GIve the Gift of Health Conscious Beauty

In this season of giving, think outside the box. Who do you know who could benefit from safely done ear piercing? You can give them the gift of beauty for a lifetime.

A Medical Ear Piercing Gift Card is the ideal gift for the holidays, birthdays, baby showers or other special occasions.
Click http://www.medicalearpiercing.com/gift-cards/ to purchase or Call 800-637-0264

Celebrating Our First Year Anniversary- Over 600 Ear Lobes Pierced

As we celebrate our first year in business, with over 600 succesful ear lobe piercings, we are grateful for you confidence in us.

Our fifth office (and first New York state office) opened in Manhattan a few months ago and has received clientelle from all over the country. People schedule months in advance to coincide with their visit to the city on business or for leisure.

Clientelle from as far away as Washington state to those from Georgia and Maryland have visited. Our location being 2 blocks from Penn Station, is also very helpful.

We have seen many infants and children whose parent's seek a safe facility for this procedure, to adults who have had bad experiences with previous ear piercings. Numbing of the area is very popular, to provide a totally painless experience. Online appointments scheduling on our website, www.medicalearpiericng.com provides an added convenience.

We look forward to adding more services and locations in 2011. What services would you like to see?

Infection After Ear Piercing

It is important that ear piercing be done safely and hygienically. Infections after ear piercing can occur due to use of non sterile piercing techniques, equipment or earrings.

Inserting earrings, brought in by parents, into newly pierced ears, can be a source of contamination and should be discouraged. These earrings also tend to be made of gold which containd nickel and thus has a chance of causing irritation due to nickel allergy.

In the rare instance that infection is suspected, a visit with a medical professional is needed to diagnose and treat the condition.

The Medical Ear Piercing Clinics are unique in that we are staffed not only to offer safe ear piercings, but also to diagnose and treat any infections. Call us today at 973 552 2803 to schedule your ear piercing.

Baby Ears - To Pierce or Not to Pierce?

Should I pierce my baby's ears?
In my 20 years as a pediatrician this is one of the questions I have been unable to find an answer for, from the medical textbooks or journals. While ear piercing can be considered cosmetic, any procedure that involves breaking through the skin is, in my opinion medical. Very few alternatives exist outside of tattoo parlors or mall kiosks, for parents seeking this procedure, as very few physicians provide the service.

Whether or not to pierce a baby's ears is a decision that a parent has to make and is usually based on their cultural background and personal experience. We have successfully pierced the ears of baby's of all ages through adulthood with excellent results. The more important questions to ask are:

When, Where, By Whom and With What?

Many places will not pierce the ears of a baby under 3 months or in some cases 6 months. Reasons stated for this are so that the child would have already received some immunizations. The immunizations that are received at age 6 months and under protect a baby from hepatitis B and tetanus which are transmitted through blood and dirt spores respectively. The risks of ear piercing are as follows: infection (same as anytime the skin is broken), pain (same as any time the skin is peirced such as for a shot) and local irritation. These risks can be avoided by having this procedure done by a medical professional under the same kind of sterile conditions used for immunizations. Equipments should be sterile and earrings should be made of medical grade non allergenic material. With these steps and proper after care of the pierced ear, good results can be obtained at all ages. Visit us at www.medicalearpiercing.com