Recommend a place for ear piercing

[Anonymous]

Where did you get your child's ears pierced at?

[Anonymous]

pediatrician's office

[Anonymous]

Took DD (6 y/o) to Claire's at Tyson's. Our pediatrician doesn't do ear piercing. The girls at Claire's were really nice and went a long way to help DD feel relaxed and comfortable.

Then we went to AG store! :o)

[Anonymous]

Tattoo shop in Fairfax. They did a fabulous job! Great attention to placement, sanitation, etc., and spent a lot of time with us.

[Anonymous]

Piercing Pagoda. Whereever you go, call and find out when there will be 2 people who can do both ears at once. Most people seem to go to Claire's.

[Anonymous]

I took my 9 year old DD to "Icing" at Pentagon City. The girls were so nice and did both at the same time. She was thrilled, and I plan to take my other girls there when they're ready to get theirs pierced.

[Anonymous]

There was a recent thread on this topic on a local mom's group. The consensus was that it is preferable to have the procedure done someplace where they do not use a piercing gun that injects an earring into the ear since this can cause scar tissue. Reputable tattoo parlors and some pediatricians use a device that basically cuts a neat "core sample" out of the ear, after which an earring is inserted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was a recent thread on this topic on a local mom's group. The consensus was that it is preferable to have the procedure done someplace where they do not use a piercing gun that injects an earring into the ear since this can cause scar tissue. Reputable tattoo parlors and some pediatricians use a device that basically cuts a neat "core sample" out of the ear, after which an earring is inserted.

Sounds PAINFUL. We went to Claires. Second the idea to have two people do it sumultaneously.

[Anonymous]

simultaneously

[Anonymous]

The tatoo parlor is your best most professional cleanest option. They work very hard to build their clientele and to keep their license up.

[Anonymous]

Piercing guns cannot be sterilized properly (autoclaved) since they contain plastic components. They also cause much more trauma to the ear than having it done at a place that does body piercings. Younger sister had it done first set done at Claire's, second piercing done at a body piercing place. Body piercing place was incredibly clean, all instruments came out of autoclave bags, and she said it was a lot less painful than the piercing gun.
http://www.safepiercing.org/piercing/faq/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The tatoo parlor is your best most professional cleanest option. They work very hard to build their clientele and to keep their license up.

I contacted a well known tattoo shop in Dupont. They wouldn't perform even the most basic ear piercings for anyone under 18.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The tatoo parlor is your best most professional cleanest option. They work very hard to build their clientele and to keep their license up.

I contacted a well known tattoo shop in Dupont. They wouldn't perform even the most basic ear piercings for anyone under 18.

Good for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Piercing Pagoda. Whereever you go, call and find out when there will be 2 people who can do both ears at once. Most people seem to go to Claire's.

thanks, this is a great idea that I hadn't even thought about

[Anonymous]

Who takes a child into a tattoo parlor? Claire's is fine