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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here -- decided to take DD to Claire's this afternoon, and had a very good experience. FYI, they use pre-sterilized, pre-pacakaged piercing earrings. [b]They do not use needles at all.[/b] The woman who did the piercing took her time, making sure the marks were evenly placed. The whole procedure took about 3 minutes, and my daughter said it was painless. The salesperson recommended we go with 14K gold to minimize chance of infection. I found our piercer to be knowledgeable and professional. I decided not to go to the pediatrician, because a friend who is a doc told me that pediatricians do this so rarely that they tend not to be as skilled or experienced. The folks at Claire's do this all the time. [/quote]

Why bother posting, OP, if you're going to receive advice and choose to ignore it anyways. And why are you stating that they don't use needles like it's a good thing? Needles slice the skin and do not damage the tissue surrounding the piercing. Piercing guns force a blunt object (and yes, piercing earrings count as blunt objects in this scenario) through the earlobe essentially smashing the skin and damaging the surrounding tissue. A much higher risk of infection, scarring, keloids, and a much longer healing time. Not to mention the fact that you have no way to know how sterilized the piercing gun was.

And let me guess, they sold you a special cleaning solution to use on your daughter's ears?  :roll: Here's some more advice, not that you'll take it: don't use the cleaning solution. It's awful - drying and harsh. You should be soaking the piercings in a sea salt solution (1/4 tsp non-iodized sea salt to 1 cup warm water) for a few minutes 2-3x/day. Good luck - you need it![/quote]

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