TOPIC: Ear Piercing

Good on you Petra, just be patient & follow his instructions, I'm not having any problems now, just enjoying them

Reading this topic I realise I am so far behind the times..maybe it’s a case of good things come to those who wait. I had my ears pierced on the weekend - loving it!

An old topic but still contemporary for those considering .

I persisted with clipons for a long time but only had a few pairs that were comfortable to wear for any length of time . It was only when I decided a few years ago to come out to all my friends that I had my ears pierced. The salon where I had them done used Blomdahl studs and guns and I was a bit nervous at first but the girls at the Salon were great , they have seen me as Caroline many times for nails make-up and facials. Blomdahl are a Swedish company and are certified to ISO 13485 so they are medical devices and sterile before insertion. Studs were made of Titanium which is not allergenic.
I definitely recommend good hand and ear hygiene once you get them and begin to try different hoops hooks etc I've never had any problems with infections and have found Silver is good as it is naturally antimicrobial.

Prior to getting my ears pierced, a couple of years after coming out and starting transitioning, I wore clip-ons.
Unlike Caroline, though, I didn't have issues with the clip-ons being uncomfortable to wear for extended periods. In the early 1990s, when I started buying jewellery, I learned of the clip with screw earring mounts. Those mounts have a thumbscrew pad at the tip of the clip on the back, and the front stud point was usually bare. Some had a mounted diamante on that front point. You'd clip them in place, with the thumbscrew completely backed off, then carefully tighten the thumbscrew till it was firmly holding, but not uncomfortable. They worked very well.
Using tweezers and needle-nose pliers, I could fit pieces of jewellery ornamentation from other jewellery to hang from the mounting ring on the lower front of them. That meant I could go to the el-cheapo shops, buy the good looking earrings with the uncomfortable and not adjustable clip-on mounts, and re-mount the jewellery ornamentation from them, on the more comfortable clip with screw.

MacGyver would be proud of you Jeni !

MacGyver nothing.
All the remounting involved was opening up the wire ring for the ornamentation on the uncomfortable clip-ons, then transferring it to the clip with screw, and re-bending the ring closed again.
It's exactly the same method, as fixing those wire rings, on necklaces or bracelets.

Really, always had problems with 'clipons', since piercing my problem is earing choice, plus noting more choice of clipons (grr)

LOL I thought it was just me. I am certain that in the two weeks I have had my ears pierced there is more than ever clip ons available. Still far more choices with piercings but.

Genevieve, then what you need are some pierced posts, with a dangly stuff loop.
Then it's simply the same trick as I used with the screw tighten clips.
Find the clip-ons with the nice looking jewellery hanging from them, and transfer that to the pierced posts.
The other way to go, is to use small diameter pierced narrow hoops, and thread the nice looking jewellery hanging from the clip-ons, onto the hoops.

I had my ears pierced before Christmas at Stone Heart in the city. Tattoo and piercing studio which can seem a little intimidating from outside, but they are the most wonderful and accepting people. Consummate professionals too who take great pride in their work. They used a hollow needle as opposed to a gun which doesn’t punch out as much flesh as a gun and thus promotes healing. Opted for two titanium studs and haven’t had any issues with the healing thus far.

With regards people’s opinions, I’m only out to a select few and work in a male dominated and conservative environment so was a little nervous. However, I have had no issues or negative comments whatsoever. I’m sure I would if I wore diamond drop earrings, but in general people don’t seem to care. Makes me kick myself for not doing it years ago!