Mar
My ex-wife is letting my 5 year old son get his ears pierced and I told her it wasn't a good idea and I used the only excuse I could think of at the time and that is what if something happens. Now after sitting on it for a couple days I just want him to make the decision when he is old enough to understand 100% what’s going to happen. I have my ears pierced two on either side and I haven't worn an earring in over 5 years and people can still notice it.
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Keloids, hypertropic scarring, allergies, infections….stuff like that.
No respectable piercer will mutilate a child so that leaves Claire's, the gun, which has more risk.
The stud is made of a cheap, dull metal. This can lead to metal allergies and the blunt force trauma rips the skin.
They use rubbing alcohol which does not kill all viruses, including HIV and Hep. C.
The posts are not long enough and can start sinking into the skin due to swelling.
The “butterfly backs” are a bacteria's ideal friend. It's the perfect apartment for them.
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Have you discussed this with your son, preferably when his mom isn’t present? You could point out to him that the your piercings are still visible although you have not worn earrings since before he was born. You could also take him to a mall and let him watch someone getting their ears pierced. At 5 years old that alone might be enough to change his mind for a few years.
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I don't know about recorded side effects but when I was tiny my friend had hers pierced and it got all infected and swelled up and the earring got lodged inside the infected torn up mess and she had to have it surgically removed. Here ear was a state after.
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I think it is best to pierce a boy's ears before he starts school. Your son is still young enough that his mom will have to clean his ears and turn his earrings during the healing process. She will certainly do a much better job than he would, even if he waited until he was a young teenager to have his ears pierced. My son was 4 years old when we’d his ears pierced. He knew what piercing his ears involved and had no problems with it. He has now worn earrings all the time for almost ten years. When he started school everyone just accepted him as a boy who wore earrings and no one made any comments about it. Like you, he now has both ears double pierced. You didn’t say how long you wore earrings before you stopped wearing them. My son has now worn earrings long enough that if he someday stops wearing them his holes will never close.
You stated people can still notice that your ears are pierced. Certainly you can see where your ears are pierced, but do other people really notice? Your ex-wife may notice and state something because she’s planning to have your son's ears pierced and presumably wants your OK on this. Has anyone else said anything about your ears being pierced? Even if they do notice your ears, there are enough men of all ages with pierced ears that it would be unusual for anyone to say anything. Depending on how long you wore earrings, even if your ears close up enough that you can no longer wear earrings, you will still have little dimples on your ears where your holes were.
You sound like you regret that you had your ears pierced. Are you concerned that if your son's ears are pierced now he will regret it someday? That’s a possibility, but it is just as possible that if he does not get his ears pierced now, he’ll have them pierced in a few years. Do you think it is fair to deny your son the pleasure of having his ears pierced and wearing earrings now because he may be concerned about his empty holes being visible years from now? My son may someday have to halt wearing earrings for work or sports. He know this and he also knows that his ears will be pierced for the rest of his life. He likes the idea that he will never have to worry about his holes closing up and that he’ll always be able to wear earrings whenever he chooses. Your son might very well feel the same way.