Why is medical ear piercing at a clinic preferred over jewelry shops?

Medical ear piercing at a clinic is much safer than jewelry shops or at home — especially for infants.

Risks of Non-Medical Piercing:

• Contamination: Non-sterile tools — risk of bacterial and viral infection (Hepatitis B and C).
• Piercing gun: Cannot be fully sterilized — made of plastic that degrades with heat.
• Tissue trauma: Gun forces the earring through — more tearing than a clean puncture.
• No anesthesia: More pain especially for children.
• Allergy: Cheap earrings contain nickel — the most common allergen.

Benefits of Medical Piercing:

• Full sterility: Single-use sterile needle.
• Anesthesia: EMLA cream numbs the earlobe — painless.
• Medical earrings: Surgical steel or titanium — nickel-free.
• Clean environment: Sterile clinic — medical gloves.
• Care instructions: Written and explained.

At BEIT TARIQ Center, we perform ear piercing with complete safety to UK medical standards.