Ear piercing can be done by 2 methods. One is the traditional method of piercing with a sharp needle and then putting a gold stud. Second is by doing a gun shot. Now both has its merits and demerits Between the two, I would say that the traditional method of using a sterile needle and using a rail rolling technique of putting a earring is a better option. Now what is the fallback of a gunshot? In te gunshot, the earring is supplied along with a gun and it is not made of 22 carat gold. It has something called Nickel. Mainly people can develop a contract dermatitis or allergy to that nickel, so after getting a gunshot done in 2 – 3 weeks time maybe the wound can get infected for the simple reason, not because sterile precautions were not used. For the simple reason that the person was allergic to nickel and it reacted and the ear gets infected, then the only option is to remove the earring allow the wound to heal and then pierce it in a traditional way. The things which you have to look for after a ear piercing is that you have to avoid a close neck shirt which you have to pull over your head so that you disturb the pierced area. Also you must also watch that if there and the track is formed. There is any redness or swelling of that area you should meet the person who pierced it for you . In the traditional method, what is done is, what is done by the doctor is that anesthetic cream is applied for about 30 – 45 minutes which makes the ear completely numb and a needle is used to pierce the right spot and where the needle goes through, the earring is pushed from the back so that there is a tamponade or pressure so that there is no bleeding and the track is formed. The advantage of the traditional method is that we are using a sterile needle to make the piercing and by a rail rodding technique, a 22 carat gold stud which has no nickel in it and therefore no chances of a contact dermatitis is passed through and because the point through which the needle goes is tamponaded or pressure is put by the earring, there is no bleeding also and there is no need to change, there is also no chance of a reaction or infection and if the doctor applies an antibiotic ointment and you apply and life continues normal.

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