ears is a one-off event that is vital to get right! Planning this carefully will let you enjoy your earrings safely for the rest of your life.”

It has been estimated that about 20% of ear piercings become infected or never heal properly. There have even been cases of patients needing hospitalisation after piercings going wrong. All this is not surprising, as ear piercing is an invasive procedure, which should be performed under sterile clinical conditions, similar to minor surgery.

Included in our clinical ear-piercing package

• Ear Piercing procedure with one of our experts in a safe and clean clinical environment
• No-touch technique, which guarantees that the piercing studs remain 100% sterile and safe
• A completely painless experience using our advanced anaesthetic cream
• 2 pairs of non-allergy Titanium or 18ct Gold ear studs (one pair to pierce with, plus one complementary pair to wear later)
• Full written instructions on how to avoid post-procedure infections
• Special anti-septic post-procedure solution to take home
• Nickel allergy test prior to the procedure (optional)
• Complimentary access to one of our Medical Doctors in case of problems

In our clinic we only use a specialist ‘hand-clasp’ piercing device. This new design does not use a high-speed spring to shoot the starter earring through the ear, but rather allows the practitioner to gently push the stud through. The hand-clasp model allows better accuracy, and lowers the risk of misplaced or uneven piercings. The hand-clasp method of piercing is also gentler to the tissue, resulting in less potential for traumatic inflammation and damage.

The device allows sterile starter earrings to be loaded into the instrument without any part of the actual earring being touched and thus being potentially contaminated. A wide variety of starter jewelry shapes and designs are available.

Naturally piercings can never be completely painless – or can they? You will be pleased to hear that actually they can, with the help of a special numbing cream. A pain-free experience is nice for adults, but particularly important for children, in order to avoid emotional trauma (should your little one have convinced you to go ahead…).

Prior to your procedure, we apply an anaesthetic cream. You can then sit and relax for around 30 minutes with this numbing cream applied, after which the piercing procedure can be performed pain-free.

We offer ear piercings for adults and children aged 6 years and older.