Medical Ear & Nose Piercing

Traditional ear piercing guns present a genuine health hazard. They can easily transmit blood-borne viruses. The danger is so real that most European countries have banned these instruments. Unfortunately, they are still legal and widely available in the USA. We use single-use, sterile, disposable cassettes that eliminate the chance of transmission.

First, where you want your jewelry is marked and the skin is thoroughly cleansed. The piercing is then done with the sterile jewelry that is pre-mounted in a sterile disposable holder. The parts that touch you directly come from the sterile packaging, without touching anybody else.  

Our medical piercing system is built on this premise. This means that our products and methods are safely designed in order to avoid the spreading of infections when piercing. The types of infections one wants to avoid are caused by bacteria, such as MRSA, and blood-borne viruses, such as hepatitis B.

No. Yes. A little. All of us feel differently when it’s done. Pain may feel similar to receiving a vaccine. Directly after, the piercing site may feel a little warm and tender, but that quickly fades away. We can also numb the area to be pierced with a topical cream prior to piercing to make the process as painless as we can.

The best way for children: Even when children really look forward to having their ears pierced, sometimes they change their mind after the first hole is done. We recommend simultaneous piercing to make it faster and make the child feel safer.

Nickel is commonly used as a metal hardener and most metals used for ear piercing contain nickel. Nickel is one of the most common causes of allergic contact dermatitis. Allergic contact dermatitis is an itchy rash that occurs when your skin comes in contact with a typically harmless substance. Fresh piercings allow direct and constant contact between a minor open wound and the metal, which contains nickel. This contributes to developing an allergy to nickel. By contrast, our system uses medical­ grade plastic and titanium in order to avoid nickel exposure during the ear piercing healing process and decrease the risk of allergy or reaction.

Keep it clean and dry. Cleanse it thoroughly twice a day with liquid soap and water. We will provide you with cleansing swabs to use daily for the first couple of weeks. If the ear piercing site is still damp after cleansing, dry with a Q-tip. Apart from that you should not touch the jewelry or the piercing while it’s healing. Be careful with hairspray, clothes and other things that can contaminate and irritate.

Keep it airy. In order to keep it clean and dry, air must circulate around the piercing. We have specifically designed piercing jewelry. For example, with ear piercing, the earring back always sits on the furthest tip of the ear stud covering the sharp point completely but allowing air to circulate freely around the wound. Unlike conventional ear piercings, there is no need to rotate or twist the medical ­grade studs to prevent them from adhering to the skin.

At the time of your piercing, you will receive comprehensive, written aftercare instructions.

We recommend waiting at least 6 weeks before changing earrings in the lobe of the ear, 12 weeks for cartilage, and 4 weeks for nose piercings. The piercing studs we use are a little thicker (1.3 mm) than the standard earring post (1.0 mm). This creates a larger piercing hole which makes it easier to switch to normal earrings after the healing period and reduces the risk of repeatedly re­injuring the piercing site when changing earrings, which should therefore reduce the risk of piercing site infection.  Keep in mind that piercings can take up to a year before fully healing, so it is important to regularly wear earrings/nose rings throughout the first year to avoid your piercing site closing up.

We prefer that you make an appointment for your piercing to minimize any time that you might have to wait.

Ear – Anywhere on the outer ear, including cartilage.

Nose – Outer nose only.  We cannot pierce the septum.

We charge $35 per piercing site.

After waiting the appropriate time for your specific piercing site, you may change to any type of earring or nose ring.  We do offer a variety of earrings and nose rings/studs that are made of the same medical grade plastic and titanium as our piercing studs.  We’ll even give you a 15% discount if you purchase them at the time of your piercing.