Children's Earlobe Piercing
We are pleased to offer a safe and comfortable environment for children to get their first piercings done. We only use single-use needles to pierce, and use sterile equipment and implant-grade jewelry to help ensure the health and longevity of their piercings.
For children ages 5-13, we only offer earlobe piercings. Please see the Age Policy section for more information on which piercings can be performed at a given age.
If your child is under 5 years of age and has been asking about a piercing, please contact us to book a piercing consultation. Once we have had the consultation and our piercers feel your child is ready, we will book the piercing appointment for a later date.
Important Information
Approximate Healing Time: 3-4 months for studs, 6 months for rings
Downsize: 6-8 weeks
Standard Jewelry Size: 16g
Standard Jewelry Style: Stud, with a flat-back labret post
Although healing times vary for all individuals, these are average time frames that most clients fall into. If you are still noticing swelling around your piercing after 8 weeks, we recommend coming in for a piercing consultation so our piercer can take a look at the piercing and assess the situation.
Some piercings require multiple downsizes in order to heal correctly and fit comfortably.
If you prefer the look of a thicker piercing, or have had trouble healing piercings in the past and want a more stable piercing, our piercers may be able to pierce you with a larger gauge than listed above, however; for safety and healing we will not pierce with anything smaller.
Additional Information
We do our children's earlobe piercings in tandem, which means two piercers are working together to pierce both ears at once. We find this is the best for younger clients, as the procedure is over and done with quickly. We book children's piercing appointments for Saturdays as this is when we have two piercers available.
- During the piercing procedure, we ask parents to remain in the lobby. This allows the piercer and the client to be able to be in communication without distractions, as well as offering the child a safe place to say no if they are not comfortable. We keep the door open at all times and the parents can clearly hear their child. We also find that parents can make their children more anxious by being in the room, and this policy helps the child to be as relaxed as possible.
- For those who enjoy swimming or taking baths, it is important to ensure we keep all fresh piercings out of the water for a MINIMUM of 2 months. This does not include showers, but it does include baths, pools, lakes, and oceans. Hot tubs are okay as long as you don't submerge your head under water, and saunas are okay as long as you dry your piercings after.
- We have recently seen an increase in questions about numbing cream. We do not allow the use of numbing cream for a piercing. At best, it is ineffective (it only numbs the surface layer and the needle pierces the whole thickness of the skin) and in rare occasions it can change the texture of the skin and make it difficult to pierce accurately.
ID Requirements
We require government-issued ID from all clients being pierced, including minors. For those under 16, we do not require photo ID but we do need a piece of government-issued non photo ID. The ID must have the client's name and date of birth. The ID can be expired as long as the name and date of birth are accurate.
We also require photo ID from the parent or guardian who is providing consent for the minor. See our ID page for more information about appropriate ID.
If you want to book your child for an earlobe piercing, please give us a call at 250-729-9999. We do not book children's earlobe piercings online as there is a lot of information we need to relay before the appointment.